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Unreasoning belief, and the believers.

Submitted by G. N. G. Tingey on January 31, 2006 - 7:13am.

The believers, in all the monotheistic religions, and even that religion-without-a-god, communism, seem to have common characteristics, as do those religions.

All seem to suggest that religion is a very bad idea, and that religions, and especially their believers, will do certain unpleasant things.

In order to combat this pernicious mind-rot, I’m proposing some falsifiable tests for religions, and some suggestions as to what rational people should do about it.

A set of testable Propositions

  1. No “god” can be detected - OR - God is not detectable
  2. All religions are blackmail, and are based on fear and superstition.
  3. All religions have been made by men.
  4. Prayer has no effect on third parties.
  5. All religions kill, or enslave, or torture.

What do those religions (including Marxism) actually DO?

How are they structured?

Never mind what they claim – what are their real, testable parameters?

For example, Marxist governments murdered millions in the name of their patent version of Marx’s holy truth – which was wrong, because the revolution was going to come to the most developed countries first – which was completely wrong …… Which sounds like a religion in its operating parameters to me.

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