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"Group-think" is the scariest of all human interactions.

And religion is the scariest of all group-think.

Jose
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Jay Beckman wrote:

Wrong Moslem holy festival. They aren't in Mecca for Ramadan, they're there
during the Hajj.

Jay B
(Resident, Tehran, Iran, 1976-77)



Since we are picking nits here. The Hajj is the pilgrimage to Mecca that
each Muslim is duty bound to make at least once in their life time. It
is done during the Muslim month of Dhu al-Hijjah.

Gig G
(Resident, Bahrain, summers of 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81)

Jay Honeck wrote:


Look at the "race riots" in the 1960s. Black people were so incensed
by their mistreatment that they....burned their own neighborhoods and
businesses to the ground.

1960's Ha what about the riots and luting post Rodney King. Or just a
little over a year ago In New Orleans.

On Sat, 13 Jan 2007 07:36:07 -0800, Jose wrote
(in article ):

"Group-think" is the scariest of all human interactions.

And religion is the scariest of all group-think.


Nonsense. Even the Moslems haven't killed as many people as Stalin or Pol
Pot, and those guys were atheists. When atheists start talking about teaching
your children your religious values is "child abuse," that people who believe
in God should not be allowed to vote or assemble or hold office, that people
who have "irrational beliefs" should be locked up on reservations or forcibly
sterilized, then you realize that it is not a problem of religion, but that
there is some innate desire in men to tell you what to believe, forcibly if
necessary.

"C J Campbell" wrote in message
e.com...
Nonsense. Even the Moslems haven't killed as many people as Stalin or Pol
Pot, and those guys were atheists. When atheists start talking about teaching
your children your religious values is "child abuse," that people who believe
in God ...

Wow! This conversation has wandered a long way from piloting an AC-130.

In article . com,
"Jay Honeck" wrote:

This type of "large group" irrational behavior is not uncommon, even in
our country.

Look at the "race riots" in the 1960s. Black people were so incensed
by their mistreatment that they....burned their own neighborhoods and
businesses to the ground.

look at the riots that occur after major sporting events...

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Jose wrote:
"Group-think" is the scariest of all human interactions.


And religion is the scariest of all group-think.

Especially the atheist religion.

Matt

On Sat, 13 Jan 2007 11:56:40 -0800, Bob Noel wrote
(in article ):

In article . com,
"Jay Honeck" wrote:

This type of "large group" irrational behavior is not uncommon, even in
our country.

Look at the "race riots" in the 1960s. Black people were so incensed
by their mistreatment that they....burned their own neighborhoods and
businesses to the ground.

look at the riots that occur after major sporting events...



Well, soccer is a religion, too. :-)

On Sat, 13 Jan 2007 11:56:40 -0800, Bob Noel wrote
(in article ):

In article . com,
"Jay Honeck" wrote:

This type of "large group" irrational behavior is not uncommon, even in
our country.

Look at the "race riots" in the 1960s. Black people were so incensed
by their mistreatment that they....burned their own neighborhoods and
businesses to the ground.

look at the riots that occur after major sporting events...



Actually, it was Earl Pitts who noticed that soccer was a form of Devil
worship:

1) Soccer was introduced in the US about the time that prayer was taken out
of the schools. Coincidence? I think not.

2) Soccer denies children the use of their God-given hands.

3) The constant pounding of soccer balls on heads causes brain damage and
leaves people more susceptible to the Devil.

4) All the countries that are good at soccer (where they deceitfully call it
"football") are full of godless Communists, liberals, and/or Catholics.

5) Soccer balls got them pentagrams printed all over them.

Earl Pitts -- whatever happened to him?

Nonsense. Even the Moslems haven't killed as many people as Stalin or Pol
Pot, and those guys were atheists.

All religions put together is what I had in mind. It makes little sense
to split one brand of superstition apart from another one.

When atheists start talking about [doing bad stuff]...

.... then they are doing bad stuff. Athiests are people too. They
aren't immune to evil, nor to groupthink. However they are at a
distinct disadvantage in pulling it off.

Jose
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