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So you do give a shit about it. Thanks for recognising.

It doesn't follow that another religion would emerge from that.

That's because you live in New York for God's sake >:O What do you expect mate, honestly? LOOOOL >:O so what are you doing hanging around with the ret...

That's nothing, I played tennis 4 hours in the sun at that temperature once >:O Well not quite that temperature, just 46 celsius.

Also take note that the US isn't the whole world. Other parts of the world, thinking now of Latin America, Eastern Europe etc. are witnessing a resurg...

That's not true. There's many folks who adhere to and respect their beliefs, and there is a resurgence of it amongst young people - for example look a...

And how do they rebel against it mate? By doing away with their religion generally - if not in name, then in deeds. What I'm telling is sensible. Of c...

demos? What demos? Ah, so then you do give a damn about what happens with religion and atheism in the future.

If you had to make a bet, would you bet against my conclusion or for it, and why?

Mate of course there's even a lot of religious people who do that, because we live in a culture which promotes and encourages promiscuity as the cool ...

If you care about statistics, for example a quick Google results in: http://waitingtillmarriage.org/4-cool-statistics-about-abstinence-in-the-usa/

Because, for example, say Islam achieves it, and people vote for an Islamic theocracy where you have to convert to the religion, then you yourself, wh...

Impossible - very very unlikely. Why would you say that?

You don't need to be rigorous and reliable 100%. You need quick and fast decisions, which can inform and guide your actions. There's not enough time t...

Because you will be living in that world, so you need to take this into account. Maybe you're not happy that this is the case, and you want to change ...

Use Google. And your own personal knowledge of people. And your intuition ;)

It is a true fact that religious people engage in less sexual licentiousness than atheists though. You're probably a prime example ;) :P

Yes agreed. Which is fair game unenlightened. The entrepreneur assumed the risk, bought the mine (or rights to exploit its resources), hired the miner...

No, obviously there isn't complete union. But Christianity does have a structure which helps in achieving unity. For example, finding sexually immoral...

Sexual orientations?! As in regarding being gay, lesbian, and stuff like that? Most are, but some obviously aren't.

Sorry, but what exactly do you mean? What are you referring to by "attitudes about sexual orientation"?

All I can say is, so what? When I read the newspaper these days, I have the same reaction to a lot of the stories. Why should I give a damn?

That's not true. They remain poor because the rich use their money to divide them and buy their leaders. They also remain poor because of lack of pati...

Yeah, he's my pal, I have a chat with him every night 8-)

I didn't say causing suffering is rewarding, so don't strawman.

What kind of a guy colors his finger nails? :-}

YES - you are absolutely right. All the people who said otherwise, aren't thinking straight. I don't think common people think of going to the superma...

So what goes through your mind when you step on the bridge?

3) Suffering as Rewarding in and of itself What about this one?

Happy birthday bruv.

The consequences of that may entail a moderating owl coming around and moving the poll to the dustbin me thinks >:)

I don't call an association of people a burden. If we didn't associate with other people, we would have a much harder time. Absolutely! Because it's n...

Survival is much easier. Most people struggle with affairs that involve more than just survival - the achievement of pleasure, etc. Nietzsche had it w...

How so? I partly agree with you, but I don't think this is everything. Remember when Camus said that the struggle itself is enough to fill a man's hea...

I asked this question, I'm going to wait for anyone to answer it.

The reward and the suffering are not two different things - they are one. So there is no question of the suffering being worth it. It's not even a que...

And don't you make bank on your suffering? Every time you suffer, isn't the dough hitting your cash register? Aren't you learning how to deal with the...

Why NOT? :s It's like asking me why get out of bed. Why the hell not? What did Professor Trump say? Should I sit home and watch TV and spend my whole ...

So what? Suffering is a part of life. It is good to taste of the fountain of suffering. Only when it hurts can you finally encounter your own will, an...

Because it promotes spiritual strength, that's why. Sure, but biology isn't the only reason why you'd want to have children.

Okay, our law is indeed based on that principle. Why is it based on that principle? It's either to do with truth or usefulness.

It's simple. Don't engage in risky things. Be patient. Build your resources and your life slowly. Only have children when you can afford to completely...

Our human law is written in those terms. Check the prior discussion and you'll see that it's about the actual laws of society.

The human law of our society isn't divine. We were talking about human laws that govern our societies.

Well it may either be true, or it may be useful. The law isn't necessarily held around true principles, but rather around useful ones. Yeah, to clarif...

It also adds to their blessings. What else are you gonna do with them? Right. I'm also an engineer by training, clearly we're not making the same asse...

Why do you need to achieve something? I want to have children to share in the joy together with my wife. I don't care that it achieves nothing in the ...

It's easier said than done to believe that your imaginary friend will give you confidence to live, infinite hope, etc. But it's not easier said than d...

Exactly, see, your imaginary friend isn't God, nor is he like God.

A set is a concept, referring to objects within the world. Actually not even to objects, but rather to conceptual structures which contain (or possibl...