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Atheists & Agnostics

AlbertCat

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6. Semantics manipulates too

Reply to husserl49 (Reply #5)

Mon Jan 9, 2012, 05:22 PM

Jan 2012

I think, as I'm sure most do, that the word "religion" in the original post means "organized religion" and not musings one might have on our place in the universe.

And organized religion is obviously just ancient government.... and manipulates people.

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Religion: History's very first panopticon. [View all] backscatter712 Jan 2012 OP

The New Testament invented thought-crime. laconicsax Jan 2012 #1

? greyl Jan 2012 #2

Very true. Look at the Ten Commandments... backscatter712 Jan 2012 #3

You're right. My mistake. laconicsax Jan 2012 #4

Disdain manipulates too. husserl49 Jan 2012 #5

Semantics manipulates too AlbertCat Jan 2012 #6

Organizations organize husserl49 Jan 2012 #8

What do you think of Pat Robertson? FiveGoodMen Jan 2012 #9

Organized religion is simply not ancient government. AlbertCat Jan 2012 #14

Religion probably pre-dates literacy... rexcat Jan 2012 #7

negation of religion is also an ideology lindysalsagal Jan 2012 #11

What's this "negation of religion" you refer to? EvolveOrConvolve Jan 2012 #12

Regardless of what early ideas caused the formation of religion... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2012 #13

I think you're right. Deep13 Jan 2012 #10