Religious America?
Re: Religious America?
by spacemonkey » Wed May 13, 2015 10:58 am
The hardest part of doing nothing is knowing when your done.
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Re: Religious America?
by Saz » Wed May 13, 2015 11:07 am
Not even close.
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Re: Religious America?
by Saz » Wed May 13, 2015 11:16 am
DON'T BE A TOUGH GUY. DON'T BE A FOOL! I WILL CALL YOU LATER.
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Re: Religious America?
by Indy » Wed May 13, 2015 11:43 am
Best explanation I've heard, and I forget who it's from but it might have been Hitchens, is that religion was created as a way for people to deal with their overwhelming fear of mortality.
It's certainly been used for so many other things over the centuries, but that was the claim.
It's certainly been used for so many other things over the centuries, but that was the claim.
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