91 California cities vote to display "In God We Trust" (sale, to buy)

[jaijai]

Originally Posted by user_id

Of course I would, that would be rather enjoyable! Bricks? Nah, I tend to avoid the spiritual/religious folks.

It is a bit amusing that in American culture debating is largely seen as a negative thing, in fact even suggesting that someone may be wrong is treated as a personal attack.

Debating?
With highnlite about the above issue?
That's so silly.

[user_id]

Originally Posted by jaijai

Debating?
With highnlite about the above issue?

Ummm.....that isn't a debate, its just a brief note about his fake photos....I didn't start the conservation. But I suppose you find commenting on the conservation to be of superior value?

[jaijai]

Originally Posted by user_id

Ummm.....that isn't a debate, its just a brief note about his fake photos....I didn't start the conservation. But I suppose you find commenting on the conservation to be of superior value?

Like i said, you'd argue with a brick.

[user_id]

Originally Posted by jaijai

Like i said, you'd argue with a brick.

Don't you think you're being a bit hard on yourself?

[jaijai]

Originally Posted by user_id

Don't you think you're being a bit hard on yourself?

clever.

[DMenscha]

Sort of reminds me of the Monty Python sketch about arguing.

"No you're just contradicting everything I say".
"No I'm not".

[WesternPilgrim]

Originally Posted by TrueTimbers

The west coast and the majority of first world nations... IMO it is a sign of a modern, educated, wealthy society... Birth rates drop, life expectancies increase, belief in superstition drop, and practice of Religion drop.

You neglect the essential fact of a time lag. High birthrates and religious cohesion are always a necessary (though not sufficient) precondition of material prosperity, rising levels of education, technoloogical progress, etc. However, low birthrates and religious pluralism/indifference always precede economic and cultural collapse. We are now on the downside of that curve.

[cccdan]

Originally Posted by WesternPilgrim

You neglect the essential fact of a time lag. High birthrates and religious cohesion are always a necessary (though not sufficient) precondition of material prosperity, rising levels of education, technoloogical progress, etc. However, low birthrates and religious pluralism/indifference always precede economic and cultural collapse. We are now on the downside of that curve.

LOLz!
It's exactly the other way around!

High birthrates and religiosity are associated with backwardness, poverty, lack of education and so on...

[.highnlite]

Originally Posted by NorCal Dude

You stealing pictures from a web site and then saying it's you and your wife, before another poster produces proof you stole it, perhaps?

For the record, after showing dear Norcal proof he was wrong again, I asked him twice if he would man up and apologize.

Still waiting.

[the city]

This thread should be moved to the religions thread. I don't appreciate all the criticism of my religion.