Poll: What is religion's true role in society?

yeti · (This post was last modified: 08-30-2007 04:14 AM by yeti.)

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B4Time · 08-30-2007, 04:50 AM

dam Yeti wheres control tool in the voting had to pick opiate for the masses.I believe it is a control tool one of the best ever created.I don't know how many governments there are on the planet but has to be at least 150 religion I figure at least 15 these numbers alone speak to the ingenuity of the lie.My numbers are just for argument sake and are fictitious.Would anyone here know where to get the numbers on religion and governments in the world today?

B4Time · 08-30-2007, 05:07 AM

There are 19 religions and 194 governments in the world.

yeti · (This post was last modified: 08-30-2007 06:28 AM by yeti.)

Quote:There are 19 religions and 194 governments in the world.

Well, there ya go!

Of course, there are actually a lot more than 19 religions, but the lesser ones don't count...

For instance, are you aware that I am a deity?

Actually, a bunch of aging hippy crypto-zoologists think I am, but it pays the bills and gets me laid.

Wait a minute, I'm a cult, aren't I?

Never mind...

B4Time · 08-30-2007, 06:36 AM

lmao yeti=deity I will remember this when I need a favor or a miracle.

~~MrBS~~ · (This post was last modified: 08-30-2007 06:44 AM by MrBS.)

I don't like the "Opiate for the masses" term.

Why are you discriminating against Opiates and making them look bad by comparing them to religion?

Quote:For instance, are you aware that I am a deity?

I know a dyslexic woman at Weight Watchers who thinks the same too...

yeti · (This post was last modified: 08-30-2007 06:53 AM by yeti.)

Quote:I don't like the "Opiate for the masses" term. Why are you discriminating against Opiates and making them look bad by comparing them to religion?

Ssssh! <whisper>I'm trying to single out the commies.</whisper>

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Quote:For instance, are you aware that I am a deity?
I know a dyslexic woman at Weight Watchers who thinks the same too...

Wooowaaa! Hummana Hummana Hummana!! Got her number?

***Shinobi*** · 08-30-2007, 11:20 AM

Lmfao

resonate · 08-30-2007, 08:31 PM

I think alot could be learned from the books of any and all religions... but adhereing to any one religion (religiously) hinders ones path to the truth.

Our material culture is a religion people cling to... that is why ignorance is reigning down around here.

Our cultural religion thinks it knows the one right way to live... hence encourages people to BE ignore-ant. Now, this religion has us so far gone that people think there is no way out, no other way, that religious mindset is pretty much sealing our fate.

All the religions of the world combined have done less harm than this one we live under. The religion of Material and Economic "prosperity".

mothandrust · 08-31-2007, 03:52 AM

Quote:I don't like the "Opiate for the masses" term.

Why are you discriminating against Opiates and making them look bad by comparing them to religion?

good point MrBS! i missed that, and what's more i voted for it too:err:

if the masses were allowed opiates, or whatever, religion wouldn't stand a chance (and the only wars would be price wars as suppliers competed for expanding markets)

~~SerialExpLain~~ · (This post was last modified: 08-31-2007 04:53 AM by SerialExpLain.)

Quote:Is religion another control tool, or the way to truth?

Can be both. More than can be said for this thread.

hilly7 · 08-31-2007, 05:26 AM

Quote:dam Yeti wheres control tool in the voting had to pick opiate for the masses.I believe it is a control tool one of the best ever created.I don't know how many governments there are on the planet but has to be at least 150 religion I figure at least 15 these numbers alone speak to the ingenuity of the lie.My numbers are just for argument sake and are fictitious.Would anyone here know where to get the numbers on religion and governments in the world today?

Not sure about contries but there are 10,000 Religions with numerous denominations.
Almost 7,000 languages.

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resonate · 09-03-2007, 09:04 AM

Would anyone agree that Truth has been and could be attained instantly?

Also, what does "Truth" mean?

It may not be wise to assume that we all have some mutual understanding of what "Truth" is.

hilly7 · (This post was last modified: 09-04-2007 05:26 AM by hilly7.)

Quote:Would anyone agree that Truth has been and could be attained instantly?

Also, what does "Truth" mean?

It may not be wise to assume that we all have some mutual understanding of what "Truth" is.

No, I don't think all the truth could be attained instantly, we'd probably go crazy. I'm not sure what Webster says but the truth is what is real knowledge, that's just my opinion. That by no means says that the truth is what we precieve it to be. Truth is still the facts correct and not left up to one's own thought of facts to be correct. Example, you hit you finger while looking away. It hurt and bled. You can say that you hit you finger. Hit your finger with a hanner. you were not paying attention. Your fingure hurt. Your finger bled. Any combination of these are True yet omitting any make it a partial truth. Addition of any, depending on what's added can make it false. Reversing the sequence of events can create a false. A complete truth is still the whole thing. How you precieve it dosen't matter, the truth did not change.

Upon that I think it fair to say we all know some truth, it's just do we know all the truth.

Poll: What is religion's true role in society?
	The only path to the truth
	One of many paths to the truth
	Opiate of the masses
	A crutch for the crippled
	Virtual Reality goggles
	Bugger off, wanker!!