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Government as a Religion
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RE: Government as a Religion
July 12, 2013 at 11:18 am (This post was last modified: July 12, 2013 at 11:20 am by genkaus.)
(July 12, 2013 at 11:08 am)Koolay Wrote: It's significant because government is wrong.

Are saying the pattern is incorrect?

Yes. In all the ways already pointed out. Which is why government is not wrong.
(July 12, 2013 at 11:13 am)Koolay Wrote: But the government lies all the time, so if you ascribe religion to be wrong for being false, then you should apply that principle to government surely.

Didn't people also used to say Religion is necessary for society to function?

There is a big difference between lying and being based on lies. Religion, being based on lies, is fundamentally unnecessary. Government, on the other hand, is based on factual societal need for it. Thus, a lying government needs reform, not abolition.
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Government as a Religion - by Koolay - July 12, 2013 at 10:28 am
RE: Government as a Religion - by LastPoet - July 12, 2013 at 10:56 am
RE: Government as a Religion - by genkaus - July 12, 2013 at 11:03 am
RE: Government as a Religion - by Bad Writer - July 12, 2013 at 11:04 am
RE: Government as a Religion - by Koolay - July 12, 2013 at 11:08 am
RE: Government as a Religion - by genkaus - July 12, 2013 at 11:18 am
RE: Government as a Religion - by Bad Writer - July 12, 2013 at 11:11 am
RE: Government as a Religion - by Koolay - July 12, 2013 at 11:13 am
RE: Government as a Religion - by Bad Writer - July 12, 2013 at 11:16 am
RE: Government as a Religion - by Koolay - July 12, 2013 at 11:29 am
RE: Government as a Religion - by genkaus - July 12, 2013 at 11:37 am
RE: Government as a Religion - by Bad Writer - July 12, 2013 at 11:50 am
RE: Government as a Religion - by thesummerqueen - July 12, 2013 at 12:02 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by Bad Writer - July 12, 2013 at 12:06 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by thesummerqueen - July 12, 2013 at 12:07 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by CleanShavenJesus - July 12, 2013 at 12:09 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by pocaracas - July 12, 2013 at 12:16 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by Doubting Thomas - July 12, 2013 at 1:29 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by Koolay - July 12, 2013 at 1:41 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by genkaus - July 12, 2013 at 10:35 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by thesummerqueen - July 12, 2013 at 1:42 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by bennyboy - July 12, 2013 at 10:21 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by Bad Writer - July 12, 2013 at 2:27 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by Angrboda - July 12, 2013 at 2:48 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by thesummerqueen - July 13, 2013 at 1:13 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by _xenu_ - July 13, 2013 at 1:34 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by Fidel_Castronaut - July 13, 2013 at 2:21 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by Fidel_Castronaut - July 13, 2013 at 2:20 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by LostLocke - July 13, 2013 at 3:42 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by Angrboda - July 13, 2013 at 4:50 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by genkaus - July 13, 2013 at 6:02 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by Angrboda - July 13, 2013 at 7:22 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by genkaus - July 13, 2013 at 8:06 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by Angrboda - July 13, 2013 at 10:20 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by genkaus - July 14, 2013 at 8:15 am
RE: Government as a Religion - by LostLocke - July 14, 2013 at 8:15 am
RE: Government as a Religion - by bennyboy - July 14, 2013 at 4:25 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by Minimalist - July 13, 2013 at 4:05 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by thesummerqueen - July 13, 2013 at 6:07 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by genkaus - July 13, 2013 at 6:18 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by Koolay - July 14, 2013 at 5:22 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by Whateverist - July 14, 2013 at 5:46 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by genkaus - July 14, 2013 at 8:04 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by thesummerqueen - July 14, 2013 at 5:25 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by Koolay - July 14, 2013 at 5:30 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by thesummerqueen - July 14, 2013 at 5:35 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by Koolay - July 14, 2013 at 5:50 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by Bad Writer - July 14, 2013 at 5:44 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by thesummerqueen - July 14, 2013 at 5:47 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by Whateverist - July 14, 2013 at 5:52 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by thesummerqueen - July 14, 2013 at 5:51 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by Koolay - July 14, 2013 at 5:55 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by bennyboy - July 14, 2013 at 7:36 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by Whateverist - July 15, 2013 at 1:11 am
RE: Government as a Religion - by bennyboy - July 15, 2013 at 8:22 am
RE: Government as a Religion - by thesummerqueen - July 14, 2013 at 5:53 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by thesummerqueen - July 14, 2013 at 5:56 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by Koolay - July 14, 2013 at 6:07 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by thesummerqueen - July 14, 2013 at 6:09 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by Koolay - July 19, 2013 at 6:59 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by Fidel_Castronaut - July 19, 2013 at 8:08 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by cratehorus - July 19, 2013 at 8:10 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by thesummerqueen - July 14, 2013 at 6:15 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by Bad Writer - July 14, 2013 at 7:27 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by thesummerqueen - July 15, 2013 at 8:30 am
RE: Government as a Religion - by Bad Writer - July 15, 2013 at 9:46 am
RE: Government as a Religion - by thesummerqueen - July 15, 2013 at 9:47 am
RE: Government as a Religion - by Whateverist - July 15, 2013 at 10:00 am
RE: Government as a Religion - by Tonus - July 15, 2013 at 10:15 am
RE: Government as a Religion - by Walking Void - July 16, 2013 at 7:32 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by Bad Writer - July 15, 2013 at 9:57 am
RE: Government as a Religion - by LostLocke - July 21, 2013 at 2:53 pm
RE: Government as a Religion - by Polaris - July 22, 2013 at 8:30 pm

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