Religion

IamFortunesFool

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28. I tend to think it's likely we will survive the inevitable bottleneck...

Mon Nov 26, 2018, 08:31 PM

Nov 2018

Whether by nuclear holocaust, cosmic impact, pandemic, alien invasion, environmental collapse, or whatever combination of factors eventually force us to address our future as a species, as a species-wide common cause, I do believe in both our proven and unshakable adaptive genius, as well as our sheer numbers. It will take a geological level extinction event to get rid of all 7+ billion of us...and the number continues to explode exponentially, only heightening the quickening and absurd theatre of it all!

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Religion? Your Thoughts? Open Thread. [View all] MineralMan Nov 2018 OP

Yes, I am in favor of religion. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #1

And the bad? What of that? MineralMan Nov 2018 #2

I am opposed to that. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #4

What are the good parts exactly? Major Nikon Nov 2018 #21

Toxic fairytale garbage java108 Nov 2018 #3

Your thoughts Wellstone ruled Nov 2018 #5

OK. I'll bet we have some different ideas, though, MineralMan Nov 2018 #6

To many events in my personal Wellstone ruled Nov 2018 #9

My husband and I are both Unitarians. redstatebluegirl Nov 2018 #7

Thank you for your reply. MineralMan Nov 2018 #8

Mine is my business and yours is yours. mahina Nov 2018 #10

OK. You are under no obligation here. MineralMan Nov 2018 #16

I might not have been been clear. I wasn't saying I didn't want to share my mahina Nov 2018 #19

I hate it Cartoonist Nov 2018 #11

I think many people are given their religious preference by their parents rurallib Nov 2018 #12

Given suggests it may be refused Major Nikon Nov 2018 #22

I do not believe in the white bearded deity some want me to believe.. angstlessk Nov 2018 #13

Families edhopper Nov 2018 #17

On balance: toxic nonsense. Voltaire2 Nov 2018 #14

asked my neighbor if she wants to be forced to listen to religion music 24/7 from msongs Nov 2018 #15

Philosophically edhopper Nov 2018 #18

I differentiate between religion and organized religion Major Nikon Nov 2018 #20

In the aggregate, religion as a practice is terrible Act_of_Reparation Nov 2018 #23

What about all the good parts? Major Nikon Nov 2018 #25

Don't forget "taking all the credit for every centimeter of progress we have ever achieved". Act_of_Reparation Nov 2018 #33

I don't give a hoot what anyone believes Heddi Nov 2018 #24

Religion is a living artifact from our social evolution. IamFortunesFool Nov 2018 #26

Now, that's optimistic. Thanks. MineralMan Nov 2018 #27

I tend to think it's likely we will survive the inevitable bottleneck... IamFortunesFool Nov 2018 #28

That's a great observation. trotsky Nov 2018 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author d_r Nov 2018 #29

I'm an agnostic. marylandblue Nov 2018 #30

For you, at this point in time,---»» 💙 sprinkleeninow Nov 2018 #40

Well, nobody knows what tomorrow will bring. marylandblue Nov 2018 #41

That dint sound exactly charitable, did it? sprinkleeninow Nov 2018 #42

It's okay, I think I knew what you what you meant marylandblue Nov 2018 #43

Special delivery 💌 : sprinkleeninow Nov 2018 #44

Religion is an assault on humanity. For example... Pope George Ringo II Nov 2018 #31

Currently studying Buddism randr Nov 2018 #32

Steven Weinberg said it best, I think. trotsky Nov 2018 #34

He said it well, I think. MineralMan Nov 2018 #35

Reading the tea leaves here Cartoonist Nov 2018 #37

I don't know, really. I just thought I'd post an open thread and MineralMan Nov 2018 #38

I see it mainly as a tool for social control The Genealogist Nov 2018 #39