Religion

trotsky

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3. LMAO

Tue Aug 28, 2018, 01:28 PM

Aug 2018

It's fun to watch you desperately spin news to be favorable to your viewpoint.

As usual, the devil is in the details. Religion is in severe decline in areas that have greater stability and economic prosperity. This is not only bad news for religion (since it thrives on pain and suffering, it's going to end up encouraging it), but bad news for humanity as a result.

Of course the killer point is right in the article:

It’s mainly down to births and deaths, rather than religious conversion.

Religion is not winning minds and capturing hearts - it's relying on indoctrination. This is very bad news indeed for religion, that it cannot compete fairly in the marketplace of ideas and must instead be drilled into the minds of children before they can question it.

But you go ahead and rejoice and rub it in all those evil atheists' faces, gil. They'll still be laughing at you, however.

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Interesting news: why faith is becoming more and more popular [View all] guillaumeb Aug 2018 OP

it means more hate and wars probably nt msongs Aug 2018 #1

Too reductionistic by far. eom guillaumeb Aug 2018 #2

That's about right. Maybe some good too, KPN Sep 2018 #101

LMAO trotsky Aug 2018 #3

Keep spinning your narrative. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #5

What do you think about the specific sentence I quoted, gil? trotsky Aug 2018 #7

The article states that the population of theists is growing. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #11

What do you think about the specific sentence I quoted, gil? trotsky Aug 2018 #14

No, it does not. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #16

What do you think about the specific sentence I quoted, gil? trotsky Aug 2018 #17

What do you think about the specific sentence I quoted, gil? trotsky Aug 2018 #47

What do you think about the specific sentence I quoted, gil? trotsky Sep 2018 #140

I think an answer will not be coming, somehow. MineralMan Sep 2018 #141

It's amazing how a one sentence off hand remark Lordquinton Sep 2018 #142

And the one sentence comes from the article that HE HIMSELF posted. trotsky Sep 2018 #144

Everyone can see it Lordquinton Sep 2018 #150

What do you think about the specific sentence I quoted, gil? trotsky Sep 2018 #153

What do you think about the specific sentence I quoted, gil? trotsky Sep 2018 #154

What do you think about the specific sentence I quoted, gil? trotsky Sep 2018 #155

You'll wait a long time for Guy (French pronunciation). MineralMan Sep 2018 #156

I'm going to keep asking. trotsky Sep 2018 #157

Yeah, I know. MineralMan Sep 2018 #158

They might actually come to a different conclusion. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #159

If they have a modicum of intelligence, they won't. trotsky Sep 2018 #160

What do you think about the specific sentence I quoted, gil? trotsky Sep 2018 #161

What do you think about the specific sentence I quoted, gil? trotsky Sep 2018 #162

What do you think about the specific sentence I quoted, gil? n/t trotsky Sep 2018 #163

What do you think about the specific sentence I quoted, gil? n/t trotsky Oct 2018 #164

Spinning it? Not really. Pretty obvious logic. bitterross Aug 2018 #18

The article notes your observation. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #21

So if an article was titled...Earth is gaining dogs qazplm135 Aug 2018 #28

"Kind of the George Bush of this internet forum." trotsky Aug 2018 #32

If you read the article, guillaumeb Aug 2018 #40

I read it qazplm135 Aug 2018 #42

Auditioning for a choir? guillaumeb Aug 2018 #53

Your "choir" nonsense, again? MineralMan Aug 2018 #56

Are you the appointed spokesperson? guillaumeb Aug 2018 #57

but how can I? qazplm135 Aug 2018 #59

I am the spokesperson for myself. MineralMan Aug 2018 #61

Since you (guillaumeb) seem to think that a person making a simple request is appointed spokesperson Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2018 #83

Hey, MM. You're a very smart guy. Why do you waste time even engaging with this fellow? pangaia Sep 2018 #79

