paranoid android Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 (edited) Mate of mine (an ex deviant, imo btw) has recently found god. Has the Coronavirus pandemic changed your view on religion? Are you more convinced that there is a god? is there an increased need for spirituality? Is this a sign of an impending apocalypse? Or, are you even more convinced that there is no god? Has your view changed since the lockdown? Could you give a f**k one way ore the other? etc... Edited April 21, 2020 by paranoid android 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathematics Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Religion is the single biggest load of shite ever invented. I’ve no issues with faith in (a) god(s), but can’t stand organised religion. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 My horoscope said today is a good day to avoid a global pandemic. Does that count? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsforlife Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 5 minutes ago, paranoid android said: Mate of mine (an ex deviant, imo btw) has recently found god. Where? They could solve all these religious debates if it turns out he was just hiding down the back of mad davo’s sofa. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid android Posted April 21, 2020 Author Share Posted April 21, 2020 1 minute ago, parsforlife said: Where? They could solve all these religious debates if it turns out he was just hiding down the back of mad davo’s sofa. Gorebridge. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteRoseKillie Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 4 minutes ago, parsforlife said: Where? They could solve all these religious debates if it turns out he was just hiding down the back of mad davo’s sofa. From personal experience, I'd start the search in Her Majesty's Greybar Hotels. The number of thieves, murders, terrorists and downright wrong'uns who tip up to services inside is fucking incredible compared to the general community, even before you factor in the fact that they're all inside for pretty serious contravention of most religious teachings. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Nosejob Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 US Evangelist Kenneth Copeland destroys Covid-19 in the name of God. Spoiler It didn’t work. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Have you ever actually sat down and read this thing? Technically we're not allowed to go to the bathroom. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 2 hours ago, Tynierose said: No, religion was and still is for idiots. I agree with “is” but dispute “was”. There was a time in history when we knew far less than we know now, people buying into religion as an explanation at that time is understandable. There may still be a few civilisations today where that applies. However religion is incompatible with an informed, rational society. Organised religion is still used as a control mechanism and is used by groups and individuals as a cover for prejudices. For other individuals it’s simply a desperate hope that when they die it’s not “the end”. Bad news folks... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blootoon87 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Religion is evil, and only believed by brain donors. I recently found out that the Swedish word "be" means both pray and beg. Daft subservient c***s. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 32 minutes ago, Granny Danger said: I agree with “is” but dispute “was”. There was a time in history when we knew far less than we know now, people buying into religion as an explanation at that time is understandable. It was also useful for law and order. The King or the Queen was always on first name terms with the almighty so you had to obey the ruler of the land for the good of your soul. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverton End Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Organised religion was a device used to control the masses, through fear & guilt - you'll go to hell.. blah blah... As people became more enlightened & free-thinking they've been drifting away over time. If someone gets comfort or hope, from believing in their whatever god, I don't have a problem with that at all though. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nkomo-A-Gogo Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 I think religion served a purpose through the ages in providing guidance and steering away from savagery, pillaging and the like but it's totally irrelevant these days as we all deep down know what's right and wrong. I don't mind reading a bit of the bible if I see one somewhere and I'm bored. The last thing I read was the stuff about doing your good deeds and not bragging to everyone about it. I actually feel a bit sad knowing that there is nothing after life and maybe a bit envious of people who really believe that they aren't just going to become wormfood. