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We should take the Moral Highground
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We should take the Moral Highground



Well I agree, for to long the Religious have claimed the moral high ground and now we should as there more immoral and we are better then the religious and we don't have God.
"Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful" - Edward Gibbon (Offen misattributed to Lucius Annaeus Seneca or Seneca the Younger) (Thanks to apophenia for the correction)
'I am driven by two main philosophies:
Know more about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you' - Neil deGrasse Tyson
"Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." - Mark Twain
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#2
RE: We should take the Moral Highground
Thing is we don't "have to " take the moral high ground....we do this as a matter of course. Big Grin
"The Universe is run by the complex interweaving of three elements: energy, matter, and enlightened self-interest." G'Kar-B5
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RE: We should take the Moral Highground
(April 1, 2012 at 7:50 am)Gooders1002 Wrote: we are better then the religious and we have God.

We have god???????????????
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RE: We should take the Moral Highground
(April 1, 2012 at 9:08 am)Phil Wrote:
(April 1, 2012 at 7:50 am)Gooders1002 Wrote: we are better then the religious and we have God.

We have god???????????????
sorry typo We don't have God. Somebody fix that please.

there fixed it.
"Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful" - Edward Gibbon (Offen misattributed to Lucius Annaeus Seneca or Seneca the Younger) (Thanks to apophenia for the correction)
'I am driven by two main philosophies:
Know more about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you' - Neil deGrasse Tyson
"Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." - Mark Twain
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#5
RE: We should take the Moral Highground
You just did I think mate Thumb up
"The Universe is run by the complex interweaving of three elements: energy, matter, and enlightened self-interest." G'Kar-B5
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RE: We should take the Moral Highground
(April 1, 2012 at 9:26 am)Gooders1002 Wrote:
(April 1, 2012 at 9:08 am)Phil Wrote:
(April 1, 2012 at 7:50 am)Gooders1002 Wrote: we are better then the religious and we have God.

We have god???????????????
sorry typo We don't have God. Somebody fix that please.

there fixed it.

But your quote is there and going to remain forever. How much you gonna pay me not to put it in a large red scrolling marquee and then promote it on Google and Yahoo and possibly a shout on Facebook?
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RE: We should take the Moral Highground
(April 1, 2012 at 9:31 am)Phil Wrote:
(April 1, 2012 at 9:26 am)Gooders1002 Wrote:
(April 1, 2012 at 9:08 am)Phil Wrote:
(April 1, 2012 at 7:50 am)Gooders1002 Wrote: we are better then the religious and we have God.

We have god???????????????
sorry typo We don't have God. Somebody fix that please.

there fixed it.

But your quote is there and going to remain forever. How much you gonna pay me not to put it in a large red scrolling marquee and then promote it on Google and Yahoo and possibly a shout on Facebook?

How about I let you live??Devil In all seriousness It was a simple Typo give me a break. Now back to the main topic.
"Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful" - Edward Gibbon (Offen misattributed to Lucius Annaeus Seneca or Seneca the Younger) (Thanks to apophenia for the correction)
'I am driven by two main philosophies:
Know more about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you' - Neil deGrasse Tyson
"Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." - Mark Twain
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#8
RE: We should take the Moral Highground
Atheists will always have the moral highground. We aren't condemning 99% of the population ever to exist to burn in hell for eternity.
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#9
RE: We should take the Moral Highground
Thinking Though having them shot for SHEER stupidity IS rather tempting. Tongue
Why waste all that good organic matter...an religion has shown us the way. Great
"The Universe is run by the complex interweaving of three elements: energy, matter, and enlightened self-interest." G'Kar-B5
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#10
RE: We should take the Moral Highground
Penn Jillette seems to be an entertaining magician. However, he suck as a philosopher and logician. Angry
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