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Re: How Religion Works; The Psychology Behind It. by Aaronsrod: 4:22pm On Aug 03, 2017 |
LiberaDeus: Not me. I've moved on since yesterday. My work here is done... |
Re: How Religion Works; The Psychology Behind It. by hopefulLandlord: 4:26pm On Aug 03, 2017 |
Aaronsrod:are you also Aaronson? |
Re: How Religion Works; The Psychology Behind It. by Aaronsrod: 4:39pm On Aug 03, 2017 |
hopefulLandlord: No. Don't know who that one is. One alter ego is enough for me. 1 Like |
Re: How Religion Works; The Psychology Behind It. by LiberaDeus: 4:58pm On Aug 03, 2017 |
Aaronsrod: Yea right. Well you mimicked a monster and now a real monster is here. Religious section please welcome SonOfJesus - the latest fundamentalist, evangelical, bigoted soldier of christ. Note: Aaronsrod you aint fooling me. I know its you behind the mask. Enjoy your ride |
Re: How Religion Works; The Psychology Behind It. by chemystery: 5:14pm On Aug 03, 2017 |
spacetacular:if you are confident enough to insult someone why can't you be proud to accept it than hiding under the guise of "observation"? People like you will call someone fool, idiot, slowpoke, retard, etc and call it observation. Any form of insult or ad hominem can be labelled as observation or which ever name you want to call it. I'm not perturbed anyway, each time I see ad hominem I don't see insult but an egocentric way of backing out or accepting defeat. |
Re: How Religion Works; The Psychology Behind It. by spacetacular(f): 5:27pm On Aug 03, 2017 |
chemystery: Are you sure you are alright? If I say you talk stupid or I ask you to shut up did I insult you by saying that? If I say your comment was either as a result of illiteracy or a lack of assimilation how did that become an insult? I have to ask again if you are alright. If you have a personal complex then deal with it. Do not misconstrue harmless comments as harmful. You made an obvious uninformed error and I corrected you and you insisted on being correct even when you knew you were wrong and you now say I insulted you when I made my observation? Well you are lucky I did not also say you were stiff necked or would you also term that as an insult If I did? |
Re: How Religion Works; The Psychology Behind It. by frank317: 5:57pm On Aug 03, 2017 |
hopefulLandlord: Add English lecturer to the list. The bad news is that she cannot even write a single word or sentence in the OP's mother tongue yet she expects him to be perfect in speaking and writing in foreign language just because it is called English. Well I have noticed that she always does that when she cannot really address or present a reasonable opinion as regards the issue at hand. 1 Like |
Re: How Religion Works; The Psychology Behind It. by chemystery: 6:23pm On Aug 03, 2017 |
adepeter2027:Lol |
Re: How Religion Works; The Psychology Behind It. by Nobody: 7:33pm On Aug 03, 2017 |
Seun:The post you quoted was quite disturbing. I had to read it again to make sure my eyes were not playing tricks on me. The poster failed to realize that indoctrination of children just turns them into gullible adults who are constantly in a state of paranoia/fear that something terrible will happen to them- thus making them easy targets of manipulation. And that's actually how most adults in Nigeria are right now. Always scared of some imaginary enemy. If you have no reason to believe what you believe, then honestly, you can belece anything. 1 Like |
Re: How Religion Works; The Psychology Behind It. by ValentineMary(m): 11:11pm On Aug 03, 2017 |
TheSonOfJesus:Ur words are so encouraging. U just converted a soul. Asshole 1 Like |
Re: How Religion Works; The Psychology Behind It. by Seun(m): 12:56pm On Aug 04, 2017 |
TheSonOfJesus:A muslim would say that modern Christianity is a product of Shaytan. That you're either a muslim or Shaytanist; no middle ground. That it's right to beat Islam into children but wrong to do that for other religions because they're all wrong. How can I find out which of you is right? 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: How Religion Works; The Psychology Behind It. by DangotePikin: 2:23pm On Aug 04, 2017 |
Seun:Christianity predates Islam isn't that enough evidence of which is more genuine? I'm sure if you should ask an independent historian to examine the evidence of both Christians and Muslims, he would say Christianity is more factual. Jesus was born years before Muhammad. |
