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"What makes you think it's a He?
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"What makes you think it's a He?
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It’s written"So's Harry Potter, doesn't make it real 
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"What makes you think it's a He?
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It’s written"By that logic, Spiderman exists too. | |||
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By that logic, Spiderman exists too."Python logic | |||
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It’s written"As I say, the fantasies of those observing. Or those observing who happened to write it down. | |||
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"Shes a total boss babe in a pencil skirt and stilettos " Where is my dinner | |||
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"Probably a full kit wanker Don’t know which team God supports though ?!?" C'mon, Jesus plays for Man City !  | |||
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"As Yorkshire is God's own county... He's probably tight with money and wears a flat cap." And has a whippet | |||
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"Fucking hell! We are in the 21st century, the world is not flat and we are fairly civilised. No such thing as god, apart from those week minded soles who have to believe in something! When you die thats it, game over end of!" Calm down lol | |||
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"Have you heard of the Babel fish?" Hahahaha Can't beat a Douglas Adams reference. | |||
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"Fucking hell! We are in the 21st century, the world is not flat and we are fairly civilised. No such thing as god, apart from those week minded soles who have to believe in something! When you die thats it, game over end of! Calm down lol" Sorry, it just pisses me off! The Life of Brian is more relevant now than it was 40 years ago. Stupid week minded people who need someone to follow ! | |||
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"As Yorkshire is God's own county... He's probably tight with money and wears a flat cap." Ah but Ireland is God's own country so he's a potato eating, tarmac laying leg end | |||
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"A reflection of the fantasies of the person observing her." A mirror within a mirror. | |||
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"Shes a total boss babe in a pencil skirt and stilettos " I would gladly meet that God | |||
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"Fucking hell! We are in the 21st century, the world is not flat and we are fairly civilised. No such thing as god, apart from those week minded soles who have to believe in something! When you die thats it, game over end of! Calm down lol Sorry, it just pisses me off! The Life of Brian is more relevant now than it was 40 years ago. Stupid week minded people who need someone to follow !" Agree. But some won’t even allow a drawing of it, thing, He, She. Though devout harmless followers I have no quarrel with. | |||
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"Probably a full kit wanker Don’t know which team God supports though ?!? C'mon, Jesus plays for Man City ! "No! David Icke played for Coventry  | |||
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"Fucking hell! We are in the 21st century, the world is not flat and we are fairly civilised. No such thing as god, apart from those week minded soles who have to believe in something! When you die thats it, game over end of! Calm down lol Sorry, it just pisses me off! The Life of Brian is more relevant now than it was 40 years ago. Stupid week minded people who need someone to follow !" It's the 21st century and I think we can discuss concepts of god in the abstract. | |||
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"Fucking hell! We are in the 21st century, the world is not flat and we are fairly civilised. No such thing as god, apart from those week minded soles who have to believe in something! When you die thats it, game over end of! Calm down lol Sorry, it just pisses me off! The Life of Brian is more relevant now than it was 40 years ago. Stupid week minded people who need someone to follow ! It's the 21st century and I think we can discuss concepts of god in the abstract." Yeah down with the sabbath and shops closing at 4 pm. Crickey I felt the spirit of wolfie run through my fingers. | |||
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"And God created man.....or did man create god ?" Yep, this ! | |||
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"“God is a woman” - A. grande " That's hot | |||
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"I always imagined he’d look like a member of ZZ Top but wearing less leather and more loin cloth. " In my mind it's leather studded loin cloth | |||
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"What does He look like? What does he wear?" He looks like Billy Bob Thornton dressed as bad santa | |||
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"Fucking hell! We are in the 21st century, the world is not flat and we are fairly civilised. No such thing as god, apart from those week minded soles who have to believe in something! When you die thats it, game over end of!" I am not a believer but I would not call people who do believe in a deity, "weak-minded souls". I would refer to them as people who have a belief I do not share. That does not make them weaker or in any way inferior to me. | |||
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"Fucking hell! We are in the 21st century, the world is not flat and we are fairly civilised. No such thing as god, apart from those week minded soles who have to believe in something! When you die thats it, game over end of! I am not a believer but I would not call people who do believe in a deity, "weak-minded souls". I would refer to them as people who have a belief I do not share. That does not make them weaker or in any way inferior to me." Ok | |||
