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Post by AyG on Mar 25, 2016 8:40:07 GMT 7
Hardly a surprise, but researchers have demonstrated "humans suppress the analytical areas of their brain in order to believe in god". Well, you would have to to believe in an invisible sky wizard who meddles in human affairs whilst demanding to be worshipped. Also they "engage the parts [of the brain] responsible for empathy in order to believe in god", not that you would have guessed it from recent events in Brussels - or perhaps Allah isn't actually a god. How much longer will mankind be plagued by the pestilence of irrational religious belief? Anyway, the full article is at: www.independent.co.uk/news/science/what-believing-in-god-does-to-your-brain-a6950956.html |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2016 9:20:25 GMT 7
Superstition should be confined to checking under the bed for monsters before going to sleep.
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Post by siampolee on Mar 25, 2016 10:42:52 GMT 7
This was the only thing I ever checked to see if it was under the bed when I was a kid ( late 1940- early1950's) the old ''Guzunder.''  |
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Post by rgs2001uk on Mar 25, 2016 11:12:42 GMT 7
Superstition should be confined to checking under the bed for monsters before going to sleep. Isnt that what the Americans used to do under McCarthyism, checking for reds in the bed. Wasnt it Vlotaire who coined the phrase, if god didnt exist we would have to invent him. |
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Post by Mango Fletchsmile on Mar 25, 2016 11:19:48 GMT 7
Hardly a surprise, but researchers have demonstrated "humans suppress the analytical areas of their brain in order to believe in god". Well, you would have to to believe in an invisible sky wizard who meddles in human affairs whilst demanding to be worshipped. Also they "engage the parts [of the brain] responsible for empathy in order to believe in god", not that you would have guessed it from recent events in Brussels - or perhaps Allah isn't actually a god. How much longer will mankind be plagued by the pestilence of irrational religious belief? Anyway, the full article is at: www.independent.co.uk/news/science/what-believing-in-god-does-to-your-brain-a6950956.htmlHey come on. There's no need for that. Comparing us poor wizards to some fictional character from a book  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2016 11:36:10 GMT 7
This was the only thing I ever checked to see if it was under the bed when I was a kid ( late 1940- early1950's) the old ''Guzunder.'' But did you also look inside for the potty monster? |
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Post by Mango Fletchsmile on Mar 25, 2016 12:06:12 GMT 7
Superstition should be confined to checking under the bed for monsters before going to sleep. Isnt that what the Americans used to do under McCarthyism, checking for reds in the bed. Wasnt it Vlotaire who coined the phrase, if god didnt exist we would have to invent him. Actually Voltaire coined the French phrase "Si Dieu n'existait pas, il faudrait l'inventer", and he borrowed the phrase from English after a few glasses of wine and discussion among friends, one of whom was a wizard |
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Post by siampolee on Mar 25, 2016 13:13:20 GMT 7
Yes I did and I heeded that which I saw!!  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2016 14:02:40 GMT 7
Yes I did and I heeded that which I saw!! That would scare the crap out of even the best athiest. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2016 17:03:07 GMT 7
Christopher Hitchens famously said:
Such a person [an atheist] might very well say that he wished it were true [the existence of a god]. I know some atheists who say, ‘Well, I wish I could believe it. I just can’t. There’s not enough evidence for it’ … I say I’m an anti-theist because I think it’d be rather awful if it was true … you would never have a waking or sleeping moment where you weren’t being watched, and controlled, and supervised by some celestial entity from conception until, well, not even until your death because it’s only after death when the real fun begins, isn’t it? It’d be like living in North Korea.”
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2016 17:06:18 GMT 7
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2016 17:17:35 GMT 7
From my second favourite site, funnytweeter.com -
*** "You're joking about calling it Good Friday, right? I told you the part about the nails?" -Jesus #GoodFriday ***
*** One of Jesus' most impressive accomplishments was being 33 years old and still having 12 really close friends. ***
*** : ME: forgive me father for I have sinned
PRIEST: nothing that can’t be forgiven my son
ME: I microwave my pop tarts
PRIEST: u sick son of a......... ***
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Post by me on Apr 3, 2016 17:22:22 GMT 7
From my second favourite site, funnytweeter.com - *** "You're joking about calling it Good Friday, right? I told you the part about the nails?" -Jesus #GoodFriday *** *** One of Jesus' most impressive accomplishments was being 33 years old and still having 12 really close friends. *** *** : ME: forgive me father for I have sinned PRIEST: nothing that can’t be forgiven my son ME: I microwave my pop tarts PRIEST: u sick son of a......... *** 12 friiends........didn't he have Facebook? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2016 17:23:15 GMT 7
My dad was an atheist.
Good Friday he'd barbecue some nice steaks, just to upset the old biddy biddy next door who was a full blown Catholic.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2016 17:26:44 GMT 7
^ I think I have watched every George Carlin video and interview there is on YouTube. Food for thought and a good laugh.
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