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Religion Does No Harm, Bill Maher reflects (Original Post) iandhr Jun 2015 OP
I adore Bill amuse bouche Jun 2015 #1
Prayer works better if you take the antibiotics IHateTheGOP Jun 2015 #2
Prayer works better if you take the antibiotics The CCC Jun 2015 #3
Nope IHateTheGOP Jun 2015 #8
Oh it has an effect alright amuse bouche Jun 2015 #10
IMO the only religion people really need is the golden rule. navarth Jun 2015 #4
The Golden Rule is a good philosophy amuse bouche Jun 2015 #6
regarding that: navarth Jun 2015 #7
I understand amuse bouche Jun 2015 #9
This seems like a good follow up libodem Jun 2015 #5

amuse bouche

(3,657 posts)
1. I adore Bill
Tue Jun 16, 2015, 01:53 PM
Jun 2015

" I know why the god that doesn't exist, put me on Earth"

"...and that's the difference between religions people and sane people"

Paraphrase..'We couldn't have stem cell research while President Larry the Cable Guy was in office, because Repugs explained to him, that goo in the petri dish is a baby'

Bill- That's not a baby because they put that in the freezer. I don't know much about babies, but I'm pretty sure you can't freeze them. If we could..Yuppies would do that while they took a trip to Italy



The CCC

(463 posts)
3. Prayer works better if you take the antibiotics
Tue Jun 16, 2015, 03:11 PM
Jun 2015

Antibiotics work better if your pray. That's the well known placebo effect in action. Or as a very wise woman(My mom while teaching me how to drive a car) told me. "Trust in God, but keep your hands on the steering wheel son".

navarth

(5,927 posts)
4. IMO the only religion people really need is the golden rule.
Tue Jun 16, 2015, 04:18 PM
Jun 2015

It's one of the commandments that actually makes sense.

amuse bouche

(3,657 posts)
6. The Golden Rule is a good philosophy
Tue Jun 16, 2015, 05:08 PM
Jun 2015

but it is not one of the 10 Commandments and predates Christianity


Just for giggles.. The Golden Rule was lifted from the oldest surviving law code. The Code of Ur Nammu 2100–2050 BC.


The golden rule existed well before the bible, as did the 10 Commandments. The bible is full of plagiarized stories




navarth

(5,927 posts)
7. regarding that:
Tue Jun 16, 2015, 05:48 PM
Jun 2015

I have no argument with any of what you say, but I do think it--the golden rule is reflected (or plagiarized) in the commandment "Love thy neighbor as thyself"....seems to me it's saying pretty much the same thing.

I treat religion like I treat anything else: accept the parts that make sense and later for the rest.

-Navarth, avowed atheist

amuse bouche

(3,657 posts)
9. I understand
Tue Jun 16, 2015, 06:25 PM
Jun 2015

The thing is, the Golden Rule was just part of a moral code for living and had nothing to do with creepy religion

The world would have been so much better off without that invention


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