Islamic antics going too far: a look into our reaction to their reaction

[BikerDude]

Religion does many things.

For example the form of therapy widely used for depression called 'mindfulness' comes directly from Buddhism.
Good article about it in this months 'Kindred Spirit' magazine, featuring Ruby Wax (interviewed by Boston Rockbury).

I would excuse Buddhism.
And point out that some of it's own adherents say it's not a religion.
http://www.buddhanet.net/nutshell03.htm

[Boston Rockbury]

In solution-focused therapy they say - we expand our consciousness by giving significance to the exceptions we find to our belief systems not by finding support for our existing beliefs.

[Hominid]

Buddhism is not an Abrahamic religion; it's a philosophy.

[Boston Rockbury]

It is more than a philosophy because it is a path of personal developement.

[BikerDude]

It takes science to make good farmers do bad factory farming.

What are we going to do - get rid of science?

And it's not science either it's business.
Large corporations.

[Hominid]

It is more than a philosophy because it is a path of personal developement.

Ya, and when would you ever hear a Jihadist say he was on such a path? Never!

[Boston Rockbury]

Well that's true, there aren't too many jihadist Buddhists.

You got me there dude - I give up.

[BikerDude]

It takes science to make good farmers do bad factory farming.

What are we going to do - get rid of science?

You know it's really interesting you should bring this sort of thing up.
For years the whole Monsanto ties to the CIA and christian fundamentalists has been discussed in hushed tones.
Some really scarey crap about monopolizing the food supply. All kinds of stuff.
Recently Monsanto bought the largest mercenary army in the world. XE formerly Blackwater.
http://www.darkgovernment.com/news/monsanto-now-owns-blackwater-xe/

Once you dig into this pit of ugliness you find a pit of fundamentalist apocalyptic nutbags.
It's really frightening.
So as far as the whole genetically altered crops and factory farms and bullying by big corporations I'm sorry but I really feel the ugliest and most frightening part of religion in there.
It's a bit of the "tin foil hat" sort of stuff but some of that really has something to it.

[BikerDude]

Or dudeist Jihadists.

[Boston Rockbury]

Okay dudes, fair enough - I'll come clean. I haven't got a fucking clue what I'm talking about.
I' just trying to get my post count up so I can get an extra star.

[BikerDude]

Monsanto buys the largest private security force in the world XE formerly Blackwater.

Monsanto + CIA + Blackwater + the rest of the fundamentalist nuts in washington.
Wow.

Now tell me that factory farming and monopolizing the food supply is science and not religion.


http://www.darkgovernment.com/news/monsanto-now-owns-blackwater-xe/
http://digitaljournal.com/article/297701


Blackwater Founder's Visions of Christian Supremacy in Iraq

http://open.salon.com/blog/kevin_gosztola/2009/08/05/blackwater_founders_visions_of_christian_supremacy_in_iraq

http://www.harpers.org/archive/2009/05/0082488

[Boston Rockbury]

Okay this thread will be taken over for the next twenty minutes or so whilst I post a load of random smilies to get me up to four star dude.

I suffer from low self worth so things like that really matter to me.

CIA and stuff probably real fuckin' interestin' but way too heavy for me dude.

[Boston Rockbury]

Fuck - what do you do to get smileys? Is there a smiley button or something?

[Boston Rockbury]

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[Boston Rockbury]

No, that didn't work - I'm going for a little nap.