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Re: The Internet: Where religions come to die - Snoopster - 10-15-2014
[quote author=ketchim link=topic=93397.msg594225#msg594225 date=1413402567]
That convenor was badgering the Imam : I shouldda been there
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And that's the thing about religion and religious people. The moment religion is put under a microscope and subject to scrutiny it loses it's veneer and legitimacy as the repository for knowledge and about how we should live our lives.
The internet, thankfully, has been a great aider and abettor in this process. 8)
Re: The Internet: Where religions come to die - Snoopster - 10-15-2014
And by the way Ketch. Is there really a need to pay homage to and venerate what is most likely a piece of meteorite? You know, the stuff that falls from the 'heavens' to earth on a nightly basis. ::LOL::
![[Image: meteorite.jpg]](http://www.thesneeze.com/art/loose_art/meteorite.jpg)
Re: The Internet: Where religions come to die - ketchim - 10-15-2014
[quote author=Snoopster link=topic=93397.msg594228#msg594228 date=1413403370]
And by the way Ketch. Is there really a need to pay homage to and venerate what is
most likely a piece of meteorite?
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Lets put it this way, I would NOT kiss it or leave a note : a la the wailing wall ::LOL::
Re: The Internet: Where religions come to die - ketchim - 10-15-2014
Canada was shocked when Folks packed up and gone to fight ....
these were marginal believers ,
The Internet made them do It ::LOL::
Re: The Internet: Where religions come to die - Snoopster - 10-15-2014
[quote author=ketchim link=topic=93397.msg594230#msg594230 date=1413403570]
Lets put it this way : I would NOT kiss it or leave a note a la the wailing wall ::LOL::
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Exactly! See, even you have the ability to use reason and rationality to better understand something for what is really is (ie. the "stone of heaven is really a common meteorite") instead of slavishly following religious superstition and myth.
The internet is truly a marvel of modern times. 8)
Re: The Internet: Where religions come to die - ketchim - 10-15-2014
To rephrase this thread headline :
The Internet: where folks pack up and go DIE for religion !
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2014/09/28/what_do_we_do_about_canadians_joining_isis.html
Re: The Internet: Where religions come to die - ketchim - 10-15-2014
They maintain elaborate Twitter and Instagram accounts, which are frequently updated
with pictures from their travels in various hot spots !
Re: The Internet: Where religions come to die - Snoopster - 10-15-2014
[quote author=ketchim link=topic=93397.msg594235#msg594235 date=1413404006]
To rephrase this thread headline :
The Internet: where folks pack up and go DIE for religion !
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2014/09/28/what_do_we_do_about_canadians_joining_isis.html
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Not so fast there Bro! ::LOL::
More people are using the internet to free themselves of religious ignorance than those using it to go abroad and blow themselves up for 72 virgins.
http://www.ecumenicalnews.com/article/global-atheism-on-the-rise-22235
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10626076/Is-America-losing-faith-Atheism-on-the-rise-but-still-in-the-shadows.html
Re: The Internet: Where religions come to die - Snoopster - 10-15-2014
We're winning the battle (albeit slowly) even in Egypt!
http://www.salon.com/2013/10/27/a_christopher_hitchens_dream_atheism_on_the_rise_in_egypt/
Re: The Internet: Where religions come to die - ketchim - 10-15-2014
Take Christianne Boudreau. Damian had told his Mom that he was going to the Middle East
to study Arabic and Islam.
As his conversion to Islam had brought him new-found peace of mind, Boudreau supported
her son’s decision. A few weeks later, she got a call from Damian and she noticed that
the country code was Turkish.
When he called again a little while later, the country code was Syrian.
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2014/09/28/what_do_we_do_about_canadians_joining_isis.html