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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (230061)5/7/2007 2:54:30 PM
From: michael97123  Respond to of 281500
 
"Now let's see how many I can piss off when I say all religions are scams aimed at the needy and gullible."

But we are all needy and gullible to some degree. Part of the human condition i am afraid. Atheists imho are arrogant SOBS who think they know the truth. At least needy religious folks look to a higher power--God, nature, the sun.



To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (230061)5/7/2007 4:32:29 PM
From: Maurice Winn  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
I don't know of any where the boss pays the bills rather than receives the money. <all religions are scams aimed at the needy and gullible.>

Any I know of, the faithful earn the money and provide the food, the bosses collect the money and have a great time running the show. It's the same as democracy. Democracy is an even bigger scam in cash flow, without the redeeming merit of enthusiasm of the tax payers. Tax payers don't gather happily around the pulpit on Sunday to hear the Prime Minister and have a nice time socializing.

Religion is no worse than democracy. It's a lot cheaper at a tax rate of only a tithe.

Mqurice



To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (230061)5/7/2007 5:08:39 PM
From: Suma  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
Now let's see how many I can piss off when I say all religions are scams aimed at the needy and gullible..

You do not piss me off in fact I concur.....



To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (230061)5/8/2007 12:45:31 AM
From: c.hinton  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
Bloody Mary of england was queen elisabeths older catholic half sister.....and relatively speaking a tax on religious dessent was a faily light price to pay.
religion is a convinient means of controll.....
It is perhaps one of the bonds that hold societies together....hence intollerance to any thing that underminds those bonds.
it is rare for a society to be self confident enough to shed those shackles of enforsed religious unity.