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Ask YC: Are you religous?

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Re: Ask YC: Are you religous?

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post #15

Alternate theory: The Internet is a dangerous idea – cf Raganwald last post. Religions would probably prefer to keep followers away from the web and in a place of worship, where there is more direct idea control; therefore would be less interested in devoting resources to developing websites. Second, I’d suggest that the average hacker puts reason before faith, so is less likely to believe in a supernatural creator.

I don't agree at all with your first point. The internet is just a communication tool, albeit far more powerful than ones that have come before it. This means that it can be used to build religious organizations or proselytize just as easily as it could spread knowledge about secular humanism or whatever.

Re: Ask YC: Are you religous?

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post #6

Sort of, I believe that there is probably a higher being that created that initial micron of matter. But I don't believe that there is a "god" that watches our every move. And I believe that organized religion is nothing more than a huge thousand year old scam. Make lots of money and convert as many people as you can to make even more money. 400 years from now Scientology will be on the same level as Christianity.

  created that initial micron of matter
Just curious, does this mean you believe there was an absolute, finite beginning of time/space?

Re: Ask YC: Are you religous?

#25
post #4

No, there are plenty of religious hackers, it's that they don't talk about it because there is nothing much to say: every single religious argument has been argued over and over for thousands of years. What's the point in doing it again?

This is pure unmitigiated BS and you know it. Religious hackers don't talk about their belief in God on hacker sites because they get heavily censored (down-modded) and subjected to ridicule by the rabid atheists who have taken control of those sites (including YC) and are on a crusade to promote the myth that science belongs to atheists exclusively. Fuck that.

The very fact that your stupid comment was up-modded is a case in point.

Re: Ask YC: Are you religous?

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post #6

Sort of, I believe that there is probably a higher being that created that initial micron of matter. But I don't believe that there is a "god" that watches our every move. And I believe that organized religion is nothing more than a huge thousand year old scam. Make lots of money and convert as many people as you can to make even more money. 400 years from now Scientology will be on the same level as Christianity.

Well, what happened to him?

Re: Ask YC: Are you religous?

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post #28
post #6

Sort of, I believe that there is probably a higher being that created that initial micron of matter. But I don't believe that there is a "god" that watches our every move. And I believe that organized religion is nothing more than a huge thousand year old scam. Make lots of money and convert as many people as you can to make even more money. 400 years from now Scientology will be on the same level as Christianity.

Well, what happened to him?

And who created him?
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