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RE: They deserve as much respect

Comment comment by Anonymous on 21 November 2006

Actually, no they don't. The "Jedi" know they're faking a religion and so does everyone else. They're just doing it to make a point and making a point doesn't get you religious status. It's also a matter of practicality. Countries just don't recognize religions because people feel like saying something is a religion. It has to have some posterity at least. If you don't do that, anything and everything could be a religion. You'd probably say that that's a good point for having no religion. I suppose it might be, except that people are pretty religious beings and, as we've seen, communism failed. It's also pretty ironic that people in western democracies love to go around bad-mouthing the western religious heritage, but they won't have that luxury when the muslims take over. Try telling the islamic government that you want to register your church of the FSM and watch them throw you into jail. So keep on keepin on folks. Your future muslim masters are waiting....not even that patiently,.

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RE: They deserve as much respect by VnutZ :: NR8

The "Jedi" know they're faking a religion and so does everyone else.

This begs an interesting question - is the criteria that the religion be TRUE and REAL? Or is the criteria that the people SUFFICIENTLY BELIEVE?

If it's simply that they BELIEVE, then just about any odd cult will meet that criteria. Like Branch Davidians or Heaven's Gate qualify because those people sure died for their belief! So do they get granted all the government recognition, financial benefits, etc. etc.?

If it's TRUE and REAL that matter to you, then you need to be able to make a case for it. And remember, there can only be three valid states atheism, monotheism and polytheism of which there are religions that will directly oppose one another for foundation. Thus, if one can be proven more true than another should all those "lesser true" religions be disbanded or lose their statuses? After all, in the course of proving truth and reality, the decision must be made unbiased. And in the end, a certain hierarchy of truth and reality will inevitably be calculated. Imagine if ultimately there were more evidence to support Wiccan/Druid beliefs than something more mainstream?

Remember, to the non-believer, a Christian/Hindu/Muslim is just as deluded and wrong as a Jedi.

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