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[Shagnak]

Who said that there was only one interpretation (other than you, initially) or that it wasn't "dumbass"?

Argue logically please.

 

[Balor]

One of the meanings of the word "religion":

Quote:
A cause, principle, or activity pursued with zeal or conscientious devotion.


Given that it is also an organised "cause, principle, or activity" I find your point to be crap.

And I find this *one if definitions* crap. Utter crap.
Like, I have a cause - to buy myself RadeOn X800XT. And I work towards it with * with zeal or conscientious devotion.* So, I have a religion of buying RadeOns? And if I'll find out that some Geforce card is better and cheaper? I guess I'll abandon this religion at once.
This way, pretty much everything is religion.
Even zeaous jerking at some hardcore German porn.

 

[Balor]

Who said that there was only one interpretation (other than you, initially) or that it wasn't "dumbass"?

Argue logically please.

Can rephrase your question so that I can answer it?

 

[Fez]

Looks like someone has issues.

 

[Balor]

Looks like someone has issues.

Can someone explain what it means? My dictionary says that issues is some kind of financial papers, and I doubt that you meant that.

 

[Fez]

I like reading papers.

 

[Shagnak]

Me too. Especially the funny papers.

 

[Fez]

I like the little boy who says funny things. He is nice. He has lots of friends.

 

[Balor]

*shrugs*
I'll be back when you'll start to talk sense.

 

[Fez]

Don't bother.

 

[DarkSign]

In this sense, issues means a psychological problem or topic that you need to work through emotionally.

Childhood issues include...

lack of intimacy (caused by an abusive father)
too much intimacy (caused by sleeping with your mother)
selfishness (due to egotism)
co-dependence(due to wanting people do like you)

...and thats just what Fez and Exit are working though.

IT SHOULD BE NOTED FOR THE RECORD THAT

the sensation caused by mysticism or religion has been cornerd in the brain chemically and discovered. there is a weightlessness and an "out of time" feeling accompanied by it. Time did a whole article when it was announced and went into the sociological reasons behind religion explained.

I just say...its for suckas.

 

[Balor]

Hey, one nice anecdote for that:
"A narc lurches to man and says:
- Man, wanna buy some shit, man? Some heavy shit, man!
- Of cource not! I'm living a healthy lifestyle and practising yoga!
- Oh, so you have your head full of your own shit, man... Sorry, man."

 

[Otaku_Hanzo]

Talk about going off topic. Holy fuck.

First, the american release doesn't even have Kult in it's title. They completely changed the name due to the PnP RPG of the same name.

Second, the game does have some serious religious undertones as well as being violent. Those two things don't mix well in the eyes of politicians and religious zealots here in the states and that's probably why the mature rating. All the holy rollers on the ESRB raised enough of a fuss.

 

[Reklar]

Religion, rational or not, is a fundamental part of the human psyche, and its erradication can only be carried out by totalitarian means.

Believing (faith) is a fundamental part of human psyche, I can admit that. Not that bad, in my book, and certainly handy for morale boosts when things go ugly. Hope is a silly feeling, however. You can hope anything you want, but plan you actions in a realistic fashion.
Self-demeaning desire to worship something is also, unfortunately, part of human psyche... but it’s grow less powerful as people grow more sophisticated and intelligent.
Religion is not... and it's eradication can be carried only be totalitarian means only because once faith becomes religion, it turns into an institute of hoarding privileges, money and power, using people weaknesses, fanatics and brainwashing. It's inevitable, it's *fundamental part of human psyche*. It will fight tooth and claw for it, using brainwashed pawns as grunts. I’m not talking about Christianity in particular - I mean every religion and sect in existence. Btw, Satanism is NOT a religion. It’s a philosophy, or even a state of mind.
Same goes for original Buddhism and Daoism.
Of course, many good things came out from religion... but ultimately, it did far more bad then good. On my scale, at least.
I’m not against faith. But I’m against sitting idly and hoping that some higher being will solve your problems. Same goes about ‘If I’ll never touch women, drink, wear a robe and live in a cave, I’ll be granted eternal life in paradise”.
Self-improvement should be the Ultimate goal. And Christian religion says that we are created in God’s image - therefore, we cannot get any better, and any change is for the worse. *rolls eyes in disgust*. Thank God Creatinism is not being studied in our schools (so far, at least), unlike in some *progressive* countries.
Anyway, eventually religion will die out by itself. When people will finally get rid of silly need to worship anything, adhere to stupid rituals and ‘herd instinct’ to be like everyone else, that’ll bring the death to Religion. Perhaps the singularity will finally open people’s eyes?

Like those used by the commies you seem to admire. So much for your hate of "dogmatism".

Admire commies? Don't put words in my mouth, especially when I've stated otherwise already. Are you stupid or just trying to insult me? Not a helluva of difference, though, since second equals the first.
And btw, I understand that since people are unready to live without it, the religion will creep back again. I just hope that it will not become a major power, like it was in Tzar’s Russia...
Tzars used religion to make people believe that they are ‘god-chosen people’, like pharaohs in Egypt. And you can see what religion, especially extremist one, can do to people - see Chechen and Arabic terrorist’s actions.
P.S.
I agree that *Right now* religion will rule. For same reasons that democracy is, in fact, a myth. At least, such as one that we now have everywhere and until more then 50% of people use TV to make their opinions about what’s happening in the world and on people - instead of using their own brain and doing their own research.

I just thought I would mention to you that not all Christians, in fact I'm not sure which ones you're talking about, believe that because we are created in God's image we can never get any better. In reality, this is the exact opposite of what a lot of Christians believe. It is believed that no one is perfect except for God, and thus we must always strive to be more God-like (e.g. more compassionate, understanding, tolerant, etc.). Also, I'm not sure which progressive countries are teaching Creationism in school, but it's not happening in the US, or at least not in my neck of the woods.

Oh, and I agree with you about TV and rotten brains. Too many people in the US, and other countries too I would imagine, do not think and let the shiny people on the television tell them what to think. It's demoralizing to witness, believe me.

-Reklar
(a Fallout/RPG fan)