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38. Imagine... if religion

Tue Jan 5, 2016, 04:51 PM

Jan 2016

Imagine... if religion, economics, nations, politics and all the other imaginary constructs we hold as sacred cows were rejected with equal skepticism, hesitation and scrupulous measurement and observation.

We far too often focus on one and only one as a fanciful hallucination while allowing the other illusions not merely a free pass, but engender and justify them as yet necessary to collective survival... or worse, we rationalize both their usefulness and their fictitious nature concurrently, further illustrating the depleting rarity of mankind's rational mind in the face of imaginative follies.

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Millenials are turning against organized religion. [View all] Dawson Leery Jan 2016 OP

Excellent, waking up to the farce religion is! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2016 #1

A Star Wars wish to believers: May the Farce be with you Gods Slayer Jan 2016 #13

... RKP5637 Jan 2016 #15

it says "organized religion" but doesn't say "religion" or "spirituality". KittyWampus Jan 2016 #31

I'm a Christian but gave up on organized religion ages ago LynneSin Jan 2016 #2

When I was young, that's what a lot of religion was about. Now it seems much of religion has RKP5637 Jan 2016 #4

Religion now, Joe Shlabotnik Jan 2016 #8

Any organized effort is about recruiting young people The2ndWheel Jan 2016 #17

Religion's basic purpose is to control people, especially women. Arugula Latte Jan 2016 #34

Spirituality has no meaning to me LittleBlue Jan 2016 #3

The word 'spirituality' has no meaning at all, imho Gods Slayer Jan 2016 #12

"I'm not religious, but I'm spiritual." Arugula Latte Jan 2016 #30

No, on all 4 counts Gods Slayer Jan 2016 #43

like soda edhopper Jan 2016 #5

But a Coke is at least tasty on occasion. Juicy_Bellows Jan 2016 #11

What's wrong with getting a little lit before church? FrodosPet Jan 2016 #20

*Maybe* classic coke. But not that new stuff. cui bono Jan 2016 #21

One Of Their Better Qualities colsohlibgal Jan 2016 #6

As their distance from religion increases, it also does so to conservatism/Republicanism. LonePirate Jan 2016 #7

Zactly! Duppers Jan 2016 #9

I think things like youtube and Facebook have allowed opposing views of religion Quixote1818 Jan 2016 #10

Kind of a shame that Bartlett was also presented as a believer in God el_bryanto Jan 2016 #25

Thank gawd! nt arthritisR_US Jan 2016 #14

70% of the nation identifies as "Christian". HughBeaumont Jan 2016 #16

I don't necessarily believe in a God, but I am a Christian, in a non-religious sense... ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2016 #29

Replaced by the screen The2ndWheel Jan 2016 #18

This is what I hope churches look like in the near future. randome Jan 2016 #19

Oh, no, that would be terrible. Mariana Jan 2016 #22

Well, you got me there. You're right, sometimes the architecture is magnificent. randome Jan 2016 #23

The church in that picture Mariana Jan 2016 #27

Yeah, why blame the buildings for their selfish builders? I get it. randome Jan 2016 #35

They Would Make Great Concert Venues ProfessorGAC Jan 2016 #24

Better yet: bars, nightclubs, restaurants, book stores, and other cool stuff! Arugula Latte Jan 2016 #32

I rescind my first post, already! Those are great uses for churches! randome Jan 2016 #36

Very well done! elias49 Jan 2016 #48

Yeah, that would be a great place for AA meetings or a soup kitchen KittyWampus Jan 2016 #39

Or a love shack. randome Jan 2016 #40

Obviously I was being sarcastic. The anti-theist bigotry in this thread is disgusting. KittyWampus Jan 2016 #41

Because we think these supernatural belief systems are moronic, that makes us bigots? Arugula Latte Jan 2016 #44

Hallelujah! Thou a-words haave sent this sinner to the light of coherent thought! BlueJazz Jan 2016 #57

+1,000,000 Dawson Leery Jan 2016 #47

Good on them! polichick Jan 2016 #26

And it couldn't happen to a nicer social convention. whatthehey Jan 2016 #28

This is the best trend of the new millennium by far. Arugula Latte Jan 2016 #33

Smart move on their part. SammyWinstonJack Jan 2016 #37

Imagine... if religion LanternWaste Jan 2016 #38

Thank God. maveric Jan 2016 #42

I'm sure the foolish will cheer this on. Shandris Jan 2016 #45

Why not cheer it on? nt Logical Jan 2016 #50

It is foolish to cheer the loss of things that have good effects. Shandris Jan 2016 #53

Science is mystery enough. Religion is what created the likes of the GOP. nt Logical Jan 2016 #54

Science is not mystery. Science is pretty darn far from mystery, actually. Shandris Jan 2016 #55

If you need a list of science mystery's let me know. Also, make believe is fun I understand. nt Logical Jan 2016 #56

I've got a decent enough list to work with for now, but if I run low, I'll let ya know. Shandris Jan 2016 #59

Good. Once we get religious leaders out of the public sphere, we can progress. craigmatic Jan 2016 #46

Thank Dog! smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #49

Religion: Make Believe For Grown Ups nt Logical Jan 2016 #51

What is new treestar Jan 2016 #52

About 100,000 americans convert to Islam every year mwrguy Jan 2016 #58