(March 9, 2013 at 1:06 pm)jstrodel Wrote:(March 9, 2013 at 11:59 am)Minimalist Wrote: The bible teaches 1- pay your taxes and 2- STFU and do what the king and the church say.
It's the perfect religion for a ruler and his holy henchmen to push.
Not quite as good as atheism, which says do whatever you want, as long as you can keep the people happy or are powerful enough to suppress dissenting forces. Atheism is the politicians dream, whether they actually profess it or not (not many that do).
Umm... no, all it says is that there's no real reason to believe in God.
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I was born with the gift of laughter and a sense the world is mad.
I was born with the gift of laughter and a sense the world is mad.