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In response to "LIR: TWuG. There's no reason to blame religion for sin. It's there, everywhere, with or without it. And the capacity for doing good is there too" by oblique

kilbo, you know I respect that you believe what you believe, and that you're willing to calmly rationally discuss it, but this

Posted by musubi Mar 11 '10, 13:52

is starting to sound like proselytizing, and it's not doing any good.

Will all due respect, I don't think you're saving any souls here, and only causing more conflict than needed.

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Horseshit. He didn't bring up religion on Bwhatever, and is merely explaining his own beliefs. - Dr.Vermin Mar 11, 13:58
I can't "save souls" but at the same time, I feel strongly that with all the horrible things put out in the name of religion that there should be an - oblique Mar 11, 13:57 8
- Like I said, I hope you understand that I not saying you shouldn't say it, just that at this point, perhaps a break is in order. (nm) - musubi Mar 11, 14:07 1
  - I gotta go home now anways :) later! -- nm - oblique Mar 11, 14:10
- we need a new word to describe people like you, as the word "religion" has pretty much been co-opted to decribe a socio-political institution - znufrii Mar 11, 14:01 4
  - Sort of like "environmentalism". - nm - Name Withheld By Request Mar 11, 14:03 3
    - or "patriotism" for that matter. - znufrii Mar 11, 14:05 1
      - Also, ding. "A lot of bad shit has been done in the name of" lots of things. Money, power, LOVE... - Dr.Vermin Mar 11, 14:08
    - DING! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 11, 14:04
- God would be so much better if he offered us like 7 virgins or something. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 11, 13:58
I disagree with your inner message and am sometimes confused as to why or when something starts to become off limits for discussion here. -- nm - Qale Mar 11, 13:55 3
- I don't think it's off limits by any means. I just think tempers are raised, and it's time to just let it rest for a bit. - musubi Mar 11, 13:59 2
  - Oh. Well, the tempers that are being raised are the usual suspects though so we can always hose them down later. -- nm - Qale Mar 11, 14:01 1
    - Me first, me first! -- nm - TWuG Mar 11, 14:03

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