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GiqueCee

(1,840 posts)
23. Matter and energy...
Sun Nov 10, 2024, 01:00 PM
Nov 2024

... is, was, and always will be. I'll take science over imaginary Sky Daddies every time.

"Religion is the greatest fomenter of hatred and intolerance in the history of humanity." This, or something like it, has been attributed to H.L. Mencken. By all accounts, he was not a very nice person, but he sure was right about this.

I have long maintained that the sleaziest weasel in the cave said to the biggest bully in the cave, "You be government, and I'll be religion, and we'll have 'em by the short curlies for the next fifty thousand years!" We're seeing, in real time, how that's turned out.

For the record, I taught Sunday School 60 years ago, until I was told that I was not allowed to ask questions. That was the deal breaker.

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Democratic Secular Humanist, here. multigraincracker Nov 2024 #1
I have no control over the cards I'm dealt. multigraincracker Nov 2024 #4
Humans above Gods? 4th Nov 2024 #10
I put animals above humans defacto7 Nov 2024 #11
I know it is all a bunch of nonsense Skittles Nov 2024 #2
Twelve. The number of angels that can dance on the head of a pin. Less if they're cherubs. If you say.... MMBeilis Nov 2024 #3
I dont have to say that's wrong. I have to just say "prove it". Eko Nov 2024 #13
I'd like to give evolution another billion years and see whatever might exist at that point dgauss Nov 2024 #5
I want to beleive but how can I beleive in doc03 Nov 2024 #6
I've decided to start calling myself an absurdist. Borogove Nov 2024 #7
What's the term for.... viva la Nov 2024 #8
An apathist? sorcrow Nov 2024 #21
That's great viva la Nov 2024 #22
I think the term is agnostic atheist anyway. defacto7 Nov 2024 #9
This follows my understanding of the terms wysimdnwyg Nov 2024 #12
Atheist is really the absence of belief in deities Eko Nov 2024 #14
But, but, but, someone ate my goshdarned cookies last year and spilled the milk too... wcmagumba Nov 2024 #15
They were good cookies Eko Nov 2024 #16
Spot-on. That's why I consider myself agnostic Martin Eden Nov 2024 #17
I'm an apatheist. TwilightZone Nov 2024 #18
Gnostic means knowledge Buzz cook Nov 2024 #19
Swear there ain't no Heaven. Pray there ain't no Hell. czarjak Nov 2024 #20
Matter and energy... GiqueCee Nov 2024 #23
Why does it matter? funflower Feb 24 #24
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