9 countries may lose religion, study says

Gotta seriously disagree with the prediction about Ireland (WTF?). They believe that because Ireland's unaffiliated percentage jumped 400% (0.4 to 4.2) from 1961-2006 that it represents a huge trend. Its the fucking postmodern era for crying out loud - of course the rate spiked, even for a country like Ireland!! Heaven, I believe Ireland even has abortion outlawed right now. If they make such lousy inferences with Ireland, what did they get wrong about the others, and why aren't places like France and Belgium on the list? But for the fact that the others are generally accepted as basket-cases...
 
Europe should go back to paganism. Its been a drag on the Church ever since Christianity was first preached to it, and now it can return to human sacrifices, barbarian raids, magic incantations, and getting conquered.
 
King of 32DDD said:
Gotta seriously disagree with the prediction about Ireland (WTF?). They believe that because Ireland's unaffiliated percentage jumped 400% (0.4 to 4.2) from 1961-2006 that it represents a huge trend. Its the fucking postmodern era for crying out loud - of course the rate spiked, even for a country like Ireland!! Heaven, I believe Ireland even has abortion outlawed right now. If they make such lousy inferences with Ireland, what did they get wrong about the others, and why aren't places like France and Belgium on the list? But for the fact that the others are generally accepted as basket-cases...
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they couldn't put France on the list because of the rapid rise of Islam there....
 
Topspin, what university did you attend? As often as you brag about it, I'm led to believe that you either didn't attend at all, or you did poorly because you were stoned all the time. I'm going to say around a 1.3 GPA, rounded off nicely with that C in cultural geography. The reason I say this is because most people here probably have at least their bachelors degree, but they don't go around shouting it from the rooftops as if it's a big fucking deal. Just sayin'.
 
Topspin said:
in your world, in the educated world athiest don't fear but mock religion.
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Surah 11:38 "If you mock at us, so do we mock at you likewise for your mocking.

39. "And you will know who it is on whom will come a torment that will cover him with disgrace and on whom will fall a lasting torment."

"We can neither parse nor correct what we do not understand....Expression? Nay, expression it is not, but only a mock utterance or an abortive attempt at expression"
Goold Brown, The Grammar of English Grammars, (1851)

stick that in your "educated world" and eat it.....
 
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Voltaire said:
Topspin, what university did you attend? As often as you brag about it, I'm led to believe that you either didn't attend at all, or you did poorly because you were stoned all the time. I'm going to say around a 1.3 GPA, rounded off nicely with that C in cultural geography. The reason I say this is because most people here probably have at least their bachelors degree, but they don't go around shouting it from the rooftops as if it's a big fucking deal. Just sayin'.
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first off fuck you junior, secondly bachelors in accounting and an MBA from Loyola 3.88. No don't be a pussy and say you can't put up your numbers. If you can beat a graduate degree with a 3.88 good on ya.
 
Topspin said:
in your world, in the educated world athiest don't fear but mock religion.
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Voltaire and I are the most educated members of the Holy Trinity, and the most religious. Explain that. Comedy is often a form of deflection, precipitated by fear...
 
Lowaicue said:
Most religions are so 'stabilising' they impede progress.
Give me progress every time.
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Progress to what? Progress for the sake of change itself can lead to bad outcomes, genocide, totalitrianism etc, mind-numbed progress chanters are just as bad as religious nuts. Progressing to the New World Order is a bad thing for everyone who isnt a millionaire.
 
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