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RE: 10 dead in Paris after attack on Magazine
January 12, 2015 at 1:46 pm
(January 11, 2015 at 5:19 pm)fr0d0 Wrote:
(January 11, 2015 at 3:42 pm)downbeatplumb Wrote: Prayer is asking for something from a supernatural entity.
This looks very like the definition of superstition to me, just wrapped up in more pageantry.

"Help me god" is no different from "I'll be ok with this, touch wood".

Religion=Formalised superstition.

Just saying it is in no way makes a point.

Let me try...

A superstition is a belief that an action, object, or circumstance can affect a situation even if they are in no way related. For example: a black cat crossing the road in front of you, walking under ladders, or throwing salt over your shoulder. Walking on cracks.

Or praying.

Quote:Your 'luck' is supposed to be affected by these events.

Just like praying or showing devotion by attending church is supposed to affect these events.

Quote:Confusing faith with superstition shows your lack of understanding of the difference between the two, which supports what I'm saying... that lack of understanding makes you more susceptible.

Your inability to equate the two in no way invalidates my argument.

Quote:Of course calling faith superstition is pretty weak stone throwing. We're attacking the lowest common denominator.

Faith is a kind of superstition because it bears all the signs of being a superstition.

Quote:Superstition is the belief in supernatural causality—that one event causes another without any natural process linking the two events—such as astrology, religion, omens, witchcraft, prophecies, etc., that contradicts natural science.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstition

Do you see where it says religion is a superstition in Wikipedia there, I bolded it for you.



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RE: 10 dead in Paris after attack on Magazine - by Brian37 - January 7, 2015 at 9:19 am
RE: 10 dead in Paris after attack on Magazine - by Alex K - January 7, 2015 at 9:56 am
RE: 10 dead in Paris after attack on Magazine - by Ben Davis - January 7, 2015 at 10:03 am
RE: 10 dead in Paris after attack on Magazine - by Brian37 - January 7, 2015 at 10:41 am
RE: 10 dead in Paris after attack on Magazine - by robvalue - January 7, 2015 at 10:05 am
RE: 10 dead in Paris after attack on Magazine - by robvalue - January 7, 2015 at 10:41 am
RE: 10 dead in Paris after attack on Magazine - by Brian37 - January 7, 2015 at 10:50 am
RE: 10 dead in Paris after attack on Magazine - by Brian37 - January 7, 2015 at 11:35 am
RE: 10 dead in Paris after attack on Magazine - by robvalue - January 7, 2015 at 11:21 am
RE: 10 dead in Paris after attack on Magazine - by Alex K - January 7, 2015 at 11:26 am
RE: 10 dead in Paris after attack on Magazine - by Alex K - January 7, 2015 at 12:24 pm
RE: 10 dead in Paris after attack on Magazine - by Brian37 - January 7, 2015 at 12:09 pm
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RE: 10 dead in Paris after attack on Magazine - by Brian37 - January 7, 2015 at 12:29 pm
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RE: 10 dead in Paris after attack on Magazine - by Brian37 - January 7, 2015 at 3:43 pm
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RE: 10 dead in Paris after attack on Magazine - by Brian37 - January 10, 2015 at 8:05 pm
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RE: 10 dead in Paris after attack on Magazine - by Brian37 - January 9, 2015 at 7:22 pm
RE: 10 dead in Paris after attack on Magazine - by Brian37 - January 9, 2015 at 4:38 pm
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RE: 10 dead in Paris after attack on Magazine - by Brian37 - January 10, 2015 at 11:05 am
RE: 10 dead in Paris after attack on Magazine - by Dystopia - January 10, 2015 at 8:31 pm
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RE: 10 dead in Paris after attack on Magazine - by Brian37 - January 25, 2015 at 7:15 pm
RE: 10 dead in Paris after attack on Magazine - by vorlon13 - January 25, 2015 at 6:30 pm
RE: 10 dead in Paris after attack on Magazine - by Dystopia - February 14, 2015 at 10:46 pm

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