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"Fucking hell! We are in the 21st century, the world is not flat and we are fairly civilised. No such thing as god, apart from those week minded soles who have to believe in something! When you die thats it, game over end of! Calm down lol Sorry, it just pisses me off! The Life of Brian is more relevant now than it was 40 years ago. Stupid week minded people who need someone to follow !" Same comment as above, my friend, I do not believe we have the right to dismiss people who believe as stupid and weak minded people. Incredibly clever scientists were believers... such as Isaac Newton, James Clerk Maxwell, Charles Darwin, Max Planck, Werner Heisenberg, George Boole etc. | |||
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"Fucking hell! We are in the 21st century, the world is not flat and we are fairly civilised. No such thing as god, apart from those week minded soles who have to believe in something! When you die thats it, game over end of! Calm down lol Sorry, it just pisses me off! The Life of Brian is more relevant now than it was 40 years ago. Stupid week minded people who need someone to follow ! Same comment as above, my friend, I do not believe we have the right to dismiss people who believe as stupid and weak minded people. Incredibly clever scientists were believers... such as Isaac Newton, James Clerk Maxwell, Charles Darwin, Max Planck, Werner Heisenberg, George Boole etc. " Yeah OK | |||
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"God is whoever you want him/her/ it to be, and no one has the right to say you're wrong. " I fully respect people's belief and what it means to them, though I personally do not respect any faith. | |||
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"Fucking hell! We are in the 21st century, the world is not flat and we are fairly civilised. No such thing as god, apart from those week minded soles who have to believe in something! When you die thats it, game over end of! Calm down lol Sorry, it just pisses me off! The Life of Brian is more relevant now than it was 40 years ago. Stupid week minded people who need someone to follow ! It's the 21st century and I think we can discuss concepts of god in the abstract." Couldn’t agree more, it’s just for a little light hearted banter. Everything else should be left at the door | |||
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"Its all bollocks ! Can't shave your beard? Bullshit. Can't eat pigs, bullshit! Can't eat cows, bullshit! Can't say jehova, bullshit. Women don't matter, bullshit. Religion, all bullshit! Causes more conflict than money and thats saying something !" And raises blood pressure | |||
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"Its all bollocks ! Can't shave your beard? Bullshit. Can't eat pigs, bullshit! Can't eat cows, bullshit! Can't say jehova, bullshit. Women don't matter, bullshit. Religion, all bullshit! Causes more conflict than money and thats saying something ! And raises blood pressure" Blood pressure is all good | |||
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"Its all bollocks ! Can't shave your beard? Bullshit. Can't eat pigs, bullshit! Can't eat cows, bullshit! Can't say jehova, bullshit. Women don't matter, bullshit. Religion, all bullshit! Causes more conflict than money and thats saying something !" Stop sitting on the fence man and just say what you mean | |||
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"Its all bollocks ! Can't shave your beard? Bullshit. Can't eat pigs, bullshit! Can't eat cows, bullshit! Can't say jehova, bullshit. Women don't matter, bullshit. Religion, all bullshit! Causes more conflict than money and thats saying something ! Stop sitting on the fence man and just say what you mean "Im on it | |||
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"Its all bollocks ! Can't shave your beard? Bullshit. Can't eat pigs, bullshit! Can't eat cows, bullshit! Can't say jehova, bullshit. Women don't matter, bullshit. Religion, all bullshit! Causes more conflict than money and thats saying something !" For some people, their faith makes an unbearable experience or life more tolerable. Who am I to take that from them by ridiculing them or shouting over them? | |||
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"Its all bollocks ! Can't shave your beard? Bullshit. Can't eat pigs, bullshit! Can't eat cows, bullshit! Can't say jehova, bullshit. Women don't matter, bullshit. Religion, all bullshit! Causes more conflict than money and thats saying something ! For some people, their faith makes an unbearable experience or life more tolerable. Who am I to take that from them by ridiculing them or shouting over them? " Not ridiculing them, just saying its all bullshit | |||
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"Its all bollocks ! Can't shave your beard? Bullshit. Can't eat pigs, bullshit! Can't eat cows, bullshit! Can't say jehova, bullshit. Women don't matter, bullshit. Religion, all bullshit! Causes more conflict than money and thats saying something ! For some people, their faith makes an unbearable experience or life more tolerable. Who am I to take that from them by ridiculing them or shouting over them? Not ridiculing them, just saying its all bullshit "Can you not see that that might be really offensive? How does it harm you when somebody has a belief, which helps them, you do not share? Cannot remember who said this.. I think it was a French philosopher : I do not like what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it. | |||
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"Its all bollocks ! Can't shave your beard? Bullshit. Can't eat pigs, bullshit! Can't eat cows, bullshit! Can't say jehova, bullshit. Women don't matter, bullshit. Religion, all bullshit! Causes more conflict than money and thats saying something ! For some people, their faith makes an unbearable experience or life more tolerable. Who am I to take that from them by ridiculing them or shouting over them? Not ridiculing them, just saying its all bullshit
Can you not see that that might be really offensive? How does it harm you when somebody has a belief, which helps them, you do not share?
