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Re: Jesus has been retired by the UK public ...
Reply #15 - Jan 18^th, 2016 at 9:29am

Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Jan 18^th, 2016 at 9:11am:

mariacostel wrote on Jan 18^th, 2016 at 8:39am:

Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Jan 18^th, 2016 at 8:06am:

People I guess don't need fear of an afterlife to make them do the right thing anymore.

You judge that by the utopian, war-free, crime-free, violence free word of 2016?

No I judge that from the violence associated with religious types, ISIS, al-Qaeda, Republican gun nuts.

If that is how you mind chooses to process facts then be my guest. However, it will always lead you confidently and arrogantly to the wrong conclusion.

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Prime Minister for Canyons Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 26906 Canberra Gender:	Re: Jesus has been retired by the UK public ... Reply #16 - Jan 18^th, 2016 at 9:41am You mean presenting facts as they actually are?
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 150871 Gender:	Re: Jesus has been retired by the UK public ... Reply #17 - Jan 18^th, 2016 at 9:52am 'No religion is the new norm,' says Professor Woodhead, 'and there is every indication that its majority share will continue to grow.' Good to hear.
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mariacostel Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 7344 Sydney Gender:	Re: Jesus has been retired by the UK public ... Reply #18 - Jan 18^th, 2016 at 9:55am Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Jan 18^th, 2016 at 9:41am: You mean presenting facts as they actually are? Oh, you think the listing of a few facts without context amounts to Truth? Your world must be a very different place to the one the rest of us live in.
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Prime Minister for Canyons Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 26906 Canberra Gender:	Re: Jesus has been retired by the UK public ... Reply #19 - Jan 18^th, 2016 at 10:02am I'm glad theres a context to terrorism and Republican gun nuts.
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Reply #20 - Jan 18^th, 2016 at 10:14am

Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Jan 18^th, 2016 at 8:06am:

People I guess don't need fear of an afterlife to make them do the right thing anymore.

I'm not sure thats right.
i find buddhists and christians far less "fearful" then secular people.
You need a direction in life and you need a "personal philosophy"
It doesnt probably matter in the long run which direction you take, but if you dont take a direction you are well and truly farrked.
And it seems to my observations that many many aetheists would do very well to submit to a "force" greater then themselves.
Their ego's wont like this.
Their ego thinks they will cease to exist if they do.
Paradoxically though, the opposite is true.

If people think they can find peace and happiness in the secular world of "ego", i will wish them good luck. They are going to need it Wink

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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 41330 Gender:	Re: Jesus has been retired by the UK public ... Reply #21 - Jan 18^th, 2016 at 10:20am Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Jan 18^th, 2016 at 8:29am: Now I'm worried its the fifth sign of the apocalypse. As the English society has walked away from Jesus it has declined dramatically.
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sir prince duke alevine Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 23619 Gender:	Re: Jesus has been retired by the UK public ... Reply #22 - Jan 18^th, 2016 at 10:25am Sprintcyclist wrote on Jan 18^th, 2016 at 10:20am: Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Jan 18^th, 2016 at 8:29am: Now I'm worried its the fifth sign of the apocalypse. As the English society has walked away from Jesus it has declined dramatically. Explain.
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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 41330 Gender:	Re: Jesus has been retired by the UK public ... Reply #23 - Jan 18^th, 2016 at 10:30am Since the 70's England has been in a continual decline. Their society is worse to live in now than then.
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 150871 Gender:	Re: Jesus has been retired by the UK public ... Reply #24 - Jan 18^th, 2016 at 10:32am Sprintcyclist wrote on Jan 18^th, 2016 at 10:30am: Since the 70's England has been in a continual decline. Their society is worse to live in now than then. Perhaps. This news, however, shows that there is hope for the future.
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Reply #25 - Jan 18^th, 2016 at 10:48am

aquascoot wrote on Jan 18^th, 2016 at 10:14am:

Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Jan 18^th, 2016 at 8:06am:

People I guess don't need fear of an afterlife to make them do the right thing anymore.

I'm not sure thats right.
i find buddhists and christians far less "fearful" then secular people.
You need a direction in life and you need a "personal philosophy"
It doesnt probably matter in the long run which direction you take, but if you dont take a direction you are well and truly farrked.
And it seems to my observations that many many aetheists would do very well to submit to a "force" greater then themselves.
Their ego's wont like this.
Their ego thinks they will cease to exist if they do.
Paradoxically though, the opposite is true.

If people think they can find peace and happiness in the secular world of "ego", i will wish them good luck. They are going to need it Wink

Fearful of what exactly, an afterlife? How can I as an atheist be fearful of something I think doesnt exist.

Oh, wait, I'm fearful of unicorns.

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No evidence whatsoever it can be attributed to George Orwell or Eric Arthur Blair (in fact the same guy)

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Bias_2012 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 10766 Gender:	Re: Jesus has been retired by the UK public ... Reply #26 - Jan 18^th, 2016 at 11:03am Everyones' a Christian but rejects Christ - oh ok ! ya bunch of hypocrites, you're all just confirming once again why you vote for the Lib Lab Christ, no Christian values there, only stealing, adultery, lying, cheating, defame, slander etc etc
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Stratos Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 4725	Re: Jesus has been retired by the UK public ... Reply #27 - Jan 18^th, 2016 at 11:04am aquascoot wrote on Jan 18^th, 2016 at 10:14am: i find buddhists and christians far less "fearful" then secular people. I've mentioned this before, so you really have no excuse. Many Buddhists are also atheist. Depending on your sect, you being a Buddhist has nothing to do with belief in a god.
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Reply #28 - Jan 18^th, 2016 at 11:25am

Stratos wrote on Jan 18^th, 2016 at 11:04am:

aquascoot wrote on Jan 18^th, 2016 at 10:14am:

i find buddhists and christians far less "fearful" then secular people.

I've mentioned this before, so you really have no excuse.

Many Buddhists are also atheist. Depending on your sect, you being a Buddhist has nothing to do with belief in a god.

Well true, buddhism is more a philosophy.
And you can certainly read the personal philosophy of Jesus and get a lot out of it.
And i dont think there is an afterlife BUT religion fulfils a very useful role.

If you dont see jesus or the buddha or confuscius or Lao Tzu as very gifted philosophers , you are just closing off some major avenues for personal growth.

And what exactly is the direction of your average englishman going to be.

If they wish to turn their backs on the smartest and most inspired philosophers, where are they going to get direction from?

David cameron Wink

The UN

the BBC

i wouldnt be writing off religion just yet.

And , whilst it is falling in the UK (which seems to have fallen into some sort of melancholic state) , it is booming in Russia and east asia.

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Prime Minister for Canyons Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 26906 Canberra Gender:	Re: Jesus has been retired by the UK public ... Reply #29 - Jan 18^th, 2016 at 11:31am Other smart and inspired philosophers I guess.
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