If telling lies for personal gain is unlawful in civilized Law (Perjury & Trading Standards Acts)
why should religion be an exception ['prove god or stop swindling the public']?
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ScienceSwamy
ANSWERS: 9
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Lying is not itself illegal, so religion is safe.
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Telling lies is only against the law in a courtroom, a fact for which all politicians are extremely grateful!
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Politicians lie too whats to prevent that?
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So, how do people who believe in God prove to aholes that He exists? You are following every Dictator from Chairman Mao to Attila The Hun. Who the hell are you to tell people what to believe anyway? You are the one that should be silenced with your pushy arrogant attitude that you have the answer. How are you different than the God people you profess to be the swindlers. God exists. If not, tell me oh, enlightened one, where did an ahole like you come from anyway? The universe exploded and vomited you out just like from no thing? No where? Even the logical such as yourself believes that cause and effect rule so where did the first spark emanate FROM?
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Sorry - wrong way round. Prove the religious are lying. It is not unlawful to make unprovable statements ("This invention will revolutionise the world", "I expect these stocks to rise"). It not even illegal to be wrong - to make statements which are later found to be false. So it would only be illegal if you can prove that the money-grubbing preacher did not believe what he preached.
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Cant prove God. I am thinking religious organizations should not be tax exmept and be forced to give away their money to the actual poor.
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Definitely know how to stir up the ant hill by poking a stick +5
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lots of lies are not unlawful. try justifying the invasion of another country or selling "new and improved" products [how can a product be both new AND improved?]. religion is still the basis for most "civilized law", it's doctrine is seldom addressed. i can't prove the existence of love, but i can point to many indirect indicators of love. for these really hard questions, sometimes all we've got to go on is the indirect...
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i would agree 100% we should sue all religious institution ans seize all the assets they gained by deceit
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