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Religion

Major Nikon

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7. Marx: Opium of the people

Reply to Act_of_Reparation (Reply #6)

Sat Jul 6, 2019, 09:14 AM

Jul 2019

No, faith doesn’t put food in your belly, but it provides the conveniently unverifiable promise of paradise as a reward for suffering hunger. Helps to keep people from rioting when they are hungry.

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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