Cannot remember who said this.. I think it was a French philosopher :
I do not like what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it."Yeah, whatever ! | |||
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"Its all bollocks ! Can't shave your beard? Bullshit. Can't eat pigs, bullshit! Can't eat cows, bullshit! Can't say jehova, bullshit. Women don't matter, bullshit. Religion, all bullshit! Causes more conflict than money and thats saying something ! For some people, their faith makes an unbearable experience or life more tolerable. Who am I to take that from them by ridiculing them or shouting over them? Not ridiculing them, just saying its all bullshit
Can you not see that that might be really offensive? How does it harm you when somebody has a belief, which helps them, you do not share?
Cannot remember who said this.. I think it was a French philosopher :
I do not like what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
Yeah, whatever ! "Even that is either rather immature, disrespectful and dismissive or or three. I am not asking you to believe in anything, I am merely saying that "live and let live" is really not all that hard. In short, a bit of tolerance is all that is required. If somebody tries to force their religion onto me, I do not like it and I will say so. But it really does not harm anybody if somebody goes about their business and holds a belief. | |||
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"Its all bollocks ! Can't shave your beard? Bullshit. Can't eat pigs, bullshit! Can't eat cows, bullshit! Can't say jehova, bullshit. Women don't matter, bullshit. Religion, all bullshit! Causes more conflict than money and thats saying something ! For some people, their faith makes an unbearable experience or life more tolerable. Who am I to take that from them by ridiculing them or shouting over them? Not ridiculing them, just saying its all bullshit
Can you not see that that might be really offensive? How does it harm you when somebody has a belief, which helps them, you do not share?
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I do not like what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it."Beautiful worded, love that quote. Just incase anyone curious it was Evelyn Beatrice Hall who wrote it. Just checking online but don’t think he actually said it, just her trying to reflect his beliefs. Though no less powerful, who ever wrote or said it  | |||
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"God is Dog backwards! Think about it…" Dyslexic problem
One of my kids genuinely struggled with the word. | |||
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"God is Dog backwards! Think about it…" Now you come to mention it….. Lassie and God have never been seen together in the same room…. | |||
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"Right, who threw that stone?? Come on, own up!! Ok, no one, and I mean NO ONE is to throw anything, until i say so, even if he does say JEHOVAH "Making it worst? How can it be worst? Jehovah, jehovah | |||
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"Right, who threw that stone?? Come on, own up!! Ok, no one, and I mean NO ONE is to throw anything, until i say so, even if he does say JEHOVAH
Making it worst? How can it be worst? Jehovah, jehovah "Bugger, I thought this one would go on and but unfortunately nobody has a decent argument  | |||
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"God is Dog backwards! Think about it… Now you come to mention it….. Lassie and God have never been seen together in the same room…." Exackerlee! | |||
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"Its all bollocks ! Can't shave your beard? Bullshit. Can't eat pigs, bullshit! Can't eat cows, bullshit! Can't say jehova, bullshit. Women don't matter, bullshit. Religion, all bullshit! Causes more conflict than money and thats saying something ! For some people, their faith makes an unbearable experience or life more tolerable. Who am I to take that from them by ridiculing them or shouting over them? Not ridiculing them, just saying its all bullshit "Wow! To you and I maybe but not to a lot of people. What an ignorant attitude  | |||
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"Right, who threw that stone?? Come on, own up!! Ok, no one, and I mean NO ONE is to throw anything, until i say so, even if he does say JEHOVAH
Making it worst? How can it be worst? Jehovah, jehovah
Bugger, I thought this one would go on and but unfortunately nobody has a decent argument "I've told you once | |||
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"Its all bollocks ! Can't shave your beard? Bullshit. Can't eat pigs, bullshit! Can't eat cows, bullshit! Can't say jehova, bullshit. Women don't matter, bullshit. Religion, all bullshit! Causes more conflict than money and thats saying something ! For some people, their faith makes an unbearable experience or life more tolerable. Who am I to take that from them by ridiculing them or shouting over them? Not ridiculing them, just saying its all bullshit
Can you not see that that might be really offensive? How does it harm you when somebody has a belief, which helps them, you do not share?
