[kj] (OT) The Religion of Peace, Love and Understanding

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On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 12:05 AM, GREG SLAWSON <gregslawson at msn.com> wrote:


>  You're implying below that science somehow flourished

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has science flourished in our culture? YES.




>  due to the influence of christianity--

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has our culture been influenced by christianity? YES.


this grossly oversimplifies the point i was trying to make, but i would like
it if you were able to understand the point i am trying to make.. my
communication skills must need honing...

anyhoo

religion has had its good influence, and its bad.. alot of the good
influences over the centuries have been subtle and overlooked, but have
given us the social environment we live in today..  i just wanted to say
that.
thats about it really.

fuck words, bring on telepathy!







> Bahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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> From: humanhybrid666 at gmail.com

> Date: Fri, 7 May 2010 21:55:01 +1200

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> Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) The Religion of Peace, Love and Understanding

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> On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 12:17 PM, Brendan <bq at soundgardener.co.nz> wrote:

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>  So we’ve got:

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> *Religion*

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> The Magna Carta

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> Something to do with the attitudes of the guys who wrote the Declaration of

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> *Science*

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> Pretty much everything useful ever invented, and didn’t cause heaps of

> genocide.

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> should the analytical Brendan that i know, take a devils advocate view to

> what he has just writ, he would have no trouble tearing it to shreds!

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> did you comprehend the point/s i was trying to make? and the

> repercussions?? YOUR personal and political (ha!) freedom is (in part) the

> result of hundreds of years of good people trying to be good people via the

> message of the bible. can you see that?

> our culture in which science is flourishing, is because of our history,

> which includes the christian backdrop.. i am not saying this is the truth

> and that i believe it and will smite thee who disagree, but i would like to

> express this view and make it understood that merely slamming all things

> religion is rather shallow and ill thought.

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> the double edged sword of religion, has killed with the lust of the devil,

> and has also shown love and forgiveness that would bring tears to the eyes

> of all here. i shit you not.

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> this would be so much more fun over a smoke and a drink!

> my tone is always friendly, even if it gets heated - fonts dont express my

> childish glee!

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> "due to a lack of trained trumpeters, the end of the world has been

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