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RE: Religion and pleasure
July 27, 2013 at 1:47 am
(July 27, 2013 at 1:39 am)genkaus Wrote: "For centuries, the mystics of spirit had existed by running a protection racket - by making life on earth unbearable, then charging you for consolation and relief, by forbidding all the virtues that make existence possible, then riding on the shoulders of your guilt, by declaring production and joy to be sins, then collecting blackmail from the sinners." - Ayn Rand

That pretty much says it all.

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Religion and pleasure - by Lucanus - July 27, 2013 at 1:17 am
RE: Religion and pleasure - by max-greece - July 27, 2013 at 1:36 am
RE: Religion and pleasure - by genkaus - July 27, 2013 at 1:39 am
RE: Religion and pleasure - by Cato - July 27, 2013 at 1:47 am
RE: Religion and pleasure - by Michael Schubert - July 27, 2013 at 2:16 am
RE: Religion and pleasure - by Kayenneh - July 27, 2013 at 2:31 am
RE: Religion and pleasure - by Godschild - July 27, 2013 at 3:06 am
RE: Religion and pleasure - by littleendian - July 27, 2013 at 3:27 am
RE: Religion and pleasure - by Godschild - July 29, 2013 at 4:28 pm
RE: Religion and pleasure - by Doubting Thomas - July 29, 2013 at 5:10 pm
RE: Religion and pleasure - by genkaus - July 29, 2013 at 11:38 pm
RE: Religion and pleasure - by Godschild - July 30, 2013 at 1:46 am
RE: Religion and pleasure - by Paraselene - July 27, 2013 at 3:15 am
RE: Religion and pleasure - by Kayenneh - July 27, 2013 at 6:19 am
RE: Religion and pleasure - by Consilius - July 27, 2013 at 7:16 am
RE: Religion and pleasure - by kılıç_mehmet - July 27, 2013 at 8:16 am
RE: Religion and pleasure - by Esquilax - July 27, 2013 at 8:52 am
RE: Religion and pleasure - by genkaus - July 27, 2013 at 10:40 am
RE: Religion and pleasure - by frankiej - July 29, 2013 at 4:35 pm
RE: Religion and pleasure - by Walking Void - July 27, 2013 at 10:35 am
RE: Religion and pleasure - by Faith No More - July 27, 2013 at 11:10 am
RE: Religion and pleasure - by kılıç_mehmet - July 27, 2013 at 11:40 am
RE: Religion and pleasure - by Esquilax - July 27, 2013 at 12:33 pm
RE: Religion and pleasure - by Neo-Scholastic - July 27, 2013 at 11:50 am
RE: Religion and pleasure - by genkaus - July 27, 2013 at 12:01 pm
RE: Religion and pleasure - by kılıç_mehmet - July 27, 2013 at 12:10 pm
RE: Religion and pleasure - by genkaus - July 27, 2013 at 12:41 pm
RE: Religion and pleasure - by Angrboda - July 27, 2013 at 12:36 pm
RE: Religion and pleasure - by genkaus - July 27, 2013 at 1:11 pm
RE: Religion and pleasure - by Lucanus - July 27, 2013 at 1:28 pm
RE: Religion and pleasure - by Lucanus - July 27, 2013 at 12:49 pm
RE: Religion and pleasure - by Godschild - July 27, 2013 at 3:34 pm
RE: Religion and pleasure - by genkaus - July 27, 2013 at 3:50 pm
RE: Religion and pleasure - by Godschild - July 28, 2013 at 7:57 pm
RE: Religion and pleasure - by genkaus - July 29, 2013 at 1:09 am
RE: Religion and pleasure - by Gilgamesh - July 27, 2013 at 3:42 pm
RE: Religion and pleasure - by Kayenneh - July 29, 2013 at 2:53 am
RE: Religion and pleasure - by Esquilax - July 29, 2013 at 7:08 am
RE: Religion and pleasure - by Kayenneh - July 29, 2013 at 10:34 am
RE: Religion and pleasure - by Tonus - July 29, 2013 at 11:03 am
RE: Religion and pleasure - by Doubting Thomas - July 29, 2013 at 12:38 pm
RE: Religion and pleasure - by freedomfromforum - July 29, 2013 at 4:58 pm
RE: Religion and pleasure - by Angrboda - July 29, 2013 at 5:31 pm
RE: Religion and pleasure - by Doubting Thomas - July 29, 2013 at 5:57 pm
RE: Religion and pleasure - by Lucanus - July 31, 2013 at 11:31 am
RE: Religion and pleasure - by Godschild - July 31, 2013 at 11:32 pm
R: Religion and pleasure - by Lucanus - August 1, 2013 at 3:36 am
RE: Religion and pleasure - by Godschild - August 1, 2013 at 4:55 am
RE: Religion and pleasure - by Faith No More - August 1, 2013 at 8:28 am
RE: Religion and pleasure - by Esquilax - August 1, 2013 at 8:46 am
RE: Religion and pleasure - by Lucanus - August 1, 2013 at 4:58 am
RE: Religion and pleasure - by Faith No More - August 1, 2013 at 8:51 am

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