Cannot remember who said this.. I think it was a French philosopher :
I do not like what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it."Whilst I dont want to turn what should have been a fun joke thread all serious, peoples beliefs and adherence to religious teachings and ideologies can and do harm others on occasions. Indirectly perhaps but they can. Take for example, the dignity in dying movement, which ultimetly is all about an individuals right to assisted suicide for the terminally ill. Back in 2008, Ex Prime Minister Gordon Brown wouldnt even entertain a open discussion on it ultimetly because because of his Catholic upbringing and beliefs. Alternatively we can talk about how religion has oppressed minoritys, suppressed open laws or individual expression around the world. Ultimetly, we live in a very secular country where people are turning away every day. It's very easy to say someone elses belief does not harm others and I agree, in principle it does not. We dont live in a society anymore where, for example, someone can be carted off just because they are gay and it offends "Christian sensibilities" but we do still live in a society where public opinion and voting matters. It's also fair to say those Opinions can be manipulated by religious teachings. But it's never that simple. It's like this whole anti vax mentality going on. In principle i agree its the individuals right to choose whether to be vaccinated or not. No harm to me right? But the reality is, that person could be a risk to others indirectly because of their own beliefs. They become a higher risk factor which can have a knock on effect which may or may not end up effecting me because on the one day I get hit by a bus, the ambulance is out picking them up and not being free to pick me up off the floor leaving me.to.die a horrible death. Or they could be right and my brain melts in 6 months due to.the chip the government put in it with the vaccine. Point is, yeah, belief on it's own can be harmless and a pure thing that helps an individual but at the same time it can also influence things you wouldnt normally think about that do harm others. Anyway...I'll get my coat as I've aucked all the fun out of the room.and I hope no one feels I'm having ago.because I'm not. | |||
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"Its all bollocks ! Can't shave your beard? Bullshit. Can't eat pigs, bullshit! Can't eat cows, bullshit! Can't say jehova, bullshit. Women don't matter, bullshit. Religion, all bullshit! Causes more conflict than money and thats saying something !" Go to church | |||
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"Its all bollocks ! Can't shave your beard? Bullshit. Can't eat pigs, bullshit! Can't eat cows, bullshit! Can't say jehova, bullshit. Women don't matter, bullshit. Religion, all bullshit! Causes more conflict than money and thats saying something ! Go to church " Errm, why? | |||
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"Its all bollocks ! Can't shave your beard? Bullshit. Can't eat pigs, bullshit! Can't eat cows, bullshit! Can't say jehova, bullshit. Women don't matter, bullshit. Religion, all bullshit! Causes more conflict than money and thats saying something ! Go to church Errm, why?" Erm pray | |||
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"Its all bollocks ! Can't shave your beard? Bullshit. Can't eat pigs, bullshit! Can't eat cows, bullshit! Can't say jehova, bullshit. Women don't matter, bullshit. Religion, all bullshit! Causes more conflict than money and thats saying something ! Go to church Errm, why? Erm pray " Errm, why?  | |||
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"Its all bollocks ! Can't shave your beard? Bullshit. Can't eat pigs, bullshit! Can't eat cows, bullshit! Can't say jehova, bullshit. Women don't matter, bullshit. Religion, all bullshit! Causes more conflict than money and thats saying something ! Go to church Errm, why? Erm pray Errm, why? " | |||
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"Its all bollocks ! Can't shave your beard? Bullshit. Can't eat pigs, bullshit! Can't eat cows, bullshit! Can't say jehova, bullshit. Women don't matter, bullshit. Religion, all bullshit! Causes more conflict than money and thats saying something ! Go to church Errm, why? Erm pray Errm, why?
"I can talk to myself right here without going to an old cold building to have a chat with an imaginary friend | |||
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"Its all bollocks ! Can't shave your beard? Bullshit. Can't eat pigs, bullshit! Can't eat cows, bullshit! Can't say jehova, bullshit. Women don't matter, bullshit. Religion, all bullshit! Causes more conflict than money and thats saying something ! Go to church Errm, why? Erm pray Errm, why?
I can talk to myself right here without going to an old cold building to have a chat with an imaginary friend "That's what you do Enjoy | |||
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"Its all bollocks ! Can't shave your beard? Bullshit. Can't eat pigs, bullshit! Can't eat cows, bullshit! Can't say jehova, bullshit. Women don't matter, bullshit. Religion, all bullshit! Causes more conflict than money and thats saying something ! Go to church Errm, why? Erm pray Errm, why?
