(February 23, 2011 at 10:57 am)KichigaiNeko Wrote: Well basically it is like that Thor...or so it seems to me. The comercialism from the hajj alone and the $$$ of revenue snaped up by the Saudi Government..... bit like Disneyland for muslims in a way.
That's how I see it as well. And, of course, the govt of Saudi Arabia has no reason to discourage the pilgrimage. How much cash do foreigners spend in the country while they visit these "holy" sites? And it certainly employs thousands of people who provide services and souvenirs to the gullible. I've often thought that I should open a Christian book store. How great would it be to make a living by selling crap to deluded people? Of course, I'd have to pretend to be one of them because I doubt they'd hand their money over to someone they know to be an atheist if they're buying bibles and figurines of angels. I don't know that I could pull that off without vomiting.
Science flies us to the moon and stars. Religion flies us into buildings.
God allowed 200,000 people to die in an earthquake. So what makes you think he cares about YOUR problems?
God allowed 200,000 people to die in an earthquake. So what makes you think he cares about YOUR problems?
