Unpopular opinions you hold - Page 19

Griff · 04-04-2007, 06:19 AM

Religion is often a very good force in the world.

Phil · 04-04-2007, 11:00 AM

Organised Religion is more often a destructive force in the world. :-P

04-04-2007, 01:51 PM

Because it does good, makes me feel good/happy, tradition, etc... are not reasons for religion.

glatt · 04-04-2007, 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rkzenrage

Because it does good, makes me feel good/happy, tradition, etc... are not reasons for religion.

Why not?

04-04-2007, 03:21 PM

It is not rational... if your neighbor came out and said "I have a car sized diamond in my back yard, sure am happy" & you said, "Wow, how do you know?". Then he says "because I don't want to live in a world without a car sized diamond in my back yard", do you think of that man as a rational one? Would that be a reason for him to go on a shopping spree?

Sundae · 04-04-2007, 03:24 PM

Hey, I trick myself into sleep sometimes pretending I am on a Polar expedition who have only just made it back to base - all warm and cosy and snuggly and ALIVE and that's all that matters.

Whatever gets your through the night.

I thought you accepted people's beliefs weren't the problem - only their actions were? So if your neighbour gets off on his "diamond" good for him. Just don't beggar the family spending the mortgage payment because of it.

Cloud · 04-04-2007, 03:26 PM

Religion isn't rational--that's kind of the point.

glatt · 04-04-2007, 03:27 PM

Oops. I apologize. I just realized which thread this was, and that questioning unpopular opinions is not good form here. Carry on.

I think spectator sports are pedestrian.

Trilby · 04-04-2007, 03:30 PM

I think pedestrians should be spectator sports.

Kitsune · 04-04-2007, 03:31 PM

Anyone who bought a house or refinanced in the past three years is in for a surprise.

04-04-2007, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Hey, I trick myself into sleep sometimes pretending I am on a Polar expedition who have only just made it back to base - all warm and cosy and snuggly and ALIVE and that's all that matters.

Whatever gets your through the night.

I thought you accepted people's beliefs weren't the problem - only their actions were? So if your neighbour gets off on his "diamond" good for him. Just don't beggar the family spending the mortgage payment because of it.

I never questioned anyone's right to believe what they wanted to, just how they acted on it.
This thread is about unpopular opinions and mine is that religion is unfounded, not helpful, can be replaced by far more productive activities and irrational.

glatt · 04-04-2007, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brianna

I think pedestrians should be spectator sports.

SquadRat1 · 04-04-2007, 03:43 PM

--OJ did not kill Nicole and Ron...BUT HE KNOWS WHO DID.

--80's cheesy metal is actually pretty good.

--The native Americans deserve compensation

--native black Americans do not

--The first slaves here were Irish (indentured servants) and they were never "freed".

--talking on a cell phone while driving should be illegal nationwide..

--convicted criminals deserve a cell, bed, shower, toilet, 3 meals a day, a drab jumpsuit and slip on shoes.

--they don't deserve TV, computers, "regular" clothing.

--Iraq was not a war for oil

--country music was better then than it is now.

04-04-2007, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cloud

Religion isn't rational--that's kind of the point.

Tell that to the guys who just built a museum in KY.

I think there should be limitations on spending in College sports. It should be a fraction of what is spent on any educational department.
Also, the amount spent should be leveled between sports and genders.

Weird Harold · 04-04-2007, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SquadRat1

--OJ did not kill Nicole and Ron...BUT HE KNOWS WHO DID.

--80's cheesy metal is actually pretty good.

--The native Americans deserve compensation

--native black Americans do not

--The first slaves here were Irish (indentured servants) and they were never "freed".

--talking on a cell phone while driving should be illegal nationwide..

--convicted criminals deserve a cell, bed, shower, toilet, 3 meals a day, a drab jumpsuit and slip on shoes.

--they don't deserve TV, computers, "regular" clothing.

--Iraq was not a war for oil

--country music was better then than it is now.

That'll show em, instead of those cherry orange ones they have now.

04-04-2007, 06:19 AM	#271
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Religion is often a very good force in the world. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

04-04-2007, 11:00 AM	#272
Phil Hoodoo Guru Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 304	Organised Religion is more often a destructive force in the world. :-P __________________ Atheist n A person to be pitied in that he is unable to believe things for which there is no evidence, and who has thus deprived himself of a convenient means of feeling superior to others.

04-04-2007, 03:24 PM	#276
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Hey, I trick myself into sleep sometimes pretending I am on a Polar expedition who have only just made it back to base - all warm and cosy and snuggly and ALIVE and that's all that matters. Whatever gets your through the night. I thought you accepted people's beliefs weren't the problem - only their actions were? So if your neighbour gets off on his "diamond" good for him. Just don't beggar the family spending the mortgage payment because of it. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

04-04-2007, 03:26 PM	#277
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Religion isn't rational--that's kind of the point. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

04-04-2007, 03:30 PM	#279
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I think pedestrians should be spectator sports. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

04-04-2007, 01:51 PM	#273
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Because it does good, makes me feel good/happy, tradition, etc... are not reasons for religion.

04-04-2007, 03:21 PM	#275
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	It is not rational... if your neighbor came out and said "I have a car sized diamond in my back yard, sure am happy" & you said, "Wow, how do you know?". Then he says "because I don't want to live in a world without a car sized diamond in my back yard", do you think of that man as a rational one? Would that be a reason for him to go on a shopping spree?

04-04-2007, 03:27 PM	#278
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Oops. I apologize. I just realized which thread this was, and that questioning unpopular opinions is not good form here. Carry on. I think spectator sports are pedestrian.

04-04-2007, 03:31 PM	#280
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Anyone who bought a house or refinanced in the past three years is in for a surprise.

04-04-2007, 03:43 PM	#283
SquadRat1 Caste-Away Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 48	--OJ did not kill Nicole and Ron...BUT HE KNOWS WHO DID. --80's cheesy metal is actually pretty good. --The native Americans deserve compensation --native black Americans do not --The first slaves here were Irish (indentured servants) and they were never "freed". --talking on a cell phone while driving should be illegal nationwide.. --convicted criminals deserve a cell, bed, shower, toilet, 3 meals a day, a drab jumpsuit and slip on shoes. --they don't deserve TV, computers, "regular" clothing. --Iraq was not a war for oil --country music was better then than it is now.

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