KOYAANISQATSI Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 focus on messages such as "I am happy" or "I am joyful"Try singing that through a migraine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Njugle Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 Hmm, well there's probably more chance of me singing that through a migraine than the "God is love" suggested by that research...... "God Almighty!" maybe, or perhaps "Cheese's effing griced....." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Thomas Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 Read Mr Hunters reply letter in the August Shetland life - to Karan Angus's article about Shetland Pagans. Brilliant letter if you want 2 support religious bigotry, murder of all that prefer another option. A world under Mr Hunters fanatisist Christian mandate would see half the world culled, education turned into a medieval state reminesent of the inquision, intelerence that feeds terrorism beyond the sacale of George Bush & Tony Blair. Why do modern & born again Christians act like religious facists? Vic ThomasPaganHoswickShetland [mod]Merged your topic into the existing Religion thread[/mod] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooks Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 Came across this video on Youtube of a bloke that appears to be slightly deranged. Nevertheless he has an interesting point or two to make. I personally haven't studied the bible in much depth so I can't really comment but I was interested to see what views other people have on his little speech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOYAANISQATSI Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 Interesting the bit about christians hating Harry Potter because of his links to the dark arts as I myself became a satanist right after I read the first book, however all it gave me was complaints from neighbours about the smell from my shed with all the sacrificed virgins in. More proof that religion is more hassle than it's worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlady Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 however all it gave me was complaints from neighbours about the smell from my shed with all the sacrificed virgins in You were very young at the time then........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filskadacat Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 V interesting and lengthy piece on this topic in today's Sunday Times: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article2367028.ece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Njugle Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 ^A nicely written piece, vaild points a-plenty^ @Pooks, cracking vid, very funny and great observations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeMascus Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 ^ It actually reminded me of a quote from Jung: Among all my patients in the second half of life - that is to say over thirty-five - there has not been one whose problems in the last resort was not that of finding a religious outlook on life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAStewart Posted September 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 Regarding militant atheists... (from me, an atheist) I don't agree with militant atheists, but I do agree with atheism. Truth is, militant atheists seem like a strawman argument against atheism. I think that BASED ON HISTORY Atheists have every right to be militant, what with the amount of people this alleged 'god' killed. But pushing religion or atheism on anyone is wrong. On Dawkins' Atheism, Agnostic, Religious scale I am 6. The scale 1. Strong Theist -- 100% convinced that God exists. 2. De facto Theist -- not 100% but very close. 3. Weak Theist -- not sure, but still a believer.4. Pure Agnostic -- 50/50 chance that God exists.5. Weak Atheist -- not sure, but leaning to non-belief.6. De facto Atheist -- not 100%, but very close.7. Strong Atheist -- 100% convinced of no God. *looks back at first post*. Wow, i've dropped down from like a 3 to 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOYAANISQATSI Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 atheism is seen as an unacceptable religious position here in the Cosmic Church of Universal Uncertainty, as it hints at knowledge of the concept of the god in question enough to discredit its existence.No religion has provided satisfactory bases for anything much concerned with the concept of reality, just long do's and dont's lists.If our most pios church members have seemed militant, it is only because we require clarification on an issue of the highest importance and not just a load of "BLAH, BLAH,BLAH" and threats of eternal burnings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Njugle Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 No religion has provided satisfactory bases for anything much concerned with the concept of reality, just long do's and dont's lists.Zen buddhism and Schrodinger's Cat! Tenets, for this particular belief system may well exist elsewhere, but the above passage does illustrate the kind of approach to reality possible within a religious context, if anyone is so inclined. Just a peerie example Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junior Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 More from Pat Condell http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=418_1176494781 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamnSaxon Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 He's quite a guy, isn't he I've certainly heard before about the psilocybin mushrooms on the isle of Padmos and their inspiring the Book of Revelations - I think there was a TV programme about it last year. As for Islam, a well-travelled friend insists that, whenever you're talking to a Muslim, you're talking to the Koran, because it colours every thought. Did anyone else hear Marcus Brigstocke on The Now Show a few weeks ago, with his "Address to the Three Abrahamic Religions"? - I cried laughing, and have MP3'ed it, if there's a way of putting MP3s on Shetlink. Brilliant stuff, and deserving of the widest possible audience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Njugle Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 More from Pat Condell Crikey, after the first speech posted i was going to suggest that he should be in politics/entertainment, perhaps even have his own chat show, but after seeing the second offering i don't think he would live long enough to host a regular show! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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