Official RGT random **** thread

[loK2thabrain]

Seems like it would be a good thing but I'd like to hear from others.

For example: If we had a thread like that I would go post in there right now about how lately when I've been driving I can't help myself from listening to a christian talk radio show. It's just so entertaining.

Anyway, good idea/bad idea? Why?

[Jibninjas]

I think that it is a good idea. With this sort of forum there is going to be a lot of randomness that does not need it's own thread. Like your comment above, that definitely does not merit it's own thread, but as a random thought is great.

Oh, and I cannot listen to christian radio, it makes me way to mad.

[madnak]

I hereby dub this the official random **** thread for this forum.

[Nielsio]

May wanna change the thread title then.

[madnak]

Originally Posted by Nielsio

May wanna change the thread title then.

Oh yeah, I has the magic now.

[Roland32]

Originally Posted by madnak

Oh yeah, I has the magic now.

still adjusting to seeing you with the green name. Is suits you nonetheless

[Nielsio]

Originally Posted by Roland32

still adjusting to seeing you with the green name. Is suits you nonetheless

He doesn't even have an avatar..





Try one of these:





or perhaps this one:

[loK2thabrain]

Can someone explain why the following couldn't work.

Form a new "religion" with the plan of having it eventually become the biggest, most followed religion of all.

This religion would have a "bible", which would be several thousand pages long (at least) and would cover everything we know about every subject we know about; as well as predictions about what the future holds from a scientific standpoint.

It would denounce all other religions as being true and rationally explain why that is, etc.

It wouldn't really be a religion I guess without having something to worship. But maybe everyone would just get together and talk about various topics of interest dealing with science or life or whatever.

Just think of this as a hypothetical situation.

There are 100 extremely motivated people with a few billion dollars at there disposal and they will spend 60 hours a week doing nothing but working of getting this "religion" off the ground. The group is made up of scientists and writers, etc. Basically really, really smart people.

After finishing the framework they would start to market what they're offering. It would most likely be slow to spread at first.

But would it eventually take off if people kept devoting their time and resources to it over several generations?

Maybe I'm missing something obvious, but imo it seems like it would be rather easy to make this happen with the right people behind it. (not me, just sayin)

[Jibninjas]

Originally Posted by Butcho22

Can someone explain why the following couldn't work.

Form a new "religion" with the plan of having it eventually become the biggest, most followed religion of all.

This religion would have a "bible", which would be several thousand pages long (at least) and would cover everything we know about every subject we know about; as well as predictions about what the future holds from a scientific standpoint.

It would denounce all other religions as being true and rationally explain why that is, etc.

It wouldn't really be a religion I guess without having something to worship. But maybe everyone would just get together and talk about various topics of interest dealing with science or life or whatever.

Just think of this as a hypothetical situation.

There are 100 extremely motivated people with a few billion dollars at there disposal and they will spend 60 hours a week doing nothing but working of getting this "religion" off the ground. The group is made up of scientists and writers, etc. Basically really, really smart people.

After finishing the framework they would start to market what they're offering. It would most likely be slow to spread at first.

But would it eventually take off if people kept devoting their time and resources to it over several generations?

Maybe I'm missing something obvious, but imo it seems like it would be rather easy to make this happen with the right people behind it. (not me, just sayin)

Aren't you just describing atheism? If not, I do not see how this is any different.

[RoundGuy]

Originally Posted by Jibninjas

Aren't you just describing atheism? If not, I do not see how this is any different.

C'mon Jib. What's the atheist "bible"? What do they "worship"? How do they "market" atheism?

You can do better than that.

[Jibninjas]

Originally Posted by RoundGuy

C'mon Jib. What's the atheist "bible"? What do they "worship"? How do they "market" atheism?

You can do better than that.

I would not say that atheism has a bible per se, more like bibles. And those are whatever popular book that people are swinging towards. Right now you could use Dawkins "God Delusion" as an example.

I would say that atheism worships man and their accomplishments.

They market atheism by taking out ads on the side of buses, remember.

I think that by your own description of your new religion, atheism fits in very well. The only think that it is shaky on would be the "bible" thing.

[Jibninjas]

This religion would have a "bible", which would be several thousand pages long (at least) and would cover everything we know about every subject we know about; as well as predictions about what the future holds from a scientific standpoint.

I mean, isn't this already done in todays world? Scientists make predictions all of the time, it is part of what they do. And all we know right now is spread out on many books. If you talk to many people in very specifics things they will often refer to a book as "the bible for X" X being any field like biology. It is quite a common saying.

[Funology]

Originally Posted by Jibninjas

I would not say that atheism has a bible per se, more like bibles. And those are whatever popular book that people are swinging towards. Right now you could use Dawkins "God Delusion" as an example.

Except that a book such as 'The God Delusion' is not a bible. It present rational, logical arguments and draws accurate conclusions about the world. If any facts it presents are falsified in the future, the book will be corrected. It contains no prophecies which must be fulfilled or strict rules of how to live your life. Many of Dawkins' ideas are obviously open to debate; nothing is immune to criticism or improvement. This is basically the very opposite of a bible.

[Funology]

Originally Posted by Jibninjas

If you talk to many people in very specifics things they will often refer to a book as "the bible for X" X being any field like biology. It is quite a common saying.

This is highly disingenuous. Calling something a 'bible' for a field in the popular sense does not imply that every word in it will be true for eternity, as is claimed for the Christian bible.

[bunny]

Originally Posted by Jibninjas

I would say that atheism worships man and their accomplishments.

To the extent this is true, the sense worship is used here is very different from the sense it is used by the religious.