You'd think it was the Onion...

[Aoi Magi]

My thoughts exactly.

If we can't attract them to atheism thru reason and logic, make them experience their religion to the fullest. If they fail to survive the experience that's tough shit.

It can serve as a lesson to the rest that believing stupid crap can be fatal.

No way, the rest are just gonna believe "they were punished for following a false pastor". The religious nutcases will never learn.

[vorlon13]

That's fine. We can clear out more of the pius shits that way.

Unfortunately the cynical asswipes running the religion aren't going to drink the Flavor Aid.

[MusicLovingAtheist]

I heard a story about a pastor getting his congregation to eat grass. Of course they got sick. Apparently now they're drinking petrol? I would think that if he led by example enough that he'd just die and maybe the congregation would be less stupid for it, but I'm not positive that would happen.

A pastor at a snake handling church died of snake poison. I'll give you a moment to get through the shocking surprise of that one. So his son decides to do the same thing.

There needs to be a stronger word for indoctrination and brainwashing. It just feels like those words aren't strong enough to describe people like this.

Would the word you're looking for be retarded? Even that doesn't seem to suffice because a person without mental capacity isn't capable of reaching the depths of stupidity as a religious person.

[Chad32]

I heard a story about a pastor getting his congregation to eat grass. Of course they got sick. Apparently now they're drinking petrol? I would think that if he led by example enough that he'd just die and maybe the congregation would be less stupid for it, but I'm not positive that would happen.

A pastor at a snake handling church died of snake poison. I'll give you a moment to get through the shocking surprise of that one. So his son decides to do the same thing.

There needs to be a stronger word for indoctrination and brainwashing. It just feels like those words aren't strong enough to describe people like this.

Would the word you're looking for be retarded? Even that doesn't seem to suffice because a person without mental capacity isn't capable of reaching the depths of stupidity as a religious person.

If they don't have brain damage yet, I'm sure it will come with enough grass and petrol.

[vorlon13]

I like the cut of their jib, so to speak. If they are drinking gasoline to demonstrate their faith, they should be able to get a refund on the gasoline tax.

If we can encourage that sort of thing, maybe we can get more of it.

[psychoslice]

This stupidity happens when the scriptures are taken literally, poisons mean worldly things, these are seen as poisoning to the soul. Handling vipers only means how we handle the so called poison ones who are sinners, if we are one with God, nothing can harm us, if the body is killed then it doesn't matter, because the body isn't our true self.

It can be very hard to tell what is meant literally, and what is meant metaphorically. You would think some things just shouldn't be taken literally, lest you die an early painful death. Unfortunately these kinds of people really don't care about this life. they're told not to care about this life, so why should they care if they die early?

Your right, and this is why some religions can be so dangerous, they just don't give a shit about here and now, and because of this we who are enjoying our life here and now, have to suffer, or put up with all their crap.

[Anomalocaris]

Perhaps they can be encouraged to baptize themselves with the same gasoline they drink, and light some candles while they are at it.

[Lucanus]

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It can be very hard to tell what is meant literally, and what is meant metaphorically. You would think some things just shouldn't be taken literally, lest you die an early painful death. Unfortunately these kinds of people really don't care about this life. they're told not to care about this life, so why should they care if they die early?

Your right, and this is why some religions can be so dangerous, they just don't give a shit about here and now, and because of this we who are enjoying our life here and now, have to suffer, or put up with all their crap.

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At the very least, these people are simply harming themselves and it's alright if they are all consenting adults. I mean, they are doing a favour to the species, now aren't they?

The real problem comes in when people have to make everyone else drink their petrol too. They get brainwashed so hard that they can't see anything apart from what their pastors says. And that is the terrible threat that religion poses to mankind. That's also why I've been rolling towards growingly anti-theist position in the last few months.

[Lemonvariable72]

Hey is there anyway I van get the contact information of these people? You see I found these gold tablets in my backyard and I need a faithful following.

[Anomalocaris]

Hey is there anyway I van get the contact information of these people? You see I found these gold tablets in my backyard and I need a faithful following.

If you or any of your followers vote, I have enough shovels to deal with each of you.