F*#*@!#~! Religion

[area51drone]

It's no wonder I am not a fan of religion...

http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/16/us/snake-salvation-pastor-bite/index.html?hpt=hp_c2

[George Drooly]

I dunno dude, seems to me that's the best kind of religion -- one that destroys its own adherents via their stupidity and foolishness.

[area51drone]

Yes, mine was a statement about the stupidity of religion.  I'm glad this idiot offed himself.

[Dasein]

Yes, mine was a statement about the stupidity of religion.  I'm glad this idiot offed himself.

Just don't ever take a "wrong turn" around the hollers of Kentucky or Virginia. 

[wr250]

It's no wonder I am not a fan of religion...

http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/16/us/snake-salvation-pastor-bite/index.html?hpt=hp_c2

darwin award?

[Mind Flayer Monk]

I'm glad this idiot offed himself.

"A Kentucky pastor...has died -- of a snakebite...died Saturday evening after refusing to be treated...he believed that a passage in the Bible suggests poisonous snakebites will not harm believers as long as they are anointed by God. "


That guy was a true believer. A rare breed, the pure.

This seems like a good Alfred Hitchcock story. A betrayer slips him "medicine", tells him the bite will make him sick but not kill him and to refuse treatment because he will recover in a few hours. He gets purposely bitten by the snake to show his recovery and awe the congregation, but the medicine was just Mellow Yellow.

[b_dubb]

1 in 4 Americans believe the sun revolves around the Earth.  I'm betting there's a big overlap between that 25% and Creationists. 

[TheMan WhoFell ToEarth]

It makes me really uneasy to have Kentucky as a neighbor.

[wr250]

1 in 4 Americans believe the sun revolves around the Earth.  I'm betting there's a big overlap between that 25% and Creationists.

statistics can prove anything. 14% of americans know this

[WhiteCrow]

Yes, mine was a statement about the stupidity of religion.  I'm glad this idiot offed himself.

Religion and Paranormal, both seek answers to the unexplainable meaning of it all.

Gods, Angels , spirits, ghosts, devils, witches etc...  were the pre Roswell ETs.
Out with the old, in with the new. The quest continues, the characters evolve.

[b_dubb]

Religion and Paranormal, both seek answers to the unexplainable meaning of it all.

I think you mean science don't you?  If you were looking for meaning in the paranormal you're going to be disappointed.  Or deluded to the point where you think listening to Coast To Coast AM is a good use of your time.

[Yorkshire pud]

1 in 4 Americans believe the sun revolves around the Earth.  I'm betting there's a big overlap between that 25% and Creationists.

80% believe angels are real and 6% believe unicorns are real too...

[wr250]

80% believe angels are real and 6% believe unicorns are real too...

you mean unicorns are not real?

PINK FLUFFY UNICORNS DANCING ON RAINBOWS

[b_dubb]

You realize that we've blown the mind of every fifth person on this site, right?

[Bart Ell]

[Bart Ell]

CBC Seeing Things Intro (1981)

[WhiteCrow]

I think you mean science don't you?  If you were looking for meaning in the paranormal you're going to be disappointed.  Or deluded to the point where you think listening to Coast To Coast AM is a good use of your time.

No I don't mean science.... Who determines what's someone's good use of time?

If someone wants to worship snakes, so be it. If someone wants to read about Alien DNA or Adam and Eve human creation, so be it.

[FightTheFuture]

Death by rattle snake venom is one of the more unpleasant ways to leave this earth. This man could have received a life-saving dose of anti-venom within a few minutes and probably gone about his way. Yet, he chose to to go home, fully aware of what laid ahead for him.

In an odd way, I find that kind of incredible strength, most admirable. God bless him.

[Yorkshire pud]

Death by rattle snake venom is one of the more unpleasant ways to leave this earth. This man could have received a life-saving dose of anti-venom within a few minutes and probably gone about his way. Yet, he chose to to go home, fully aware of what laid ahead for him.

In an odd way, I find that kind of incredible strength, most admirable. God bless him.

Admiring incredible stupidity? Yeah, I can see that. God wasn't around, it was his/her day off..got the e mail;

"Hey God, one of the contenders for the Darwin awards has deliberately got himself poisoned by a Rattler, and he's waiting for divine intervention to make him well, what do you want to do?"

"Hi Pete, naaa, I can't be bothering with the fuckwit; if he's too idiotic to do something like that, I can't be troubling myself with his recovery"

"Ok Boss"...

[ziznak]

God Called in Sick Today - AFI

[FightTheFuture]

Admiring incredible stupidity? Yeah, I can see that. God wasn't around, it was his/her day off..got the e mail;

"Hey God, one of the contenders for the Darwin awards has deliberately got himself poisoned by a Rattler, and he's waiting for divine intervention to make him well, what do you want to do?"

