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slowmutant
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08 Sep 2008, 6:17 pm

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Although, as has been noted, the world is full of suckers who will believe anything, it might be more useful to figure how to end an old religion. It seems almost impossible.


It is. Ideas can't be killed.

People can :P


Martyrs are absolutely gangbusters for prolonging/promoting religious belief. :wink:


Every existentially challenged eighteen year old male in the Middle East wants to be one. :twisted: :wink: :twisted:



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11 Sep 2008, 3:12 pm

The First Church of Ischmael?



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13 Sep 2008, 1:46 am

So Who wants to sign up?



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23 Sep 2008, 7:20 am

My fisrt commandment would be....

Thou shall not interfere with the lives of others for living differently then you.



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24 Sep 2008, 4:19 am

It's as easy as starting a new form of government.
I'll start a new religion, just for kicks.
How about the matrix religion?


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24 Sep 2008, 10:22 am

Eggman wrote:
So Who wants to sign up?

Depends, what do I get? Most religions avoid that part by just saying you get your rewards after you die, I'd suggest you do the same.



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24 Sep 2008, 10:08 pm

how bout communism? lol



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25 Sep 2008, 2:07 am

2nd Commandment

Thous shall not live outside the law of limited competition.



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25 Sep 2008, 8:00 am

3rd Commandment
Thou shalt not worship any Gods before me. (Except z0rp because he's special)



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26 Sep 2008, 2:55 pm

4th commandment Thou belongth to the world, not the otherway around.



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26 Sep 2008, 4:33 pm

5. Four legs good, two legs bad.


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28 Sep 2008, 1:41 am

6. Thou shall not leave an animal on the road.



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29 Sep 2008, 3:58 pm

7. Thou are not the "end" result of creation evolution marches on.