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Binkie The Clown

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8. Religion can never be abolished.

Tue Nov 7, 2017, 02:35 AM

Nov 2017

It must be outgrown. To abolish it, you are depriving people of something they want and still think they need. They will resist and defy attempts to take it away from them.

Instead, educate them, not by telling them how ridiculous religion is, but by teaching them how reasonable and satisfying the alternatives are. Don't push, lead. Help them discover for themselves that they don't need religion, and allow them to decide, of their own accord, to leave it behind.

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"I don't understand it, but I know my god does." [View all] disalitervisum Nov 2017 OP

Religion is just a symptom. The disease is faulty brain wiring. nt Xipe Totec Nov 2017 #1

Brain wiring or brain washing? BigmanPigman Nov 2017 #2

Brain wiring. Zealots will latch on to anything. Xipe Totec Nov 2017 #3

Chicken or the egg. moda253 Nov 2017 #59

Q.E.D. nt Xipe Totec Nov 2017 #71

Yep, I heard this man make this statement this afternoon. I cant imagine the kind of grief Grammy23 Nov 2017 #4

I'm sure they have plenty of questions, MichMary Nov 2017 #37

It doesn't make a lot of sense to me but Marie Marie Nov 2017 #5

I'm just wondering if trashing the Second Amendment by not letting mentally deranged people buy guns world wide wally Nov 2017 #9

Under the law, MichMary Nov 2017 #35

Prosecution is sellers for selling semiautomatic weapons? world wide wally Nov 2017 #42

Is it illegal to sell MichMary Nov 2017 #43

No, it's not "illegal"... It's encouraged world wide wally Nov 2017 #46

How many mass shootings are there in South Korea? pangaia Nov 2017 #55

I don't know MichMary Nov 2017 #60

Leave the man alone, he is not forcing his religion onto you Angry Dragon Nov 2017 #6

it sucks even when they're not thumping Skittles Nov 2017 #14

You are wrong Angry Dragon Nov 2017 #16

ask an LGBT person who grew up in a "religious" atmosphere Skittles Nov 2017 #17

I don't have to because for the most part that is true.......... Angry Dragon Nov 2017 #18

I wish organized religion followed what you have posted HAB911 Nov 2017 #22

When they organize, and speak "in God's name" of upending the Constitution . . . hatrack Nov 2017 #34

Yes, they are pushing their fundamentalist gobbledygook onto other people. procon Nov 2017 #63

Can you buy alcohol 24/7 where you live? A HERETIC I AM Nov 2017 #74

Perhaps I did not explain myself very well Angry Dragon Nov 2017 #75

Fair enough A HERETIC I AM Nov 2017 #82

No problem and apology accepted Angry Dragon Nov 2017 #83

This! Docreed2003 Nov 2017 #30

I gather youve never been the subject of their hate jberryhill Nov 2017 #33

And I gather youre making extreme assumptions about me... Docreed2003 Nov 2017 #44

Completely Agree!! cally Nov 2017 #73

I agree. If that belief gives him comfort I'm not going to fuss about it. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2017 #79

You can't abolish something that has no definition. defacto7 Nov 2017 #7

Religion can never be abolished. Binkie The Clown Nov 2017 #8

Almost Sounds Like You're Talking About Guns nt SoCalMusicLover Nov 2017 #10

If people did not have an infinite being, whether you believe or not, mfcorey1 Nov 2017 #11

I hear you. The sneering superiority of so many here cwydro Nov 2017 #15

the problem... handmade34 Nov 2017 #19

because as we know the less religious a society is the more violent it is. Voltaire2 Nov 2017 #20

Which explains why mass shootings in places like the UK, Ireland, Iceland, Denmark, Canada, Holland hatrack Nov 2017 #23

It's easy to understand. God doesn't care about you or anyone else. Kablooie Nov 2017 #12

Well, my Goddess says human beings have free will and brains, and that there are consequences... Hekate Nov 2017 #13

"Seek first to understand..." yallerdawg Nov 2017 #28

Amen HAB911 Nov 2017 #21

Gah. Lars39 Nov 2017 #24

The stages of grief MichMary Nov 2017 #32

But in his case acceptance probably means preaching about Lars39 Nov 2017 #36

Well, we have no idea MichMary Nov 2017 #39

He could do a lot within those confines. Lars39 Nov 2017 #41

I'm not going to sneer at a grieving father. nt. Nonhlanhla Nov 2017 #25

This Orrex Nov 2017 #38

Right? Give the guy some space and some empathy. VermontKevin Nov 2017 #56

I have posted many times about this Orrex Nov 2017 #61

Same. I don't begrudge that poor man whatever comfort he finds. VermontKevin Nov 2017 #72

This G_j Nov 2017 #45

Nor am I. People grieve and hurt just as hard when loved ones die for stupid reasons... Hekate Nov 2017 #68

well at least his faith may offer him some comfort.. samnsara Nov 2017 #26

This thread, mocking a grieving father, is beyond disgusting. dawg Nov 2017 #27

The OP stirred up some crap, then absented himself. I won't forget that. Hekate Nov 2017 #69

What about someone else's God? get the red out Nov 2017 #29

I wasn't going to bother with this thread MichMary Nov 2017 #31

Not much get the red out Nov 2017 #50

Funny how some posters here liquid diamond Nov 2017 #40

Could it be that billh58 Nov 2017 #49

The adherents to religion MichMary Nov 2017 #54

Freedom of religion billh58 Nov 2017 #62

I think this thread is full of mockery. kwassa Nov 2017 #65

I have read it billh58 Nov 2017 #66

Religion isnt being imposed on anybody in this case. liquid diamond Nov 2017 #67

I did not say that this man's billh58 Nov 2017 #70

Yeah, it must suck being religious. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2017 #76

Thats no excuse for mockery and bigotry. liquid diamond Nov 2017 #78

Tell you what. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2017 #80

Nice try, but Im an atheist. liquid diamond Nov 2017 #86

God is not the problem here. it's bluestarone Nov 2017 #47

Man created God in his own image... Wounded Bear Nov 2017 #48

Explaining away injustice and tragedy as "God's Will" is gross and cowardly JDC Nov 2017 #51

Religion! Delusional mindsets to explain the unknown. Millions, billions? have been RKP5637 Nov 2017 #52

Disgusting. Corvo Bianco Nov 2017 #53

The thread is in poor taste. VermontKevin Nov 2017 #57

Hurricane hits city: "God hates liquor stores & liberals" Loon shoots up church: "Divine Mystery" Bucky Nov 2017 #58

Well, I understand it. hamsterjill Nov 2017 #64

I understand that you have convinced yourself of something. guillaumeb Nov 2017 #77

Tolerence. B2G Nov 2017 #81

Oh look, another religion hate thread Alea Nov 2017 #84

Yep. Get ready to lose the AA vote. nt B2G Nov 2017 #85