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To: jlallen who wrote (47063)	2/21/2014 12:40:27 PM
From: Solon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 69300

"Religious organizations based upon those faiths are responsible for many good works in the modern world" That does not counter what I said. It merely misinterprets it. Nothing supernatural is involved when anyone helps anyone. I did not say that superstitious fears of being punished did not motivate certain people to pony up to spokespersons for invisible beings. What I said was: superstition has given NOTHING to the survival of our species. Our species would have survived with or without superstition. Indeed, if people had gained a combination of knowledge and reason centuries before they actually did (by whatever means--it is hypothetical)--we would probably be controlling climate by now and have colonies on the moon and elsewhere. No. Superstitious people are not without humanity, and I never said so. Sorry you misunderstood. But perhaps you wanted to misunderstand, n'est ce pas??

To: jlallen who wrote (47063)	2/21/2014 9:41:37 PM
From: average joe	Respond to of 69300

Religious faith (superstition according to you)has indeed added to the survival of our species. Religious organizations based upon those faiths are responsible for many good works in the modern world (Mother Theresa, Little Sister of the Poor, Catholic Charities....to name but a few)...to deny this is simply to be IGNORANT. You're kidding right? That old cow denied medicine to suffering people so they could be perfect imitations of Christ. mukto-mona.com She was discovered by another old blithering idiot similar to Brumar called Malcolm Muggeridge here getting his head pounded in by John Cleese.

To: jlallen who wrote (47063)	2/21/2014 9:56:39 PM
From: average joe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 69300

Religious faith (superstition according to you)has indeed added to the survival of our species. There is no species you witless wonder there is only creation as defined by a bunch of politicised fireside tales. If you read your bum buddy Brumar he does not talk about species he talks about "our society" the most violent drug addicted in the history of civilization. I suppose you light a candle to Tom Delay at night before saying a Novena for Brumar in his never ending fight against the Gawd haters. But you DO represent hatred of God as he's understood in our society. Brumar... More baked beans from Texas... Tom Delay Quotes... 1) "I AM the federal government." –Tom DeLay, to the owner of Ruth's Chris Steak House, after being told to put out his cigar because of federal government regulations banning smoking in the building, May 14, 2003 ( Source) 2) "So many minority youths had volunteered…that there was literally no room for patriotic folks like myself." --Tom DeLay, explaining at the 1988 GOP convention why he and vice presidential nominee Dan Quayle did not fight in the Vietnam War ( Source) 3) "Now tell me the truth boys, is this kind of fun?" –Tom Delay, to three young hurricane evacuees from New Orleans at the Astrodome in Houston, Sept. 9, 2005 ( Source) 4) "We're no longer a superpower. We're a super-duper power." –Tom DeLay, explaining why America must topple Saddam Hussein in 2002 interview with Fox News ( Source) 5) "Nothing is more important in the face of a war than cutting taxes." –Tom DeLay, March 12, 2003 ( Source) 6) "Guns have little or nothing to do with juvenile violence. The causes of youth violence are working parents who put their kids into daycare, the teaching of evolution in the schools, and working mothers who take birth control pills." –Tom DeLay, on causes of the Columbine High School massacre, 1999 ( Source) 7) "A woman can take care of the family. It takes a man to provide structure. To provide stability. Not that a woman can't provide stability, I'm not saying that... It does take a father, though." -Tom DeLay, in a radio interview, Feb. 10, 2004 ( Source) 8) "I don't believe there is a separation of church and state. I think the Constitution is very clear. The only separation is that there will not be a government church." –Tom DeLay ( Source) 9) "Emotional appeals about working families trying to get by on $4.25 an hour [the minimum wage in 1996] are hard to resist. Fortunately, such families do not exist." –Tom DeLay, during a debate in Congress on increasing the minimum wage, April 23, 1996 ( Source) 10) "I am not a federal employee. I am a constitutional officer. My job is the Constitution of the United States, I am not a government employee. I am in the Constitution." –Tom DeLay, in a CNN interview, Dec. 19, 1995 ( Source)