Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 11392
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2003/12/10 [Reference/Religion] UID:11392 Activity:high
12/10   If you're following the news, you know that the major religions
        differ in their interpretation of the holy books.  For example, one
        way to interpret God's will is that you should love your neighbor.
        An alternate reading of the holy books might lead you to rig a
        donkey cart with small mortar rockets and aim it at a hotel full of
        infidels.  In summary, po-tay-to, poh-tah-to.
        \_ They say to love your fellow clan neighbors. As for Others, you
           can slaughter them up and down the Jordan, cuz his name is The Lord!
        \_ Wait...you mean, organized religion is bunk?  Holy shit!!!  What
           a fucking revelation, dude!  Like, pass the bong and stuff.
        \_ The Holy Books are full of garbage.  Go East young man. The problems
           of class warfare, clan warfare, and hunger predate judeo-christian
           philosophy by a LONG TIME.  Your Holy Books are like the dumbed-down
           copy of Dianetics you see in the checkout line.
           \_ dumbed down? dumbed down?  insult christianity and judaism all
              you want, but if you're going to say that they're dumber than
              scientology that's just too much.  At least mohammed had a
              good command of his own language and some leadership skill.
              Hubbard was just a two bit con man.  And also, there are some
              good and some bad people in the Big Three western religions,
              whereas I've never met a scientologist who wasn't crazy.
              Read the Turn of the Wheel, by  Phillip K. Dick.
           \_ Judaism is very very old.  Also, the important bits of Judaism
              are not written down and are only passed down orally.  -- jew
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