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madamesilverspurs

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8. It serves our purpose poorly

Reply to JonLP24 (Original post)

Mon Apr 30, 2012, 04:43 PM

Apr 2012

to post something that is hurtful to many of those who bring positive energy to these boards. There are many DUers who hold great faith and exercise its positive aspects to our benefit. Let's leave the snide dismissals to those better suited to such things. We are, after all, supposed to be better than that.

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Being 'Born-Again' Linked to More Brain Atrophy: Study [View all] JonLP24 Apr 2012 OP

Being born again makes people incredibly stupid. anti-alec Apr 2012 #1

Which is why the values voters scare the crap out of me. Initech Apr 2012 #3

Conversely Cirque du So-What Apr 2012 #4

Profound point in that, anti-alec! There is this one personality/cognitive type that IS getting patrice Apr 2012 #6

When ever anyone asks me if I'm "born again" Sedona Apr 2012 #2

I wonder if that could explain the "Crazy Jesus-Eyes." n/t Ian David Apr 2012 #5

i kind of thought oldhippydude Apr 2012 #14

also makes you more likely to send money to Pat Robertson Enrique Apr 2012 #7

It serves our purpose poorly madamesilverspurs Apr 2012 #8

Exactly. Thank you for saying this. Zalatix Apr 2012 #11

What about those of us who want to push humanity to a greater knowledge? snooper2 Apr 2012 #12

Truth trumps public relations cthulu2016 Apr 2012 #18

I'm sure that was also the rationale behind "The Bell Curve" Zalatix May 2012 #22

Science serves our purposes. Logic and facts serve our purposes. LeftyMom Apr 2012 #21

did they also subdivide by politics? I'm asking since there were many left-leaners who were born MisterP Apr 2012 #9

also... handmade34 Apr 2012 #10

Are people really this stupid? whistler162 Apr 2012 #13

I had a stroke last night and a grand mal seizure this morning. longship Apr 2012 #15

Seems plausible to me. BadgerKid Apr 2012 #16

Polite way of saying that "Born Again" equals brain damaged? toddwv Apr 2012 #17

No, a straightforward way to say that cthulu2016 Apr 2012 #19

A different interpretation of these results: cthulu2016 Apr 2012 #20

Just saying: Not all christian churches define born again in the same way. That experience stutt is jwirr May 2012 #23

I'd love to see Rick Santorum's CAT scan meow2u3 May 2012 #24

Read the ENTIRE article UnconventionalWisdom May 2012 #25