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Ignorance is Bliss: Why Religious People Seem Happier Than the 'Nones'”.
Started by Joan Denoo. Last reply by kathy: ky Aug 9. 4 Replies 1 Like
“Highly Religious Volunteer More, Lie Less, and Claim to Be Happier”~ Houston Chronicle; “Strongly Religious People are Happier than Non-Religious” ~ Christian Daily."The study determined that 40 percent of highly religious adults—defined as those…Continue
Tags: Nones, happiness, non-religiosity, religiosity, bliss
If you could rid the world of one thing, what would it be?
Started by Idaho Spud. Last reply by Jonathan Simeone Aug 5. 29 Replies 2 Likes
Today, I heard Seth Andrews talk about the question, "If you could rid the world of one thing, what would it be?" My first thought was religion, but after a few seconds I decided it would be irrational or anti-scientific thinking. That would take…Continue
Tags: anti-scientific, irrational
The Bourne Again Identity (Mr. Deity)
Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Loren Miller Aug 3. 3 Replies 2 Likes
There's a young man, unconscious, found tangled with the bushes which describe the edge of your property, late one evening. Who is he? Where did he come from? These are the questions which confound Ward and Pam as they attempt to deal with a most…Continue
Tags: mystery, Bourne, Brian Dalton, Mr. Deity
Where The Buffalo Roam AGAIN - Allan Savory Institute
Started by Joan Denoo. Last reply by Daniel W Jul 31. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Where The Buffalo Roam AGAIN - Allan Savory InstituteI have followed the Justin Rhodes family for many months and each videa is unique. this one is about their adventures in Colorado, and…Continue
Yasmine Mohammed - Confessions of an Ex-Muslim (The Thinking Atheist)
Started by Loren Miller. Last reply by Idaho Spud Jul 7. 6 Replies 3 Likes
Yasmine Mohammed is not your average ex-Muslim. Not only did she get shut of Islam, she also managed to escape what was at one time the most notorious of radical Islamist organizations: Al Qaeda. She has since documented the story of her apostasy…Continue
Tags: Islam, Al Qaeda, Yasmine Mohammed, The Thinking Atheist, Seth Andrews
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Comment by Joan Denoo on April 7, 2014 at 6:58pm -
Patricia, thank you for sharing your story. Thankfully, you didn't have to raise a whole bunch of kids; it is bad enough when you had to be the parent for your brother. Sadly, too many children have to parent their siblings with both mother and father working. That is too big a burden to place on a child.
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Comment by Joan Denoo on April 7, 2014 at 6:55pm
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Arp, you make a very good point about no boy or girl should be trained for a priesthood. I had not thought about it in those terms. The real task of a mother and father is to raise each to be fully functioning as an adult, not as an adult who acts and thinks as a child. Every child needs that kind of training.
Thanks for the feedback!
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Comment by Idaho Spud on April 7, 2014 at 6:44pm -
Glad you have some good news Mindy.
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Comment by Joan Denoo on April 7, 2014 at 6:42pm
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Mindy, having the information about finding no cause for the pain at least tells you there are no neoplasms, or infections. Still, it doesn't define what causes his symptoms. You are correct, he is an adult and will make the decision that he figures out.
As for anxiety or worry, don't forget they are worthless emotions, except to keep you alert to watch for things you need to see. In the meantime, be sure to develop a good relaxation routine. That doesn't happen by buying a book or tape. It happens by practicing, just like practicing a musical instrument. You have to train yourself to be able to play the Frederic Chopin's Scherzo No. 2 Op. 31
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Comment by Joan Denoo on April 7, 2014 at 6:32pm
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Arp, I believe you about not reading mainstream news. I have no TV, no papers or magazines delivered. I found that reporters do not get to the meat of issues and have become propaganda pieces to maintain and perpetuate the status quo.
I do subscribe to many newsletters of interest to me and to some with which I do not agree. I like to keep up on the nonsense being pumped out on the internet, just so I can stay informed.
This group of fine folks on AN are getting me to lighten up a bit and I read more of the funny stuff. I'm learning!
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Comment by Idaho Spud on April 7, 2014 at 5:12pm
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I'm often sad thinking of the children in my siblings families and their children's children. They all continue to drink the mormon cook-aid in great quantities, wasting a lot of time as well as more than 10% of their gross income.
The worst family is my son-in-law's. They are almost as bad as the Duggar family.
They have religious pictures almost covering their walls, the children are restricted from playing with anyone except a very few that are as fundamentalist as they are, they are home-schooled, TV shows and movies are restricted to a very few G-rated ones, and they are taught to be greatly paranoid about sex.
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Comment by Idaho Spud on April 7, 2014 at 4:42pm
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Felaine, I've never heard of the Duggar family cult before. The way those children are raised is very sad.
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Comment by sk8eycat on April 7, 2014 at 3:43pm -
I read something the other day about the Duggar family cult (Gothardism, or something); it's much worse than I ever imagined. They might as well put both the girls and the boys in burkas for the rest of their lives....
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/nolongerquivering/2012/02/carefully-sc...
I feel profoundly sorry for those children.
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Comment by Arp on April 7, 2014 at 12:14pm -
Ian, it's not weird. It's perfectly sensible if you believe (as Sam Harris says, truly believe) in documents such as Bible, Qur'an etc.
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Comment by Ian Mason on April 7, 2014 at 12:04pm -
Agreed, Carl. We can hope that religious intitutions become more and more peripheral to real life.
There was a great fuss in Denmark recently when a Muslim examiner wouldn't shake hands with women examinees. What most Danes don't realise is that about one third of male priests in the Danish "Folkekirke" don't agree with the ordination of women and won't shake hands with their female colleagues. Weird, the lot of them.
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