How will Religion cope???

[PomonaCA]

See Trish? Another Alinsky tactic. "Projection". They describe the things that are wrong with themselves to attack someone else. The tactics work on the stupid & gullible. How do you think he got brainwashed like that? Alinsky didn't make this shit up. It was old hat when he started as a radical. He just wrote it all down in a clear & concise manner. Most people had never heard of Saul Alinsky until these bozos started droping his name constantly & claiming that everybody but them was folowing him like sheep. This latest aspect of the lunatic fringe right is everything we were told to beware of from the commies during the cold war.

Amazing. So now we understand the roots of liberal elitism. So this alinsky guy, he believed that the majority of Americans were stupid and as a result, likely willing to fall for some kind of political or religious savior. Am I right?

That sounds like a nice way of saying that most people are stupid and need someone to help them organize and manage their lives.

Whew! Thank God for liberals! How did mankind live all this time without them planning our lives and doing all the thinking?

[trish]

Science is valuable, but it's only science.

Very good. That's exactly my point. Sorry I was long winded. I'm just puzzled though. If science is valuable, why shouldn't one cite a scientific study in support of an opinion. Wouldn't that support, even though it's only "scientific opinion" be valuable? Since when is citing a study in support of one's position a form of worship?

You'll see her cite some study or quote in order to justify her opinion. The problem is ...

You bow to science...

Isn't this a "ridiculous exaggeration"? Isn't it setting up a straw man?

'ridiculous exaggeration'...straw man tactics

True enough. I made use of a ridiculous exaggeration within the context of sarcasm. But that's partly what sarcasm is. Your ridiculous exaggeration is made with all seriousness....wait a minute....you got me....you've been using sarcasm and I missed it. Well slap my knee!

[PomonaCA]

Very good. That's exactly my point. Sorry I was long winded. I'm just puzzled though. If science is valuable, why shouldn't one cite a scientific study in support of an opinion.

Another exaggeration. No one is telling you to not cite. What I'm telling you is to not worship (which you do, whether you agree with it or not).

[trish]

No you seem to think that my citing a paper (an instance of which you never linked to) would be evidence of my worshiping science. Why do you think that?

[PomonaCA]

No you seem to think that my citing a paper (an instance of which you never linked to) would be evidence of my worshiping science. Why do you think that?

I'm too lazy to search then link. I'll point it out as you do it. Remember, the first step to recovery is to admit you have a problem.

[trish]

No problem here. You're the one who seems to have the problem. I'm just trying to understand what it is that's bugging you. So once again, why do you think my citing a paper would be evidence of worship?

[PomonaCA]

You must have skipped a post. I already told you how I was going to answer.

[trish]

No you didn't. You said that since you couldn't find a link where I cited a study, you'd point out when I did it next (as if I wouldn't know I was doing it). But that's a separate issue from explaining why citing a study would be evidence of worship. So just go ahead and explain it. Why would my citing a study be evidence of worship?

[PomonaCA]

No you didn't. You said that since you couldn't find a link where I cited a study, you'd point out when I did it next (as if I wouldn't know I was doing it). But that's a separate issue from explaining why citing a study would be evidence of worship. So just go ahead and explain it. Why would my citing a study be evidence of worship?

You must be stoned again. What I said is that I'm too lazy to find a link and that I'd point your foolishness out as we go along.

[PomonaCA]

Also take note. The originator of this thread has gone awol. He must have realized that idiots have been asking that question for almost a millenia and religion is still around, ever growing. It's funny when mankind gets too far into it's own vanity and starts believing it's own hype bullshit.