Religion

MarkCharles

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11. Care to point out the differenced between what you define as a religion and

Mon Jan 2, 2012, 02:03 PM

Jan 2012

those you mentioned?

What tremendous force enables a group of people to kill a child in sacrifice? How is that force NOT a religion?

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Seven-year-old sacrificed to the gods for good harvest in India [View all] cleanhippie Jan 2012 OP

And hey, what's the harm skepticscott Jan 2012 #1

A perfect example of how religions of the world contribute so much.. MarkCharles Jan 2012 #2

That's just plain flat slap fucked up. nt rrneck Jan 2012 #3

How horrible. The poor child! LeftishBrit Jan 2012 #4

Well then, by that measure we should end our respect and tolerance cleanhippie Jan 2012 #5

So have many things, depending on circumstances LeftishBrit Jan 2012 #15

Tell me. Have more people been murdered under the guise of religion than humblebum Jan 2012 #16

Yawn. cleanhippie Jan 2012 #18

I would tell you the same thing. humblebum Jan 2012 #21

Zzzzzzzzzz cleanhippie Jan 2012 #22

IOW, You'll say just about anything and you really couldn't humblebum Jan 2012 #23

Zzzzzzzzzzz cleanhippie Jan 2012 #24

Does anybody suggest totalitarian tyranny deserves respect or accommodation? dmallind Jan 2012 #38

Why answer a question with a question that has little to do with the subject at hand? humblebum Jan 2012 #39

You raised the irrelevant issue. I can't answer it? dmallind Jan 2012 #40

How is it irrelevant? When it is being implied that religion is responsible for so humblebum Jan 2012 #41

That makes no sense. laconicsax Jan 2012 #42

Now that makes no sense. When certain atheists or anti-religious people attack religion frequently humblebum Jan 2012 #43

IOW: You will always try to change the subject. Got it. laconicsax Jan 2012 #44

Exposing the real problem is hardly changing the subject. humblebum Jan 2012 #46

Changing the subject is changing the subect. n/t laconicsax Jan 2012 #47

Kinda like saying the Dalai Lama blew up the WTC. Things humblebum Jan 2012 #48

Like you just did? Iggo Jan 2012 #54

Yep. It made the point didn't it? That was my point. It's a non-answer.nt humblebum Jan 2012 #55

And if the harvest doesn't improve -- ritual facepalms all around! immoderate Jan 2012 #6

I can't seem to find the name of the religion that encourages these practices Mosby Jan 2012 #7

Is that important? cleanhippie Jan 2012 #8

....Only to those of the "no true Scotsman" religions. MarkCharles Jan 2012 #9

I don't know Mosby Jan 2012 #10

Care to point out the differenced between what you define as a religion and MarkCharles Jan 2012 #11

I would agree that it is much more like a proto-religion. It does not appear to cbayer Jan 2012 #13

Based on magic and astrology, huh? cleanhippie Jan 2012 #19

Shaminism is a religion. ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #14

This dude with a phd said astrology is a religion Mosby Jan 2012 #27

A phd in what? ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #31

I don't speak the language Mosby Jan 2012 #32

That is his office hours. ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #34

Shamanhood tama Jan 2012 #51

It looks to be a cultish sect of Hinduism practised only in the very rural, most poor and illiterate cbayer Jan 2012 #12

So what exactly would you say IS an example skepticscott Jan 2012 #17

It would be rather redundant for me to do that, as it is done every day cbayer Jan 2012 #20

No, that's NOT what you were pointing out skepticscott Jan 2012 #25

These subthreads that focus mainly on the exact words used and not the cbayer Jan 2012 #26

Well now, THAT'S a familiar argument, isn't it. cleanhippie Jan 2012 #28

You took the words right out of my mouth skepticscott Jan 2012 #33

It's been a long-used tactic among the apologists here skepticscott Jan 2012 #30

It's not an example because Shamanism is not a religion nt. Mosby Jan 2012 #29

Sorry, it's just too tiresome to waste much time skepticscott Jan 2012 #35

It's not shamanism tama Jan 2012 #45

Actually, Shaminism is a religion. ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #49

Ah, dictionary definition! tama Jan 2012 #50

That is completely ridiculous. ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #52

Lost me there tama Jan 2012 #53

I was saying shaminsim is a religion. ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #56

Sure tama Jan 2012 #57

Tribal people Vehl Jan 2012 #36

Perhaps we should be using the word "allegedly" here, since details may not yet be clear struggle4progress Jan 2012 #37