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1. Thou art but dust, and to dust you shall return

Thu Feb 27, 2020, 08:44 AM

Feb 2020

The church’s mind game reminder that you are nothing and they are your only ticket to any kind of afterlife.

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so--I confess my ignorance..... [View all] lastlib Feb 2020 OP

Thou art but dust, and to dust you shall return Miguelito Loveless Feb 2020 #1

It started with the Roman church Miguelito Loveless Sep 2020 #4

"If" Miguelito Loveless Sep 2020 #6

Hey, I don't know you. We all can be anyone we want on the Internets shrike3 Sep 2020 #7

So, you're default setting Miguelito Loveless Sep 2020 #8

I just came across this thread wnylib Dec 2020 #10

There's also a fasting tradition in buddhism shrike3 Dec 2020 #11

I agree that studies of religion would wnylib Dec 2020 #12

Sadly true about the culture wars. Zealots from all quarters, wnylib Dec 2020 #15

To the extent that Xtianity was used wnylib Dec 2020 #19

Thanks for your thoughts: very interesting. shrike3 Dec 2020 #20

On a personal level, I stay with wnylib Dec 2020 #21

Within Christianity, there are varying wnylib Dec 2020 #16

I had the best professor in college ('70's) for World Religions... electric_blue68 Dec 2021 #22

Wow. Sounds like a great experience. Lucky you. shrike3 Dec 2021 #23