Re: How Religion Works; The Psychology Behind It. by budaatum: 4:40pm On Aug 04, 2017 |
DangotePikin:On that basis, Zeus and Osiris, to chose a couple, would be more valid gods as they both predate YHWH. As to the ops question, I indoctrinate my child. I tell it 2 naira plus 2 naira is equal to 4 naira without saying why. I wouldn't want it to think otherwise! 2 Likes |
Re: How Religion Works; The Psychology Behind It. by Omoluabi16(m): 7:47pm On Aug 04, 2017 |
hopefulLandlord:you are just deluded. honestly, I pity you..for you wallow in ignorance. You lack conviction in your unbelief, hence you engage in this mockery to feel better about your self. |
Re: How Religion Works; The Psychology Behind It. by hopefulLandlord: 11:35pm On Aug 04, 2017 |
Omoluabi16: we've got a mindreader here 1 Like |
Re: How Religion Works; The Psychology Behind It. by Martinez19(m): 12:37am On Aug 05, 2017 |
spacetacular:off point. 3 Likes
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Re: How Religion Works; The Psychology Behind It. by hopefulLandlord: 2:07pm On Aug 05, 2017 |
AnonyNymous:agreed! |
Re: How Religion Works; The Psychology Behind It. by UyiIredi(m): 3:34pm On Aug 05, 2017 |
True talk. But this can apply to any belief or lack of as it does religion. Atheists do not see that. |
Re: How Religion Works; The Psychology Behind It. by hopefulLandlord: 3:37pm On Aug 05, 2017 |
UyiIredi: I'm curious, how do you indoctrinate someone with atheism? I understand irreligion but atheism? how? pls, I'm not having a go at you, just curious |
Re: How Religion Works; The Psychology Behind It. by UyiIredi(m): 4:08pm On Aug 05, 2017 |
hopefulLandlord: By isolating them from religious traditions. By specifically preaching atheism and criticizing religions on a larger scale as the Communists did. |
Re: How Religion Works; The Psychology Behind It. by UyiIredi(m): 4:10pm On Aug 05, 2017 |
DangotePikin: And pagans existed before Christianity. You should worship Ifa. They were around before Christianity came here. 2 Likes |
Re: How Religion Works; The Psychology Behind It. by Seun(m): 8:36pm On Aug 05, 2017 |
DangotePikin:A Hindu following our discussion would inform you that Hinduism is older than Christianity. Would you accept that as evidence that Hinduism is more genuine than Christianity? If not, why not? I'm sure if you should ask an independent historian to examine the evidence of both Christians and Muslims, he would say Christianity is more factual.What makes you so sure of this? 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: How Religion Works; The Psychology Behind It. by JackBizzle: 8:48pm On Aug 05, 2017 |
UyiIredi: Criticizing religion is not atheism. Being anti religious is not atheism. |
Re: How Religion Works; The Psychology Behind It. by Seun(m): 8:53pm On Aug 05, 2017 |
UyiIredi:Parents are expected to teach their children what they honestly consider to be the truth. So there's nothing wrong with telling children about the numerous problems with religion, or preaching Jesus to them. What we are speaking against is trying to force children to believe as you do. If you fail to persuade your children to adopt your religious position, you should not resort to violence, which is what was actually bad about the communists. Persuasion is good, but coercion is bad. Don't mix them up! 4 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: How Religion Works; The Psychology Behind It. by frank317: 8:58pm On Aug 05, 2017 |
UyiIredi: Atheists reject indoctrination, how is that indoctrination in itself? Would u rather people don't just object what does not make sense to them? Would u say deism is also indoctrination? |
Re: How Religion Works; The Psychology Behind It. by UyiIredi(m): 8:50pm On Aug 06, 2017 |
Seun: Agreed. Some atheist and deist parents could be coercive though, agree? |
Re: How Religion Works; The Psychology Behind It. by Seun(m): 5:20pm On Aug 07, 2017 |
UyiIredi:Yes, but the fraction of atheist or deists parents who are coercive is probably lower because we're not mandated to impose our beliefs on kids. 2 Likes |
Re: How Religion Works; The Psychology Behind It. by UyiIredi(m): 9:48pm On Aug 07, 2017 |
Seun: I agree. |
Re: How Religion Works; The Psychology Behind It. by hopefulLandlord: 7:08pm On Oct 04, 2017 |
frank317: so true |
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