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4. There's a sell-by date, but

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Sat Jul 6, 2019, 07:41 AM

Jul 2019

it doesn't mean organized religion won't persist. Your post explains why religion should ebb and fade, but religion will always be around to be used by those who wield it to exploit the suckers and control the weak-minded.

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Does religion have a sell by date? [View all] Soph0571 Jul 2019 OP

don't worry, soph rampartc Jul 2019 #1

Well, the younger people are turning away in droves. True Blue American Jul 2019 #3

perhaps so rampartc Jul 2019 #5

I don't think so, watoos Jul 2019 #2

They are such obvious hypocrites that it's ridiculous. Mariana Jul 2019 #8

It rained on Trumps parade. True Blue American Jul 2019 #9

There's a sell-by date, but FoxNewsSucks Jul 2019 #4

Define "helps" Act_of_Reparation Jul 2019 #6

Marx: Opium of the people Major Nikon Jul 2019 #7

I can only speak for Christianity, which is supposed to be multi -level. For sure the Karadeniz Jul 2019 #10

The Bible proposed some expiration dates Bretton Garcia Jul 2019 #11

I assume the same, and at some point I think everyone will realize that religions that oppose family AtheistCrusader Jul 2019 #12