I can talk to myself right here without going to an old cold building to have a chat with an imaginary friend
That's what you do
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"Its all bollocks ! Can't shave your beard? Bullshit. Can't eat pigs, bullshit! Can't eat cows, bullshit! Can't say jehova, bullshit. Women don't matter, bullshit. Religion, all bullshit! Causes more conflict than money and thats saying something ! For some people, their faith makes an unbearable experience or life more tolerable. Who am I to take that from them by ridiculing them or shouting over them? Not ridiculing them, just saying its all bullshit "You really have no idea at all do you. You need to open up your tiny mind and look around you. | |||
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"Its all bollocks ! Can't shave your beard? Bullshit. Can't eat pigs, bullshit! Can't eat cows, bullshit! Can't say jehova, bullshit. Women don't matter, bullshit. Religion, all bullshit! Causes more conflict than money and thats saying something ! For some people, their faith makes an unbearable experience or life more tolerable. Who am I to take that from them by ridiculing them or shouting over them? Not ridiculing them, just saying its all bullshit
Can you not see that that might be really offensive? How does it harm you when somebody has a belief, which helps them, you do not share?
Cannot remember who said this.. I think it was a French philosopher :
I do not like what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
Yeah, whatever ! "You see that comment just shows how uneducated you are like millions of others. | |||
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"Its all bollocks ! Can't shave your beard? Bullshit. Can't eat pigs, bullshit! Can't eat cows, bullshit! Can't say jehova, bullshit. Women don't matter, bullshit. Religion, all bullshit! Causes more conflict than money and thats saying something ! For some people, their faith makes an unbearable experience or life more tolerable. Who am I to take that from them by ridiculing them or shouting over them? Not ridiculing them, just saying its all bullshit
Can you not see that that might be really offensive? How does it harm you when somebody has a belief, which helps them, you do not share?
Cannot remember who said this.. I think it was a French philosopher :
I do not like what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
Whilst I dont want to turn what should have been a fun joke thread all serious, peoples beliefs and adherence to religious teachings and ideologies can and do harm others on occasions. Indirectly perhaps but they can.
Take for example, the dignity in dying movement, which ultimetly is all about an individuals right to assisted suicide for the terminally ill. Back in 2008, Ex Prime Minister Gordon Brown wouldnt even entertain a open discussion on it ultimetly because because of his Catholic upbringing and beliefs.
Alternatively we can talk about how religion has oppressed minoritys, suppressed open laws or individual expression around the world.
Ultimetly, we live in a very secular country where people are turning away every day. It's very easy to say someone elses belief does not harm others and I agree, in principle it does not. We dont live in a society anymore where, for example, someone can be carted off just because they are gay and it offends "Christian sensibilities" but we do still live in a society where public opinion and voting matters. It's also fair to say those
Opinions can be manipulated by religious teachings.
But it's never that simple. It's like this whole anti vax mentality going on.
In principle i agree its the individuals right to choose whether to be vaccinated or not.
No harm to me right?
But the reality is, that person could be a risk to others indirectly because of their own beliefs. They become a higher risk factor which can have a knock on effect which may or may not end up effecting me because on the one day I get hit by a bus, the ambulance is out picking them up and not being free to pick me up off the floor leaving me.to.die a horrible death.
Or they could be right and my brain melts in 6 months due to.the chip the government put in it with the vaccine.
Point is, yeah, belief on it's own can be harmless and a pure thing that helps an individual but at the same time it can also influence things you wouldnt normally think about that do harm others.
Anyway...I'll get my coat as I've aucked all the fun out of the room.and I hope no one feels I'm having ago.because I'm not.
