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by Robert_S » Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:18 pm
Charlou wrote:DaveDodo007 wrote:Gawdzilla wrote:DaveDodo007 wrote:I think American religiousness is due to the fact that America is a nation of immigrants and people like to mix with like minded people. As the church was the focal point of society for Americans they gravitate towards that. This left America behind the other Western democracies, I think the youth of America are now rejecting religion in large numbers except for the new immigrants who have the same problem as the earlier immigrants.
If church was the only place to do that I'd be inclined to give it some credence. But people spend most of their time outside the church, even in highly religious countries.
I was thinking of earlier times. It's not reason that will replace god it's the entertainment industry DVD's computer games, music and sports. So much better than itchy church pants to quote Homer.
I think you may be right .. the 21st century version of a cargo cult.
Western industrial civilization is the ORIGINAL cargo cult!
What I've found with a few discussions I've had lately is this self-satisfaction that people express with their proffessed open mindedness. In realty it ammounts to wilful ignorance and intellectual cowardice as they are choosing to not form any sort of opinion on a particular topic. Basically "I don't know and I'm not going to look at any evidence because I'm quite happy on this fence."
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by Trolldor » Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:31 pm
I would have thought the original cargo cult was John Frum?
"The fact is that far more crime and child abuse has been committed by zealots in the name of God, Jesus and Mohammed than has ever been committed in the name of Satan. Many people don't like that statement but few can argue with it."
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by Gawdzilla Sama » Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:31 pm
The Mad Hatter wrote:I would have thought the original cargo cult was John Frum?
John Frum Albuquerque.
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by Trolldor » Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:33 pm
Hardy har ha.
"The fact is that far more crime and child abuse has been committed by zealots in the name of God, Jesus and Mohammed than has ever been committed in the name of Satan. Many people don't like that statement but few can argue with it."
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by Gawdzilla Sama » Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:34 pm
The Mad Hatter wrote:Hardy har ha.
Seriously. He probably introduced himself as "John, from ..." but the locals couldn't pronounce that part, so they threw it away.
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by Gawdzilla Sama » Mon Dec 20, 2010 6:29 pm
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by Gawdzilla Sama » Thu Dec 30, 2010 11:49 pm
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by FBM » Thu Dec 30, 2010 11:53 pm
From that link:
And a total of 16% of Americans accept real evolution—purposeless and unguided by God. That’s up from 9% in 1982, and may be a real trend.
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by Gawdzilla Sama » Thu Dec 30, 2010 11:54 pm
FBM wrote:
From that link:
And a total of 16% of Americans accept real evolution—purposeless and unguided by God. That’s up from 9% in 1982, and may be a real trend.
Of the reminder, 83% have no idea what evolution means but say they don't believe it because they're supposed to.
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by FBM » Fri Dec 31, 2010 12:00 am
Gawdzilla wrote:FBM wrote:
From that link:
And a total of 16% of Americans accept real evolution—purposeless and unguided by God. That’s up from 9% in 1982, and may be a real trend.
Of the reminder, 83% have no idea what evolution means but say they don't believe it because they're supposed to.
It's easier to have an opinion than it is to read a book, eh?
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by Gawdzilla Sama » Fri Dec 31, 2010 12:38 am
FBM wrote:It's easier to have an opinion than it is to read even a comic book, eh?
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by charlou » Fri Dec 31, 2010 1:36 am
Gawdzilla wrote:FBM wrote:
From that link:
And a total of 16% of Americans accept real evolution—purposeless and unguided by God. That’s up from 9% in 1982, and may be a real trend.
Of the reminder, 83% have no idea what evolution means but say they don't believe it because they're supposed to.
And they've been pushing to teach
creation/ID in classrooms?
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by Xamonas Chegwé » Fri Dec 31, 2010 1:39 am
Charlou wrote:Gawdzilla wrote:FBM wrote:
From that link:
And a total of 16% of Americans accept real evolution—purposeless and unguided by God. That’s up from 9% in 1982, and may be a real trend.
Of the reminder, 83% have no idea what evolution means but say they don't believe it because they're supposed to.
And they've been pushing to teach
creation/ID in classrooms?
Which, in comparison to evolutionary theory, any moron can understand.
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by Blondie » Fri Dec 31, 2010 1:43 am
Xamonas Chegwé wrote:Charlou wrote:Gawdzilla wrote:FBM wrote:
From that link:
And a total of 16% of Americans accept real evolution—purposeless and unguided by God. That’s up from 9% in 1982, and may be a real trend.
Of the reminder, 83% have no idea what evolution means but say they don't believe it because they're supposed to.
And they've been pushing to teach
creation/ID in classrooms?
Which, in comparison to evolutionary theory, any moron can understand.
And which evolutionary theory would that be Mr. Amonious Seque? Group selection? Nature - Red, tooth and claw? Punctuated equilibrium? ... Need I go on?
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