[Chyld]

Read it three times, and I still haven't got a zogging clue what it's on about.

What's the graph of?

[J m HofMarN]

I'm guessing it's something along the lines that Nazis make religion a horrible thing so people will hate religion as long as there are nazis. The graph though, you got me. Maybe its another excersise in drawing connections between two different things/concepts/people.

[SimeSublime]

It is possible to have religion without belief. Universism(The tree of religions which includes atheism, agnosticism, deism, pantheism and transcendentalism)holds faith in contempt, and says believe what you can justify by reason.

This post has been edited by SimeSublime: 11 December 2004 - 10:25 PM

[Slade]

The graph looks like infinity to me... Possibly a skewed trigonometric function...

But what about other hate groups, Hannibal? And what if someone dislikes a religion because of its practices, not ignorant prejudice?

So, the National Socialists were also a religion too?

*scratches head* You just must be so far above me I can't even begin to comprehend it... Wait! I got it!



That's what he's trying to say.

This post has been edited by Slade: 11 December 2004 - 12:37 PM

[J m HofMarN]

He's not the only one who's more intelligent than you Slade, here's another very deep and meaningful metaphor you can't understand:

Did you draw inspiration from posting a picture of a fan on a computers processor

Or...

are you a poster for fans who draw pictures on computer processors from Inspiron?

Think about it, won't you?

And about that picture, you're way off base. He's trying to say something more akin to this:

This post has been edited by J m HofMarN: 12 December 2004 - 12:26 AM

[Slade]

Whoa... I bow before you, oh great poster...

Seriously, Hannibal, could you be so kind as to clarify in English, since I don't understand a lick of that?

[Emu]

It is possible to have religion without belief. Universism(The tree of religions which includes atheism, agnosticism, deism, pantheism and transcendentalism)holds faith in contempt, and says believe what you can justify by reason.

(Sime)

Aren't those more of philosophies than religions though? I think of religion as something that involves some sort of practice, such as meditation, prayer, or attendance at services, or having some moral code or list of rules by which to live one's life, but that might just be my own perception of what a religion is.

In any case, humankind has always twisted things like religion and technology into new reasons and ways to gain power and kill each other. We think that knowledge and morality will help to pull us out of a primitive mindset, but for the most part it hasn't yet and it probably won't.

[SimeSublime]

Aren't those more of philosophies than religions though?  I think of religion as ... or having some moral code or list of rules by which to live one's life, but that might just be my own perception of what a religion is. 

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Its possible to have a moral code which you develop yourself. Infact, I belive that doing whats right because it's the right thing to do is better then doing whats right because your afraid of going to hell.

[WalrusOfPlastic]

Its possible to have a moral code which you develop yourself. Infact, I belive that doing whats right because it's the right thing to do is better then doing whats right because your afraid of going to hell.

Can you define "right" in the context you are using it? It's a pretty vague term.

[SimeSublime]

I mean as in doing the morally better thing for society. Giving to charity, not killing random people, that sort of thing.

[Slade]

Sounds like a plan. Most of my ethics are centered around "Is this going to hurt someone or myself?" And if it's just going to hurt me, then it's "Is it worth the risk?"

I've always thought of religion of requiring worship of a deity.