"Hi Pete, naaa, I can't be bothering with the fuckwit; if he's too idiotic to do something like that, I can't be troubling myself with his recovery"

"Ok Boss"...

Well, naturally I would not expect a nimrod like you to comprehend, much less appreciate, the underlying meaning of my post.

[coaster]

Well, naturally I would not expect a nimrod like you to comprehend, much less appreciate, the underlying meaning of my post.

You admire the man's stupidity and yet you call Yorkshire Pud a nimrod?

[Yorkshire pud]

Well, naturally I would not expect a nimrod like you to comprehend, much less appreciate, the underlying meaning of my post.

Nimrod? You sweet talker you...Beautiful piece of music

Edward Elgar - Nimrod

I took it at face value, you admire an idiot who got himself poisoned deliberately, and put it down to 'gods' will if he lived or died. How about if just after several others (including children) had stepped forward to be similarly bitten? You'd admire those too? Why do I get the impression you would?

Next week we'll be looking into how artillery shells can be stopped mid air by prayer. The crux is as the OP stated, religion is the opium of the masses and has over the years caused more death and misery by blind faith and indoctrination than pretty much anything.

[coaster]

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[Yorkshire pud]

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Weekdays he just played Russian Roulette with two rounds in the chamber, but gave it up because he thought it crazy shit.

[FightTheFuture]

You admire the man's stupidity and yet you call Yorkshire Pud a nimrod?

No.  I said that, in an odd way, I admired his strength.

This man, more than any person on this entire forum, knew exactly what kind of damage a rattlesnake could do to a human being. Yet, in the face of that, he chose not to save himself by betraying his beliefs, but to subject himself to the possibility of a rather horrible and agonizing death.


In a way, it is somewhat reminiscent of the early Christians during the Roman Empire; they happily chose to go to an agonizing death in the Coliseum, rather than renounce their beliefs. Regardless of your religious leanings, or lack thereof, that kind of  strength, and courage,  is admirable.

[coaster]

No.  I said that, in an odd way, I admired his strength.

This man, more than any person on this entire forum, knew exactly what kind of damage a rattlesnake could do to a human being. Yet, in the face of that, he chose not to save himself by betraying his beliefs, but to subject himself to the possibility of a rather horrible and agonizing death.

Huh? I know exactly what kind of damage it can do. It can kill you. I find your definition of courage and strength worrisome. Their book also tells them to stone children to death if they misbehave. If he were to do that would you find that courageous? I find it incredibly narrow-minded and just plain dumb. Leave snakes alone.

[HorrorRetro]

he chose not to save himself by betraying his beliefs, but to subject himself to the possibility of a rather horrible and agonizing death.


In a way, it is somewhat reminiscent of the early Christians during the Roman Empire; they happily chose to go to an agonizing death in the Coliseum, rather than renounce their beliefs. Regardless of your religious leanings, or lack thereof, that kind of  strength, and courage,  is admirable.

Is the same thing admirable in suicide bombers?  They hold firm to their religious beliefs and blow themselves up, often taking many people with them.  I don't find that level of faith to be admirable at all.

[Yorkshire pud]

No.  I said that, in an odd way, I admired his strength.

This man, more than any person on this entire forum, knew exactly what kind of damage a rattlesnake could do to a human being. Yet, in the face of that, he chose not to save himself by betraying his beliefs, but to subject himself to the possibility of a rather horrible and agonizing death.


In a way, it is somewhat reminiscent of the early Christians during the Roman Empire; they happily chose to go to an agonizing death in the Coliseum, rather than renounce their beliefs. Regardless of your religious leanings, or lack thereof, that kind of  strength, and courage,  is admirable.

And that makes me 'a Nimrod'? (Apparently as used by Bugs Bunny--Psst, it isn't real) You make a sweeping statement that he knew more about snake venom than anyone on this forum; Just how do you know that? The Christians didn't have a a choice; The Romans used them for sport. Granted Saladin had a bit of a wake up, but this is still far removed from deliberately being bitten and then refuse anti venom. The man was a deluded idiot who has now left his family fatherless.

[UnscreenedCaller]

The man left his children fatherless and his wife without the comfort of a husband. I wish my own dad had the option of saving his life when he checked out when I was a kid. It would have made for a happier childhood.

I'm fairly neutral on the subject of religion. It can be a force for good, but taken to extremes, it usually results in human tragedy, and this is no exception.

The Christians didn't have a a choice; The Romans used them for sport.

Biblical scholarship suggests that the prohibition against suicide in Christianity was the result of early Christians who chose to go to martyrdom, and in fact made sure they would, in the assurance of a place in heaven amongst the martyrs. Apparently so many chose to die this way that the early church stepped in to put a stop to it and suicide became a mortal sin.