Phlip wrote:
Of course, the poor Athiest households have a small
shrine to Carl Sagan...

What's an "Athiest"?

Someone who is so "more skeptical than thou" that they
pretend they can't read past simple typos on chat forums.

Sorry, but you have TWO typos there.

DanielSan wrote:
Phlip wrote:
Of course, the poor Athiest households have a small
shrine to Carl Sagan...
What's an "Athiest"?
Someone who is so "more skeptical than thou" that they
pretend they can't read past simple typos on chat forums.
Sorry, but you have TWO typos there.

shut up

On Oct 14, 11:55 am, buckeye <buckeye... at (no spam) nospam.net> wrote:





Why Is America So Religious?http://blow.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/29/why-is-america-so-religious/

September 29, 2008, 11:38 am
Why Is America So Religious?
By Charles M. Blow

I found this chart buried in a study entitled “Unfavorable views of Jews
and Muslims on the Increase in Europe”http://pewglobal.org/reports/display.php?ReportID=262
(which is quite disturbing). The report is part of the Pew Research
Center’s Global Attitudes Project.

The chart shows that the wealthier a country is, the less important
religion is to that country. The one exception: The United States.

[ the chart which goes here in the article  interesting in itself ]

From the study:

    “The clear exception to this pattern is the United States, which is a
much more religious country than its degree of prosperity would suggest..
Despite its wealth, the United States is in the middle of the global pack
when it comes to the importance of religion. Indeed, on this question, the
U.S. is closer to considerably less developed nations such as India, Brazil
and Lebanon than to other western nations.”

Why do you think this is? Let’s discuss …
************************************************************************

Wow! That's quite an anomaly. The other surprise - for me - was Russia
ranking as more religious than most of Western Europe despite
generations of suppression. That kind of resilience in the face of
oppression is initially heart warming but it also paints a depressing
picture for the future. Irrational religiosity seems to be so deeply
ingrained that it will be around for as long as humans are.- Skjul tekst i anførselstegn -

- Vis tekst i anførselstegn -

I think that you will find that the combination of suppression of religion
and alienation from the government will make religion popular.

I think that you will find that the combination of suppression of
religion and alienation from the government will make religion
popular.

Which is precisely why televangelist "religion" seeks to undermine
stability in society and government.

Phlip wrote:
I think that you will find that the combination of suppression of
religion and alienation from the government will make religion
popular.

Which is precisely why televangelist "religion" seeks to undermine
stability in society and government.

Art Hoppe of the San Francisco Examiner recognized this years ago.
During Viet Nam he wanted to fly B-52's oveer the country and carpet bomb
them with...
Sears Roebuck catalogs.
They could order anything they wanted and it would be delivered and set up
at no cost.
It would stop the killing, it would be cheaper than bombs, and it would
turn them all into capitalists.

Art Hoppe of the San Francisco Examiner recognized this years ago.
During Viet Nam he wanted to fly B-52's oveer the country and carpet bomb
them with...
Sears Roebuck catalogs.
They could order anything they wanted and it would be delivered and set
up at no cost.
It would stop the killing, it would be cheaper than bombs, and it would
turn them all into capitalists.

That may be something to consider for Afghanistan today ...

... with the possible refinement of long-term service contracts which will
lock them into the relationship.

What's an "Athiest"?

Someone who is so "more skeptical than thou" that they
pretend they can't read past simple typos on chat forums.

Sorry, but you have TWO typos there.