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Old 01-15-2016, 08:58 AM
 
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Religion...politics...tools used by the rich to control the sheep

Im not talking about faith, belief in god, spirituality...im talking about MAN written dogma
anyone can claim to know the word of god, write it down, and exert control

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Old 01-15-2016, 09:44 AM
 
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Well.

Yes.

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Old 01-15-2016, 10:21 AM
 
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damn that was quick!
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Old 01-15-2016, 10:26 AM
 
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Humans follow because they have the free will to do so. If they do not want to follow then they should be emotionally strong enough not to follow and mature enough to stand by their decision.
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Old 01-15-2016, 01:09 PM
 
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Religion...politics...tools used by the rich to control the sheep

Im not talking about faith, belief in god, spirituality...im talking about MAN written dogma
anyone can claim to know the word of god, write it down, and exert control

discuss
Yes, much organized religion is essentially a mask for political agendas. Essentially, it's institutionalized bullying by people who claim to speak for the god(s) who supposedly control(s) the universe.
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Old 01-17-2016, 07:53 AM
 
Location: Northeastern US
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Im not talking about faith, belief in god, spirituality...im talking about MAN written dogma
They are the same thing.

People sometimes claim there's a difference between dogma and "genuine" revelation, but there's not. There is no revelation, only "faith, belief, spirituality" ... which is just believing asserted things without a requirement of substantiating evidence or logical argument. And the assertions come from people too.
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Old 01-17-2016, 11:50 AM
 
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Religion...politics...tools used by the rich to control the sheep

Im not talking about faith, belief in god, spirituality...im talking about MAN written dogma
anyone can claim to know the word of god, write it down, and exert control

discuss
I wouldn't lump all rich people together because even within that group, there are those who are richer than others.

Language is the wall that separates those who want to be separated and that usually belongs to the better educated who may be rich.
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