[ExI] atheism

Dave Sill sparge at gmail.com
Fri Dec 18 18:32:10 UTC 2009


2009/12/18 Post Futurist <p0stfuturist at yahoo.com>
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> Religion is IMO necessary for some families for the same reason; say, a family of yahoos ceases churchgoing,
> then they might trade off religion/faith for eating more to fill the void in their psyches; drink more spirits, become
> sex addicts.

So you think food, drink, and sex are inherently "bad", at least when
they're partaken for recreational purposes? And you think it's a net
win for society to replace them with fear of a mystical busybody--or
at least hope that that will be the result?

*boggle*

> They might dissemble more to each other than they would if they didn't have the pressure from
> religious guilt.

Huh?

-Dave



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