The religious oppressing the LGBT community?

Original post by clh_hilary

Christianity is a relatively new religion.

More rubbish from you. You know nothing, get an education.

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Original post by mmmpie

Of course there are problems in our society, I just don't think that it can be described as abysmal. A lot of what you describe are value differences, like hedonism, which are not necessarily problems.

People who think our societies are 'abysmal' are really just spoilt children who have never really opened their eyes to see the situations of poor countries (oh many happen to be christian/muslim) or history.

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The_Dragonborn

Original post by clh_hilary

Christianity is a relatively new religion.

I would say it's the faith which has had the most impact on the world as we know it, in this respect it's old. How many other religions and belief systems from thousands of years ago still last today, because there were many. It's just some that have lasted and still have a large influence for something so old.

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Original post by I am not finite

More rubbish from you. You know nothing, get an education.

Thank you for the advice. I'm going to Oxford so yeah. :h:

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Original post by The_Dragonborn

I would say it's the faith which has had the most impact on the world as we know it, in this respect it's old. How many other religions and belief systems from thousands of years ago still last today, because there were many. It's just some that have lasted and still have a large influence for something so old.

Doesn't take away the fact that it is relatively new, regardless of what that infinite guy would like to think.

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Original post by clh_hilary

Thank you for the advice. I'm going to Oxford so yeah. :h:

I don't care what institution you're attending, you could have a PHD in neuroscience and you'd still be demonstrating you're an ignorant fool on these matters.

Original post by clh_hilary

Doesn't take away the fact that it is relatively new, regardless of what that infinite guy would like to think.

Relatively new compared to what? It's existed for almost 2,000 years now.

(edited 10 years ago)

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Original post by shadowdweller

Dammit, you're not supposed to tell them that!

Now we must proceed!

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Original post by I am not finite

I don't care what institution you're attending, you could have a PHD in neuroscience and you'd still be demonstrating you're an ignorant fool on these matters.

Ha. You literally just ask me to get an education. So now that you realise that I am getting the best education there could be, you're retracting to just that I'm wrong.

The fact of the matter is, christianity is a fairly new religion. It doesn't even predate China.

Oh wait, of course it doesn't. China can be traced back from longer than what christianity thinks the world has existed. :cool:

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Original post by The_Dragonborn

I don't think religion will ever be entirely eliminated from society either.

And there will always be something to be in its role.

Reply 90

The_Dragonborn

Original post by clh_hilary

Doesn't take away the fact that it is relatively new, regardless of what that infinite guy would like to think.

No it's not relatively new at all. Especially for a belief system that has had (and still has) a major influence on today's work. It's from over two and a half thousand years ago for Christ's sake. Tell me of a religion/code/belief system older than that, that still maintains an influence like Christianity does despite its age.

Anyhow this is going a little off-topic so let's try and bring it back. :smile:

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Original post by clh_hilary

Ha. You literally just ask me to get an education. So now that you realise that I am getting the best education there could be, you're retracting to just that I'm wrong.

The fact of the matter is, christianity is a fairly new religion. It doesn't even predate China.

Oh wait, of course it doesn't. China can be traced back from longer than what christianity thinks the world has existed. :cool:

Ridiculous. Like I said I don't care what institution you attend, your education has been nothing short of abysmal. Of course religions existed before Christianity (really you had to look all the way to China), but it's not NEW.

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Original post by anarchism101

Yeah ok let's replace it with anarchist economics and we can trade in fairies.

So do you actually have a response or just ad hominems?

He also insults. Though they often do overlap.

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Original post by I am not finite

Ridiculous. Like I said I don't care what institution you attend, your education has been nothing short of abysmal. Of course religions existed before Christianity (really you had to look all the way to China), but it's not NEW, if that's NEW then democracy is new.

Democracy is new. What's your point? :confused:

My education has been 'nothing short of abysmal'. Will take that as a compliment from you seeing how you think our society is in an abysmal state.

When you run out of argument, you just attack people for not having an education, then when you find out that this someone goes to Oxford, you find that you have nothing else to say so you just make even emptier attacks. Your desperation is showing brah.

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Original post by clh_hilary

So do you actually have a response or just ad hominems?

He also insults. Though they often do overlap.

Most ad hominems are insults, which you'd know if you had any understanding of informal logic or latin.

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Original post by The_Dragonborn

No it's not relatively new at all. Especially for a belief system that has had (and still has) a major influence on today's work. It's from over two and a half thousand years ago for Christ's sake. Tell me of a religion/code/belief system older than that, that still maintains an influence like Christianity does despite its age.

Anyhow this is going a little off-topic so let's try and bring it back. :smile:

Confucianism?

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