Oh please...they are both the same person. ret5hd Sep 2018 #92

Could have fooled me... pangaia Sep 2018 #96

It's part of my de-stressing routine. MineralMan Sep 2018 #97

Well, you DID fool me... Didn;t you? OR..... pangaia Sep 2018 #98

One can never have too many tympani. MineralMan Sep 2018 #99

HA HA HA !!! Some people think we are smelling the heads.... pangaia Sep 2018 #100

I'm not actually a percussionist. My experience with tympani MineralMan Sep 2018 #102

I return insults qazplm135 Aug 2018 #58

You first replied in #28, guillaumeb Aug 2018 #60

It means that even newbies in this group have your number Lordquinton Aug 2018 #62

it was an analogy qazplm135 Sep 2018 #66

Speaking of condescension, guillaumeb Sep 2018 #73

You prove his point Lordquinton Sep 2018 #80

He admitted to being a long time member. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #84

He said he's been here a while Lordquinton Sep 2018 #88

Tired. Boring. qazplm135 Sep 2018 #95

Or like Global Warming Lordquinton Sep 2018 #89

Woosh. The numeric logic went right over your head. So of course your ignore the key point. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2018 #77

You know you're right on target in the Religion department ... TwistOneUp Aug 2018 #10

Ha! Thanks! n/t trotsky Aug 2018 #15

Auditioning for the tiny choir? guillaumeb Aug 2018 #41

Knock off the personal attacks, gil. trotsky Aug 2018 #46

Ah yes, the personal attacks. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #54

I've never personally attacked you, but the choir thing is nonsense and you should drop it. marylandblue Sep 2018 #93

I will, guillaumeb Sep 2018 #108

Or when Hell freezes over, eh? MineralMan Sep 2018 #110

Check in with the closed Facebook group. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #111

I don't know of any closed Facebook group. MineralMan Sep 2018 #113

This secret one that we never mention on DU! trotsky Sep 2018 #145

While that looks interesting, my Facebook time is very limited, MineralMan Sep 2018 #146

OK, just don't share that link with anyone! trotsky Sep 2018 #147

Okey-Dokey! Mum's the Word. MineralMan Sep 2018 #148

Oh, for pete's sake! MineralMan Aug 2018 #51

Ironic indeed. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #55

I mean at this point... qazplm135 Sep 2018 #67

Oh, yes, the choir. Yawn. Mariana Sep 2018 #69

Well, occasionally one shows up to bolster the message. MineralMan Sep 2018 #70

That is true. Mariana Sep 2018 #71

The toxic atmosphere does inhibit some. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #74

What toxic atmosphere? Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #103

Some carpeting is known to emit toxic fumes. Mariana Sep 2018 #105

There are none so blind......eom guillaumeb Sep 2018 #109

Guill, you need some new material, I think. MineralMan Sep 2018 #112

My thoughts exactly, guillaumeb Sep 2018 #114

So can you explain why you think there is a toxic Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #117

That comment has been made a number of times in the last 2 years. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #119

You made that comment in post 74. Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #120

I made an observation, guillaumeb Sep 2018 #121

Just so I understand: Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #122

I asked a question of you. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #123

I've attempted to repeat your position Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #125

And my question remains unanswered. Interesting. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #126

And my question remains unanswered. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #127

ok once again we are done. Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #129

Sorry that you cannot acknowledge the obvious, guillaumeb Sep 2018 #130

Speaking of unanswered questions Lordquinton Sep 2018 #143

And more toxicity demonstrated: guillaumeb Sep 2018 #128

People who disagree with Gil are permitted to post here. Mariana Sep 2018 #124

Apparently it is toxic to repeat what he said Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #132

I've posted this before. Mariana Sep 2018 #134

None of my posts are required reading. MineralMan Sep 2018 #118

Yes. I thought I noticed an unpleasant sulfurous chemical odor when I MineralMan Sep 2018 #106

I wonder if the above line of thinking is the result of the new... NeoGreen Aug 2018 #24

It's scary how many rhetorical tools from the MAGA toolset gil likes to use. trotsky Aug 2018 #25

