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RE: "Laughing At Religion" Meme Thread
June 1, 2025 at 8:08 am
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
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RE: "Laughing At Religion" Meme Thread
June 1, 2025 at 2:29 pm
"The world is my country; all of humanity are my brethren; and to do good deeds is my religion." (Thomas Paine)
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RE: "Laughing At Religion" Meme Thread
June 1, 2025 at 4:14 pm
(May 31, 2025 at 7:09 am)Fake Messiah Wrote: ![[Image: Scrpture.jpg]](https://i.postimg.cc/jSghWtTq/Scrpture.jpg)
If only that were actually the case. But there are many counter-examples: creationists, flat-earthers, climate change denial, etc.
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June 1, 2025 at 6:04 pm
The counter-examples would also be people using holy scriptures to make scientific discoveries, but that never happens.
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
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June 1, 2025 at 7:32 pm
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(June 1, 2025 at 2:29 pm)Gwaithmir Wrote: ... 8. Hide.

Hiding is God's true superpower.
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RE: "Laughing At Religion" Meme Thread
June 2, 2025 at 11:33 am
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
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June 2, 2025 at 3:18 pm
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(June 1, 2025 at 7:32 pm)Alan V Wrote: (June 1, 2025 at 2:29 pm)Gwaithmir Wrote: ... 8. Hide.

Hiding is God's true superpower.
And reality and iron chariots are its kryptonite
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June 3, 2025 at 2:24 pm
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teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
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June 3, 2025 at 2:50 pm
(June 3, 2025 at 2:24 pm)Fake Messiah Wrote: ![[Image: Ate.jpg]](https://i.postimg.cc/3JcSDPx6/Ate.jpg)
Best taken with a pinch of salt!
The meek shall inherit the Earth, the rest of us will fly to the stars.
Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large groups
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RE: "Laughing At Religion" Meme Thread
June 4, 2025 at 8:18 am
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
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