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Religion

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2. Powerful warfare

Sat Dec 22, 2018, 07:08 AM

Dec 2018

I remember how politically England changed overnight to a certain Protestant brand.

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Religion is man made. True Blue American Dec 2018 #1

And now Pompeo True Blue American Dec 2018 #28

Powerful warfare empedocles Dec 2018 #2

Yeah, just not seeing it. Igel Dec 2018 #3

There is another significant difference in your analogy though Major Nikon Dec 2018 #4

Your are incorrect. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #6

I'm talking about privilege. You are talking about totalitarianism. Major Nikon Dec 2018 #7

No, we are both talking about privilege. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #9

You obviously missed the point. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #5

Nonsense Major Nikon Dec 2018 #8

Stalinist Russia, like China, guillaumeb Dec 2018 #10

Sure, I'm blaming theism for Stalinist Russia. Yeah, that's it. Major Nikon Dec 2018 #13

Stalinist Russia revived the Russian Orthodox Church. Voltaire2 Dec 2018 #14

I think the talk is based on thoughts that came into his head. MineralMan Dec 2018 #15

Are you free of cognitive bias? guillaumeb Dec 2018 #18

No, of course I'm not. None of us are. MineralMan Dec 2018 #20

You are making the assumption guillaumeb Dec 2018 #21

Or, perhaps you have very little understanding of what I'm talking MineralMan Dec 2018 #22

Perhaps one of us cannot recognize something. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #23

Yeah like what name was called Major Nikon Dec 2018 #25

How is this any different from what religious leaders are doing? DetlefK Dec 2018 #16

My post acknowledged that. eom guillaumeb Dec 2018 #19

Both are human endeavors. MineralMan Dec 2018 #11

I cannot honestly come to the same conclusion. gtar100 Dec 2018 #24

I simply see Religion True Blue American Dec 2018 #29

Antiquity Karadeniz Dec 2018 #27