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 25 minutes ago, Nkomo-A-Gogo said: I think religion served a purpose through the ages in providing guidance and steering away from savagery, pillaging and the like but it's totally irrelevant these days as we all deep down know what's right and wrong. I don't mind reading a bit of the bible if I see one somewhere and I'm bored. The last thing I read was the stuff about doing your good deeds and not bragging to everyone about it. I actually feel a bit sad knowing that there is nothing after life and maybe a bit envious of people who really believe that they aren't just going to become wormfood. That's exactly what religion was for the most part. Mass murder and theft was how religious were built and how they survived. It's why a lot of the old religions were consigned to history. Regarding your second paragraph, you don't know that. Simple thermodynamics states that energy cannot be destroyed, so who's to say what happens after you die? Perhaps your 'life force' energy is transferred to another life? Maybe once you die and close your eyes the next/first thing you know you're opening them again as you are being born (obviously you wouldn't know about your 'past lives')? Or of course we would know no more once we die and that will be it. I can't get my head around not being anything for the rest of time. It's insane and folk go mad thinking about it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 I liked the one from South America where they chop folks heads off and roll them down the steps. Apparently it’s banned now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theroadlesstravelled Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Nkomo-A-Gogo said: I think religion served a purpose through the ages in providing guidance and steering away from savagery, pillaging and the like but it's totally irrelevant these days as we all deep down know what's right and wrong. I don't mind reading a bit of the bible if I see one somewhere and I'm bored. The last thing I read was the stuff about doing your good deeds and not bragging to everyone about it. I actually feel a bit sad knowing that there is nothing after life and maybe a bit envious of people who really believe that they aren't just going to become wormfood. Have you ever seen rogues in the current Tory party? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 One of my earliest memories was when I was eight years old and I was in a classroom and somebody was reading passages from the bible. All the time they were reading, I thought what a load of shite, what an absolute load of shite. None of it made sense to me at all. Noah's Ark collecting two of ever animal. Cats, Dos, Sheep, Goats - fine. What about polar bears, penguins and kangaroos. Throughout my childhood I maintained this view and managed to avoid religion most of the time. Later I went to University in Glasgow and encountered people who really believed this stuff. What an experience. It was like being with people who still believed in Santa Claus or the tooth fairy or thought all those children's fairy stories were true. Every time it came up for discussion, I had nothing to contribute to the conversation. Occasionally I was asked if I was Catholic or Protestant. "No, I am not. It is all a load of shite." End of conversation. I don't care what other people believe and if it gives them comfort then so what. The problem is when they expect me to believe it too. It is a problem because I still think it is a load of shite and I doubt I am going to change my mind. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 1 minute ago, Fullerene said: One of my earliest memories was when I was eight years old and I was in a classroom and somebody was reading passages from the bible. All the time they were reading, I thought what a load of shite, what an absolute load of shite. None of it made sense to me at all. Noah's Ark collecting two of ever animal. Cats, Dos, Sheep, Goats - fine. What about polar bears, penguins and kangaroos. Throughout my childhood I maintained this view and managed to avoid religion most of the time. Later I went to University in Glasgow and encountered people who really believed this stuff. What an experience. It was like being with people who still believed in Santa Claus or the tooth fairy or thought all those children's fairy stories were true. Every time it came up for discussion, I had nothing to contribute to the conversation. Occasionally I was asked if I was Catholic or Protestant. "No, I am not. It is all a load of shite." End of conversation. I don't care what other people believe and if it gives them comfort then so what. The problem is when they expect me to believe it too. It is a problem because I still think it is a load of shite and I doubt I am going to change my mind. Suggesting that the tooth fairy is not real adds nothing to this debate. #fiftypence 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 1 hour ago, DA Baracus said: That's exactly what religion was for the most part. Mass murder and theft was how religious were built and how they survived. It's why a lot of the old religions were consigned to history. Regarding your second paragraph, you don't know that. Simple thermodynamics states that energy cannot be destroyed, so who's to say what happens after you die? Perhaps your 'life force' energy is transferred to another life? Maybe once you die and close your eyes the next/first thing you know you're opening them again as you are being born (obviously you wouldn't know about your 'past lives')? Or of course we would know no more once we die and that will be it. I can't get my head around not being anything for the rest of time. It's insane and folk go mad thinking about it. You certainly have. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 (edited) When I was 8 I got into a playground fight with my mate Sayeed about who was better Mohammed or Jesus We got hauled in front of the headmistress for fighting and when we had to explain what the fight was about I felt really stupid. Which is basically when religion and I parted company For the record I was clearly winning when the fight was stopped so Jesus is better Edited April 22, 2020 by topcat(The most tip top) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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