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Atheists & Agnostics

uriel1972

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8. Gak...

Reply to Goblinmonger (Original post)

Wed Mar 19, 2014, 03:58 AM

Mar 2014

"What harm is there in letting philosophy or religion giving answers where science so far has none?" to paraphrase a post in that thread.

Screams and bangs head....

Responds politely...

Runs away and vents in A&A

You could ask all the people harmed directly and indirectly by religion for starters. But, I'm guessing the "other" folk don't believe there is any harm in religion. After all it is "people screwing up what religion is supposed to be" or some such pap.

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Give me the most ridiculous attempt at blending Bible and science--win a prize [View all] Goblinmonger Mar 2014 OP

Did you see the Cosmos thread I saw? uriel1972 Mar 2014 #1

Heh I found the "R" thread you are referring to. uriel1972 Mar 2014 #7

Jesus was able to escape the tomb because he found a wormhole. left-of-center2012 Mar 2014 #2

Noah's Ark held two of every species of every animal on earth because it was bigger on the inside. Vashta Nerada Mar 2014 #3

And... uriel1972 Mar 2014 #4

Any woohead citing quantum states makes my eyes glaze over Warpy Mar 2014 #5

"It's said that science will dehumanize people and turn them into numbers." onager Mar 2014 #6

Gak... uriel1972 Mar 2014 #8

Balaam was able to talk to the donkey cause he was tripping on some weird shrooms man! LostOne4Ever Mar 2014 #9

The god-particle proves that God exists. (Not kidding.) DetlefK Mar 2014 #10

If we can include social science (I know, it's a leap) TxDemChem Mar 2014 #11

I would find it sickening...nt uriel1972 Mar 2014 #12

It was. To believe in a text that advocates for infanticide and then TxDemChem Mar 2014 #13

Pontious Pilate washed his hands... Act_of_Reparation Mar 2014 #14

I love the explanation for the distinct layers of fossilized life Warpy Mar 2014 #15

Thread winner right here. AtheistCrusader Mar 2014 #16

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2014 #17

This isn't *exactly* what you're asking, but my mom thinks the Zombie trend is from Satan Heddi Mar 2014 #18

Oh, honey. Curmudgeoness Mar 2014 #19

I love that their supposedly omnipotent god is always just somehow so powerles AtheistCrusader Mar 2014 #20

"He" can create an entire universe Arugula Latte Mar 2014 #21

Not only that, but also made satan. And evil. He made evil, not satan. AtheistCrusader Mar 2014 #23

How can you kill something that's already dead? n/t madmom Mar 2014 #24

I've always enjoyed.... AlbertCat Mar 2014 #22