Good Things Religion has Done

[Rabbit of Caerbannog]

Studies have shown that religion can lead to happiness.

Care to show us those studies?

I agree with her message, but there is evidence of anti-Christian persecution.  True, it might not have been as prevalent as it was made out to be, and there were definitely some periods where Christianity was tolerated, but Christians were persecuted.

Do you have any examples?

Here: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1015902-1,00.html

From the article:

On the positive side, religious faith seems to genuinely lift the spirit, though it's tough to tell whether it's the God part or the community aspect that does the heavy lifting. Friends? A giant yes. A 2002 study conducted at the University of Illinois by Diener and Seligman found that the most salient characteristics shared by the 10% of students with the highest levels of happiness and the fewest signs of depression were their strong ties to friends and family and commitment to spending time with them.

So it might just be the socialization that stems from religious gatherings and not the religion itself.

[Her3tiK]

Has anyone mentioned how it gave metal something to rage against? Cuz that totally justifies the millions who suffered at the hands of religious doctrine.* After all, what's more brutal than suffering at the hands of one's (non-existent) Lord and Master?

*This is probably sarcasm.

[Jack the Monster]

Surprised nobody's mentioned Buddhism yet.  Now there's a great religion.

[QueenofHearts]

Surprised nobody's mentioned Buddhism yet.  Now there's a great religion.

Not, quite... Buddhism has a pretty shitty record with LGBT peoples and openly excludes them on the ground that "There is no place for [LGBT people] in Buddhism."

I also find it funny how they use their views on reincarnation to justify discrimination...

[Witchyjoshy]

Surprised nobody's mentioned Buddhism yet.  Now there's a great religion.

<mod horns on>

Dynamic Dragon, I am hereby perma-banning you for ban dodging.

You couldn't even wait the one week, could you?

</mod horns off>

[Rabbit of Caerbannog]

Surprised nobody's mentioned Buddhism yet.  Now there's a great religion.

<mod horns on>

Dynamic Dragon, I am hereby perma-banning you for ban dodging.

You couldn't even wait the one week, could you?

</mod horns off>

[davedan]

What Jack the Monster was Dynamic as well.

How many more of us are actually Dynamic's sock puppets?

Oh noooo, what's that I feel behind me....aggghhhhh

[QueenofHearts]

Damn if the plot hasn't thickened...

[Rabbit of Caerbannog]

What Jack the Monster was Dynamic as well.

How many more of us are actually Dynamic's sock puppets?

Oh noooo, what's that I feel behind me....aggghhhhh

Oh I have no idea what you're going on ab...don't you dare question religion you cultural supremacist whaargarbl!

[Caitshidhe]

...god, Dynamic was getting to be too good to be true. One of the more successful trolls, certainly, since he managed to hang around for so long, though he did grate on everybody's nerves by trying to defend religion against any reasonable argument. And demanding people stay on topic when the conversation was just naturally drifting.

But he got cocky there at the end and thought he could seriously tell us that we can't oppose religion because that's bigoted, when some religions are among the most cruelly aggressive bigotted entities ever to grace the planet. Especially the big three. *shakes head*

Good riddance.

[Sleepy]

Wow, pathetic. I'm not surprised though, after the F&B nonsense.

[Rabbit of Caerbannog]

But he got cocky there at the end and thought he could seriously tell us that we can't oppose religion because that's bigoted, when some religions are among the most cruelly aggressive bigotted entities ever to grace the planet. Especially the big three. *shakes head*

Guess we should have been tipped off since most of the threads Dynamic Dipshit started (especially this one) were nothing but a futile attempt at apologetics. That being said it was really, REALLY funny when he expected people to refrain from expressing opinions that offended his delicate sensibilities.

[Saturn500]

Also, he had the initials "DD"

Dogma's Demise

[Rabbit of Caerbannog]

Also, he had the initials "DD"

Dogma's Demise

Mind = Blown

[QueenofHearts]

Also, he had the initials "DD"

Dogma's Demise

For what it's worth, I noticed that too, but I don't think they were the same. Dynamic came around last September when Dogmas was still here. Likewise, I can't recall Dogma having odd little sock puppets to echo his opinion when he was debated.

But yeah, I'm in favor of a new rule in which we pre-emptively ban people with the initials DD. </sarcasm>