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Message 1607487 - Posted: 1 Dec 2014, 0:55:17 UTC - in response to Message 1607477.  

It does?! I thought it said have an inquisition or a crusade!

Naw, IMO both are done for economic reasons and just use religion as a justification. Self serving greed trumps all.
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Message 1607500 - Posted: 1 Dec 2014, 1:19:22 UTC - in response to Message 1607487.  

It does?! I thought it said have an inquisition or a crusade!

Naw, IMO both are done for economic reasons and just use religion as a justification. Self serving greed trumps all.


I'm just talking about the bassic establishments of religious cultures.
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Message 1607552 - Posted: 1 Dec 2014, 4:46:00 UTC - in response to Message 1607500.  

It does?! I thought it said have an inquisition or a crusade!

Naw, IMO both are done for economic reasons and just use religion as a justification. Self serving greed trumps all.


I'm just talking about the bassic establishments of religious cultures.

Oh, you mean what they say to outsiders, not what that actually practice.
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Message 1607648 - Posted: 1 Dec 2014, 11:11:08 UTC - in response to Message 1607477.  

It does?! I thought it said have an inquisition or a crusade!

Its what people make of it. Religion isn't inherently good or bad, its a social construct designed by people and people can decide to use that to either wage war or help out other people.
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Message 1607876 - Posted: 1 Dec 2014, 22:21:25 UTC - in response to Message 1607690.  

It does?! I thought it said have an inquisition or a crusade!

Its what people make of it. Religion isn't inherently good or bad, its a social construct designed by people and people can decide to use that to either wage war or help out other people.

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Message 1609494 - Posted: 5 Dec 2014, 15:23:25 UTC - in response to Message 1609398.  
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Thought this might fit in here

http://www.collective-evolution.com/2013/09/05/the-dalai-lama-shares-his-thoughts-on-extraterrestrial-contact/

LOL.
Yes its the "science" explanation way to explain religion.
Anybody else here been watching Ancient Aliens?
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Message 1609947 - Posted: 6 Dec 2014, 18:36:11 UTC

There was a speech on the radio today from supporters of the Kinder Morgan oil pipeline.

He kept chanting about allowing "The Market" to be free and "The Market" must prevail etc..it did sound like a bizarre religious chant.

Are we seeing the beginnings or a new religion? Should we just acknowledge it and start celebrating "Marketmass" instead of Christmas? It would be more honest.
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Message 1609959 - Posted: 6 Dec 2014, 19:23:46 UTC - in response to Message 1609947.  

There was a speech on the radio today from supporters of the Kinder Morgan oil pipeline.

He kept chanting about allowing "The Market" to be free and "The Market" must prevail etc..it did sound like a bizarre religious chant.

Are we seeing the beginnings or a new religion? Should we just acknowledge it and start celebrating "Marketmass" instead of Christmas? It would be more honest.

I guess you have not been to computer companies presentations for a new product.
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