That's just like, your opinion Lordquinton Aug 2018 #43

Yet another train wreck of a thread Major Nikon Aug 2018 #45

Time for this one again trotsky Aug 2018 #48

That poor turtle... NeoGreen Aug 2018 #50

From your link qazplm135 Aug 2018 #4

Welcome to DU. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #8

welcome? I've been here awhile qazplm135 Aug 2018 #26

Oh, hey, you're new here TlalocW Aug 2018 #36

A belated welcome. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #39

No one in this group has said or implied that religion is dying out. Mariana Aug 2018 #30

Trust me. Religious freedom, of any sort, does NOT exist in China. pangaia Sep 2018 #78

Developed countries are going one way, underdeveloped countries are going the other marylandblue Aug 2018 #6

Shhh, gil has made it clear this thread is no place for facts and analysis. n/t trotsky Aug 2018 #19

Geography zipplewrath Aug 2018 #9

Perhaps they are converting to escape the Islamophobia guillaumeb Aug 2018 #12

More likely zipplewrath Aug 2018 #13

Except that at least in Western and Northern Voltaire2 Aug 2018 #20

Organized zipplewrath Aug 2018 #22

Indeed. It wasn't a serious point. Voltaire2 Aug 2018 #23

or qazplm135 Aug 2018 #27

Where the population is growing faster, more people are born into religions. MineralMan Aug 2018 #29

As usual for gil, he read the headline, and assumed. trotsky Aug 2018 #33

I am constantly puzzled by that phenomenon. MineralMan Aug 2018 #34

I'm wondering if more people are reporting because they feel they have to TrogL Aug 2018 #31

Not so much, really. The rise in reported "nones" here in the US and in MineralMan Aug 2018 #35

I don't place my faith in saidsimplesimon Aug 2018 #37

How progressive a region is correlates inversely to in the influence of organized religion Major Nikon Aug 2018 #49

I call Bullshit on this. gibraltar72 Aug 2018 #38

Christians like Guil, popularized "faith" Bretton Garcia Aug 2018 #44

All religions good! No religion bad! MineralMan Aug 2018 #52

The reason religion may be gaining ground Comatose Sphagetti Aug 2018 #63

So religion provides comfort? guillaumeb Aug 2018 #64

I think so. Comatose Sphagetti Aug 2018 #65

sure qazplm135 Sep 2018 #68

There's a reason we celebrate religious holidays the way we do marylandblue Sep 2018 #72

If you do not understand the difference, guillaumeb Sep 2018 #75

Remember this post Lordquinton Sep 2018 #81

that you think there is a difference qazplm135 Sep 2018 #94

No it's demographics. Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #104

I don't know. Sorry about the turtle. dameatball Sep 2018 #76

Your OP title contradicts the article title & gets it wrong. They do not mean the same thing. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2018 #82

The title at the link is as I have written it. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #85

I've started going to church since I found a liberal church. First time since I was 12. mahina Sep 2018 #86

Ok, at the page, but the URL has a different more accurate title. But you don't address any points. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2018 #87

Get comfortable Lordquinton Sep 2018 #91

You made a claim that I misrepresented the title. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #107

Again, you eschew simple math. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2018 #115

And the title? guillaumeb Sep 2018 #137

What's your purpose? qazplm135 Sep 2018 #135

It keeps him busy. I think that's it. MineralMan Sep 2018 #149

I think that's wishful thinking. Crutchez_CuiBono Sep 2018 #90

It's true that the number of religious people in the world is increasing. Mariana Sep 2018 #116

people have always joined a religion to have a community demigoddess Sep 2018 #131

There are many reasons advanced to justify war. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #133

so many wars were fought over the fact that the religions did not agree on a point. demigoddess Sep 2018 #139

You have to walk the talk.. Maxheader Sep 2018 #136

Action versus talk? guillaumeb Sep 2018 #138

christianity is in decline. Islam is ascendant. samir.g Sep 2018 #151

Let us continue this discussion in 100 years. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #152