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cbayer

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2. Agree, which is why I didn't bother copying it.
Sun Jul 14, 2013, 12:24 PM
Jul 2013

So, what do you think of the 'toon?

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Imagine No Religion [View all] cbayer Jul 2013 OP
Self-explanatory pscot Jul 2013 #1
Agree, which is why I didn't bother copying it. cbayer Jul 2013 #2
Choosing up sides is what we do pscot Jul 2013 #3
Tribalism. I agree. cbayer Jul 2013 #4
Maybe in the next age pscot Jul 2013 #5
The issue however... gcomeau Jul 2013 #17
Having no religion wouldn't solve all the worlds problems, but it would solve the religious one. cleanhippie Jul 2013 #6
And that is the x-factor Promethean Jul 2013 #7
What actions would society not tolerate if there weren't the cover of religion? cbayer Jul 2013 #10
Depends on the society. Promethean Jul 2013 #13
I think religion is often used as cover and appreciate your examples. cbayer Jul 2013 #15
Monsters WovenGems Jul 2013 #28
What monsters? What country would that be? cbayer Jul 2013 #29
You're joking right? gcomeau Jul 2013 #18
Yep and I'll be here all week. cbayer Jul 2013 #19
For reasons that have nothing to do with religion, let's have too many children, more than dimbear Jul 2013 #8
That's going to happen wherever women have little control over their own cbayer Jul 2013 #9
Religion isn't the only culprit. It is merely the main culprit. dimbear Jul 2013 #11
I would say it's a factor but I think "main culprit" is going too far. cbayer Jul 2013 #16
All these arguments are repetitive, religion is a garden that has been picked over many times. dimbear Jul 2013 #23
That could be just straightforward evolutionary strategy more than religion. cbayer Jul 2013 #24
Hmm. You see the same irresponsible reproduction in, say, Cubs fans? dimbear Jul 2013 #25
Cubs fans? Maybe. Possibly Red Sox fans as well. cbayer Jul 2013 #26
I get the drift from the comments. He's saying that even religious societies dimbear Jul 2013 #27
Do you regard the United States as a "secular country?" okasha Jul 2013 #21
That's an easy one. No. dimbear Jul 2013 #22
I like this cartoon. Thank you for posting it (nt). LostOne4Ever Jul 2013 #12
Love the cartoon! hrmjustin Jul 2013 #14
The unique aspect of religion, however... trotsky Jul 2013 #20
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