Rumours and Stuff

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

No I'd say you need to understand the concept of secular religion.

'Both' of you need to understand the concept of understanding.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Yep sure, if you're talkjng about whether following football or going clubbing can be religious.

It's more about ideologies that people trust and cling to despite lack of evidence - belief in human nature or science (or both) to improve everyone's lives.

I was responding to the points that having a personal belief to not follow a religion is also somehow a religion. Which it's not.

But that's not a belief, it is a lack of belief as atheists are quick to point out. We were talking about the irrational beliefs people have (e.g. people are inherently good), not the lack of them.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

'Both' of you need to understand the concept of understanding.

I don't believe in it.

 

[hindy111]

Any reports on Tanginoa and Hasson?

I heard BA thinks Kelepi still has a lot to work on. Would like to know about Hasson.

 

[hineyrulz]

If more than one person has the same personal belief regardless of that belief, isn't that by definition, a religion in itself?

So thinking Pou is a merkin is a religion???

 

[oldmancraigy]

What is the rumour you are covertly hiding in your posts Pou??

I interpret them as Taumololo signing here for next year.

 

[hineyrulz]

Candidates:
- Gunco
- Bevan
- whatever dummy half
- Bernie
- new board ... hey its never to early to be a parra scapegoat

Needs more Morts, SK, Finch and Neville Glover.

 

[The Phelan Folly]

No I'd say you need to understand the concept of secular religion.

Would you consider agnosticism to also be a religon?

 

[emjaycee]

So thinking Pou is a merkin is a religion???

Yeah but it organised 'alpouism'

 

[84 Baby]

You should write a letter to the editor of the oxford dictionary.

Are you talking about this Oxford Dictionary?

The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.

 

[84 Baby]

irrational beliefs people have (e.g. people are inherently good), not the lack of them.

Now you're combining religion and plain old irrationality. Is irrationalism a religion, or are all religions irrational?

 

[Stevie]

What is the rumour you are covertly hiding in your posts Pou??

I interpret them as Taumololo signing here for next year.

If that is what Pou is indeed implying I might unpeel a banana myself.

 

[emjaycee]

Are you talking about this Oxford Dictionary?

Nah, I think he meant this one:

NOUN
mass noun
1 The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.

1.1 [count noun] A particular system of faith and worship.
‘
1.2 [count noun] A pursuit or interest followed with great devotion.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

I've met plenty of atheist physicists and yet every single one of them believe in the importance of mass.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Shame on you 84, you selective quoting merkin!

 

[84 Baby]

Nah, I think he meant this one:

You see the 1.1/1.2? They mean they are sub meanings to the overall meaning

Shame on you 84, you selective quoting merkin!

Shit where could I have picked that habit up from?

 

[84 Baby]

Lol! Religion! Habit!

 

[hindy111]

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18hPhil Gould‏ @Gus10Gould
Panthers and Eels not playing each other twice is a disgrace, but not a surprise. We witness this attitude towards West on many levels

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Would you consider agnosticism to also be a religon?

Here's a simple test - do merkins fire up over agnosticism?

 

[El Diablo]

18hPhil Gould‏ @Gus10Gould
Panthers and Eels not playing each other twice is a disgrace, but not a surprise. We witness this attitude towards West on many levels

didn't see your bum chum whinging the other year when the NRL scheduled our home game v Penrith in the NT