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Can religion be positive
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RE: Can religion be positive
January 5, 2015 at 10:52 am (This post was last modified: January 5, 2015 at 11:09 am by Alex K.)
(January 5, 2015 at 10:49 am)Jacob(smooth) Wrote: Is religion always a bad thing?
Probably not. Life is messy. In my ideal world it's always wrong and I therefore want nothing to do with it. But you can certainly cook up scenarios where people are better off with the placebo, at least for some time. The question is how highly you value knowing the truth over preventing suffering, for yourself and for others.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition

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Can religion be positive - by Jacob(smooth) - January 5, 2015 at 10:49 am
RE: Can religion be positive - by Alex K - January 5, 2015 at 10:52 am
RE: Can religion be positive - by Nope - January 5, 2015 at 11:11 am
RE: Can religion be positive - by Dystopia - January 5, 2015 at 10:53 am
RE: Can religion be positive - by Chad32 - January 5, 2015 at 10:57 am
RE: Can religion be positive - by pocaracas - January 5, 2015 at 11:06 am
RE: Can religion be positive - by h4ym4n - January 5, 2015 at 11:13 am
RE: Can religion be positive - by fr0d0 - January 5, 2015 at 12:41 pm
RE: Can religion be positive - by Whateverist - January 5, 2015 at 7:38 pm
RE: Can religion be positive - by abaris - January 5, 2015 at 7:42 pm
RE: Can religion be positive - by FatAndFaithless - January 5, 2015 at 11:15 am
RE: Can religion be positive - by Jacob(smooth) - January 5, 2015 at 11:17 am
RE: Can religion be positive - by FatAndFaithless - January 5, 2015 at 11:20 am
RE: Can religion be positive - by Jacob(smooth) - January 5, 2015 at 11:22 am
RE: Can religion be positive - by dyresand - January 5, 2015 at 11:23 am
RE: Can religion be positive - by FatAndFaithless - January 5, 2015 at 11:23 am
RE: Can religion be positive - by Whateverist - January 5, 2015 at 11:25 am
RE: Can religion be positive - by Jacob(smooth) - January 5, 2015 at 11:52 am
RE: Can religion be positive - by Alex K - January 5, 2015 at 1:52 pm
RE: Can religion be positive - by robvalue - January 5, 2015 at 11:34 am
RE: Can religion be positive - by Whateverist - January 5, 2015 at 11:39 am
RE: Can religion be positive - by robvalue - January 5, 2015 at 11:43 am
RE: Can religion be positive - by FatAndFaithless - January 5, 2015 at 11:47 am
RE: Can religion be positive - by robvalue - January 5, 2015 at 11:52 am
RE: Can religion be positive - by Jacob(smooth) - January 5, 2015 at 11:58 am
RE: Can religion be positive - by Brian37 - January 5, 2015 at 12:16 pm
RE: Can religion be positive - by Jackalope - January 5, 2015 at 12:23 pm
RE: Can religion be positive - by Jacob(smooth) - January 5, 2015 at 12:30 pm
RE: Can religion be positive - by Brian37 - January 5, 2015 at 12:35 pm
RE: Can religion be positive - by Jackalope - January 5, 2015 at 1:26 pm
RE: Can religion be positive - by Brian37 - January 5, 2015 at 1:45 pm
RE: Can religion be positive - by robvalue - January 5, 2015 at 12:26 pm
RE: Can religion be positive - by Minimalist - January 5, 2015 at 12:27 pm
RE: Can religion be positive - by ManMachine - January 5, 2015 at 12:33 pm
RE: Can religion be positive - by Brian37 - January 5, 2015 at 12:45 pm
RE: Can religion be positive - by ManMachine - January 6, 2015 at 10:30 am
RE: Can religion be positive - by The Grand Nudger - January 5, 2015 at 12:37 pm
RE: Can religion be positive - by FatAndFaithless - January 5, 2015 at 12:37 pm
RE: Can religion be positive - by robvalue - January 5, 2015 at 12:39 pm
RE: Can religion be positive - by robvalue - January 5, 2015 at 12:43 pm
RE: Can religion be positive - by downbeatplumb - January 5, 2015 at 1:54 pm
RE: Can religion be positive - by Silver - January 5, 2015 at 2:03 pm
RE: Can religion be positive - by bennyboy - January 5, 2015 at 8:49 pm
RE: Can religion be positive - by psychoslice - January 5, 2015 at 10:42 pm
RE: Can religion be positive - by Jenny A - January 5, 2015 at 11:40 pm
RE: Can religion be positive - by psychoslice - January 6, 2015 at 12:08 am
RE: Can religion be positive - by Brian37 - January 6, 2015 at 7:03 am
RE: Can religion be positive - by The Grand Nudger - January 6, 2015 at 12:32 am
RE: Can religion be positive - by Jenny A - January 6, 2015 at 12:45 am
RE: Can religion be positive - by BlackMason - January 6, 2015 at 2:38 am
RE: Can religion be positive - by Jacob(smooth) - January 6, 2015 at 6:35 am
RE: Can religion be positive - by LastPoet - January 6, 2015 at 5:21 am
RE: Can religion be positive - by fr0d0 - January 6, 2015 at 8:42 am
RE: Can religion be positive - by Jacob(smooth) - January 6, 2015 at 7:11 am
RE: Can religion be positive - by Brian37 - January 6, 2015 at 8:30 am
RE: Can religion be positive - by robvalue - January 6, 2015 at 7:17 am
RE: Can religion be positive - by pocaracas - January 6, 2015 at 7:44 am
RE: Can religion be positive - by Jacob(smooth) - January 6, 2015 at 7:24 am
RE: Can religion be positive - by Whateverist - January 6, 2015 at 8:43 am
RE: Can religion be positive - by robvalue - January 6, 2015 at 7:37 am
RE: Can religion be positive - by robvalue - January 6, 2015 at 7:48 am
RE: Can religion be positive - by pocaracas - January 6, 2015 at 7:53 am
RE: Can religion be positive - by robvalue - January 6, 2015 at 10:38 am
RE: Can religion be positive - by ManMachine - January 6, 2015 at 12:10 pm
RE: Can religion be positive - by Spooky - January 6, 2015 at 10:57 am

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