"Your example involving Gordon Brown is wrong and way over the top. Assisted suicide is a crime believe it or not and against the law no matter how anyone thinks of it. And quite rightly so any person in Power would object to it in any way. Nothing to do with their religious upbringing. You are planting that thought there to rubbish the Catholic faith. My opinion. On the subject does not matter but until things change the law in this country is the law. | |||
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"Fucking hell! We are in the 21st century, the world is not flat and we are fairly civilised. No such thing as god, apart from those week minded soles who have to believe in something! When you die thats it, game over end of!" there's no proof either way to say it's game over or not. | |||
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LvM"Shh! OP’s imaginary friend can be any gender he wants it to be! | |||
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"I think it reflects badly taking the piss out of people's faith and beliefs. And is completely unnecessary too. " I can understand people feeling animosity against other religions if they have had bad experiences or been victimised because of their own background/religion. Live and let live is a fine motto, but harder to adopt if you have suffered consequences because if your own religion or beliefs. If people from a other religion wish harm to me because of my background, the it is hard not to feel some sort of animosity towards that group. And if I suffer financially and careerwise for the same reasons, a pattern develops. | |||
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"Fucking hell! We are in the 21st century, the world is not flat and we are fairly civilised. No such thing as god, apart from those week minded soles who have to believe in something! When you die thats it, game over end of!there's no proof either way to say it's game over or not. " It's interesting is it not that when faith is mentioned some people, perhaps weak minded, perhaps not, become belligerent, aggressive and sweary. Their argument descending to insulting and belittling. We are better than that aren't we? | |||
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"Its all bollocks ! Can't shave your beard? Bullshit. Can't eat pigs, bullshit! Can't eat cows, bullshit! Can't say jehova, bullshit. Women don't matter, bullshit. Religion, all bullshit! Causes more conflict than money and thats saying something ! For some people, their faith makes an unbearable experience or life more tolerable. Who am I to take that from them by ridiculing them or shouting over them? Not ridiculing them, just saying its all bullshit
Can you not see that that might be really offensive? How does it harm you when somebody has a belief, which helps them, you do not share?
Cannot remember who said this.. I think it was a French philosopher :
I do not like what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
Yeah, whatever !
Even that is either rather immature, disrespectful and dismissive or or three.
I am not asking you to believe in anything, I am merely saying that "live and let live" is really not all that hard. In short, a bit of tolerance is all that is required.
If somebody tries to force their religion onto me, I do not like it and I will say so.
But it really does not harm anybody if somebody goes about their business and holds a belief. "Live and let live is a lovely idea. In practice, I have been set-upon by a group of guys because they assumed that I was a different religion to them. My dad’s house was smashed to pieces when he was a kid for a similar assumption. And my father in law was victimised in his profession and had to emigrate to be given fair career opportunities because of his religion. Ugly things happen in the name of religion, violence, bigotry, discrimination, snd tensions from these experiences last. | |||
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"Fucking hell! We are in the 21st century, the world is not flat and we are fairly civilised. No such thing as god, apart from those week minded soles who have to believe in something! When you die thats it, game over end of!there's no proof either way to say it's game over or not. It's interesting is it not that when faith is mentioned some people, perhaps weak minded, perhaps not, become belligerent, aggressive and sweary. Their argument descending to insulting and belittling. We are better than that aren't we? " Yeah, there’s no need for insults. Insults don’t explain anything and don’t persuade anyone about anything. | |||
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"God looks like Alanis Morrisette. Dogma cleared this up in the 90s. Then lots of people tried to get it banned like Life of Brian. " That being the case, surely alanis looks like god rather than the other way around, as he was presumably around a | |||
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"Its all bollocks ! Can't shave your beard? Bullshit. Can't eat pigs, bullshit! Can't eat cows, bullshit! Can't say jehova, bullshit. Women don't matter, bullshit. Religion, all bullshit! Causes more conflict than money and thats saying something ! For some people, their faith makes an unbearable experience or life more tolerable. Who am I to take that from them by ridiculing them or shouting over them? Not ridiculing them, just saying its all bullshit
Can you not see that that might be really offensive? How does it harm you when somebody has a belief, which helps them, you do not share?
Cannot remember who said this.. I think it was a French philosopher :
I do not like what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
Yeah, whatever !
You see that comment just shows how uneducated you are like millions of others. "Any particular reason for being so obnoxious? Maybe calm down and stop being so rude to people? | |||
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"What does He look like? What does he wear?" If there was a God. I think they would be without form. They would be like air. All around us, seeing and hearing everything. Getting inside us, and maybe staying a while when we need support. | |||
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"What does He look like? What does he wear? If there was a God. I think they would be without form. They would be like air. All around us, seeing and hearing everything. Getting inside us, and maybe staying a while when we need support. "Fair point. Remarkable that god is always represented as a male human. I prefer your idea, but it’s harder to put in paintings | |||
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"Fucking hell! We are in the 21st century, the world is not flat and we are fairly civilised. No such thing as god, apart from those week minded soles who have to believe in something! When you die thats it, game over end of!there's no proof either way to say it's game over or not. It's interesting is it not that when faith is mentioned some people, perhaps weak minded, perhaps not, become belligerent, aggressive and sweary. Their argument descending to insulting and belittling. We are better than that aren't we? " There's always a bigger reason behind unbridled aggression. | |||
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"What does He look like? What does he wear?" Which one are you talking about? | |||
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