dB-Paradox Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chosendarkness Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Article Not surprising, times change. People's ideas and beliefs change. To me following religion is like when we used to wipe our butts with our hands. Toilet paper is much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryper Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 wait they have paper for your butt. :completely missing the point: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chosendarkness Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 wait they have paper for your butt. Exactly! They have a solution to fear as well, it's called 'get off your ass and take some responsibility'. No need tor religion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pk62281 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 If you run out of paper you could always use your bible 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chosendarkness Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 If you run out of paper you could always use your bible I wonder if they have to do that sometimes in the sweatshops where they make bibles for the rich, western Christians? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galien Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Um I vaguely remember using one of the unprinted pages to roll a joint....... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dB-Paradox Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share Posted March 25, 2011 Um I vaguely remember using one of the unprinted pages to roll a joint....... Ha! I remember as a Christian in my late teens, a guy was visiting my house and asked if I cigarette paper. I didn't, so he said bible pages worked also. I got sooooo offended! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chosendarkness Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Um I vaguely remember using one of the unprinted pages to roll a joint....... I heard if you use those bibles with the really thin pages it words pretty decent. They used to hand those little new testaments out at my college. No wonder the cover was green Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jds22 Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 If you run out of paper you could always use your bible Why would I treat my ass like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pk62281 Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 That is true. The bible is already full of shit! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cracked Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Religion continues to evolve with the times, and as long as it keeps doing so, I don't see it going anywhere soon. I still think it's funny that religious folks don't believe in evolution, but their religion has to evolve to survive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FourDogBrewing Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I was reading about this, interesting stuff. For a little bit of perspective on this news: http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2011/03/imagine_a_perfectly_spherical.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozymandias Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Religion continues to evolve with the times, and as long as it keeps doing so, I don't see it going anywhere soon. I agree. Though traditional religious beliefs may be dwindling in places, religion has found ways to adapt with those changing times. I'm a little doubtful that "extinction" will be coming along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vomit Comet Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 It only takes a generation for the worst reactionary fundamentalism to make a raging comeback. Just look at what happened to Afghanistan after 30 years of war. It was way better there before the Soviets showed up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hecate Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Religion continues to evolve with the times, and as long as it keeps doing so, I don't see it going anywhere soon. I still think it's funny that religious folks don't believe in evolution, but their religion has to evolve to survive. I agree I think that with science and our times beliefs will just keep on changing. So I don't think it will ever be extinct but people will just have their own beliefs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vomit Comet Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 I agree I think that with science and our times beliefs will just keep on changing. So I don't think it will ever be extinct but people will just have their own beliefs. That was a very common belief among scholars of religion for many decades, particularly during the 1960s: that traditional religious collectives would dissolve and belief would become an atomized, individual, private matter. That thesis flew right out the window beginning in the late 70s with the rise of fundamentalism the world over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Margee Posted April 9, 2011 Moderator Share Posted April 9, 2011 Religion is the collective consciousness of a culture. The only way to ever get rid of religion is to wipe out the human race. It is kind of like the saying...if you want to go to a place where there is eternal peace...go visit a graveyard. I agree with burneout - I think the 'idea' of god has been implanted in the human mind for thousands of years and it will not be an easy thing to let go of. We need a fresh new breed of humans to start all over and do it right.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Moderator florduh Posted April 9, 2011 Super Moderator Share Posted April 9, 2011 I think the word "religion" may fall into disuse as more people begin to call themselves "spiritual" in order to appear "enlightened" and set apart from the mainstream. It's religion by another name, but it will get the traditional sects in a dither. The old classic brick and mortar religious venues will continue to lose income. Websites, books and "courses" that sell "enlightenment" will likely prosper. A small, hardcore fundy movement will be the only old school remnant that might actually grow in the coming years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vigile Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Websites, books and "courses" that sell "enlightenment" will likely prosper. Think so? Want to go into business together? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Moderator florduh Posted April 10, 2011 Super Moderator Share Posted April 10, 2011 Websites, books and "courses" that sell "enlightenment" will likely prosper. Think so? Want to go into business together? I can't even do readings anymore. People are so gullible I can't stand to profit from it. It's a character flaw I suffer from. Just get some New Age books that flooded the market in the '60s and repackage it like the other current authors do. A snappy website offering various degrees should be easier to market and bring in more cash than a book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vigile Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Websites, books and "courses" that sell "enlightenment" will likely prosper. Think so? Want to go into business together? I can't even do readings anymore. People are so gullible I can't stand to profit from it. It's a character flaw I suffer from. Just get some New Age books that flooded the market in the '60s and repackage it like the other current authors do. A snappy website offering various degrees should be easier to market and bring in more cash than a book. I was just yanking your chain. I'd probably cut myself shaving as I'd suffer from mirror avoidance. I suffer from the flaw of honesty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super FZL Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 I think the word "religion" may fall into disuse as more people begin to call themselves "spiritual" in order to appear "enlightened" and set apart from the mainstream. It's religion by another name, but it will get the traditional sects in a dither. The old classic brick and mortar religious venues will continue to lose income. Websites, books and "courses" that sell "enlightenment" will likely prosper. A small, hardcore fundy movement will be the only old school remnant that might actually grow in the coming years. I think you're on to something there, florduh. It sounds plausible, and frankly, I would be much more okay with that sort of future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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