>Be me >On vacation in Hawaii with parents >Walking on the streets of Waikiki >Shaolin monk approaches me >Politely asks for my hand >Gives me a really cool bracelet >BeautifulMoment.jpg >Then the Chink asks for donation >I have no money. Sorry. >Chink monk asks for bracelet back >Walks away to another mark
Religion is a scam to get something out of people, usually money or power.
Politicians use it to get votes.
Zealots use it to gain soldiers.
It’s 2018. Why does religion still exist? Do people really still believe in gods?
Once the older generations die religion will slowly die off as well.
Jayden Carter
I too believe this.
Kevin Rogers
I would prefer a shaolin monk trying to sell me a shitty little bracelet than fucking mudslimes running around doing their bullshit. Not all religions are equal.
Aiden Hughes
>Atheists and religious liberals use birth control >Religious conservatives don't and have far more kids Give it time.
Colton Cooper
That’s not the point, retard. The point is that religion is just a sham tool used to pull at the heart strings of people in order to emotionally extort them out of something, usually money.
It’s a scam tactic, and should be illegal.
We need to get rid of religious protections to protect citizens from these (((sheisters)))
Samuel Ramirez
people have always been like this religion will continue
Jaxson Hall
>Conservatives generally plan a child birth >Liberals get pregnant accidentally, and if they can’t afford abortions, have multiple welfare babies Chrssmate, faggot
Xavier Allen
No, I think the internet and it’s affect on global consciousness will educate the poor masses enough to stop believing in fairy tales from their elders, and stick to science, observation and logic.
Nathaniel Johnson
We have niggers who "sell" bracelets that way and they get away with it because they only get donations. We call them 'vù cumprà' which is basically the niggerish way of saying "wanna buy?" because they say it over and over. Not all religions behave this way, don't be a nigger.
Nathaniel Nelson
fuck theres niggers in mexico now?
Adrian Lee
>shaolin monk >in hawaii
Think about this for two seconds
Adam Barnes
But...you JUST made the case that religions use this “nigger” method you just explained. Are you retarded? You just argued for my point, idiot. Go kill some niggers before they take over your country.
Josiah Peterson
>I got hassled by a scam artist in the street >Therefore religion is a scam. A nigger did almost the exact same thing to me in Italy. Except he was celebrating his recent migration and his wife was pregnant. Foisting goods then demanding payment is a common tactic.
You sure he was really a monk?
Carson Roberts
Hawaii has a HUGE Chinese, Korean and Japanese population, retard. Travel or read a book before opening your retarded nigger mouth.
Jeremiah Nguyen
>muslim >in sweden
Think about this for two seconds
Kayden Nguyen
Probably a Chink scam artist, but that just proves my point that religion is a scam to pillar the heart strings of people, just like “psychics” and fortune telling gypsies do.
Daniel Ortiz
Underrated.
Jackson Ward
>Nirvana >not a concept to trick people in a state into apathy so they become a burden to said state >not a concept to pacify a nation
Kevin Young
>but that just proves my point that religion is a scam to pillar the heart strings of people, It doesn't really prove that at all. Your anecdote shows that it CAN be used to take advantage of people, but that doesn't mean that's what it is as a whole. Anecdotal evidence doesn't work like that.
Jayden Anderson
Are you a socialist time-traveler from the late 1800s?
Cooper Hughes
>Once the older generations die religion will slowly die off as well. No it won't.
Easton Ward
Buddhism was never about controlling a population. Buddhism came from hopelessness. Chinks were so poor and starving, that they found a way to escape their reality, in a fantasy mind journey away from the pain. That’s why cancer patients learn meditation to deal with a terminal illness.
Jacob Watson
Cannot you tell by observing the world what religion is true?
Austin Lewis
What is the purpose of religion? In your mind, it’s done benevolent path to help people, but that’s not true. Religion is a scam method perfected for ages to emotionally manipulate people to get something out of them. Religion is literally a con artists bag of tricks; a cult. It’s just a cult with a prettier name.
Noah Murphy
No, you encountered a fake Chink monk. These people are larpers to scam people, typical in China and even in the US China town. Serpentza talked about this on his scammer video. It has nothing to do with religion.
>A FUCKING
Ethan Turner
Yes I can, and the true religion is Stoicism
Dominic Green
Yes, it will, thanks to the internet. It’s a lot harder to trick people now into believing Jew fairy tales, when the internet exists to educate and teach science.
Thomas Wright
Typical Catholic. >All other 3000 gods are made up fakes >My Jewish god is real. Believe me.
Aaron Evans
I disagree. I think bhuddism was created through organised planning. It seems far too much of a coincidence to be a mere "miracle" of philosophy. I think it was produced with the intention of capturing the struggling poor etc.
Makes me doubt the big J-dog as well to be honest. It also appeals to the weak and feeble. But unlike bhuddism it does have a degree of "fight" to it. So I guess it differs there. Bhudda wouldn't beat the temple financiers for example.
Tyler Parker
>what is kabbalah
Mason Price
>What is the purpose of religion? I'm not here to tell you that.
I'm just here to let you know that you suck at arguing.
"For money is not allowable for the Sakyan-son contemplatives, the Sakyan-son contemplatives do not consent to money, the Sakyan-son contemplatives do not accept money, the Sakyan-son contemplatives have given up gold & jewelry, have renounced money. For anyone for whom money is allowable, the five strings of sensuality are also allowable. For anyone for whom the five strings of sensuality are allowable, money is allowable. That you can unequivocally recognize as not the quality of a contemplative, not the quality of a Sakyan son.
"Now I do say that thatch may be sought for by one needing thatch, wood may be sought for by one needing wood, a cart may be sought for by one needing a cart, a workman may be sought for by one needing a workman, but by no means do I say that money may be consented to or sought for in any way at all."
Hunter Parker
Stoicism is a religion now? I'm not catholic Can you tell which is the true religion from observing the world or not?
Isaiah Barnes
Literally the opposite of this
Jordan Rogers
>It has nothing to do with religion It has EVERYTHING to do with religion. The con artist uses religion to make people feel safe or comfortable around him. This proves that religion conditions people into acquiescence. It molds your brain to believe “religious people” are trustworthy, despite all the pedophile priests, exploding Muslims, and Buddhists chopping kids into pieces. Religion is the mask that hides the serpent.
Kayden Young
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Josiah Morgan
The good man, though a slave, is free; the wicked, though he reigns, is a slave, and not the slave of a single man, but what is worse the slave of as many masters as he has vices.
Jose Smith
>Can you tell which is the true cereal in the world of all the cereals available? See? I can use your Jew tricks against you.
Isaiah Ramirez
What jewish trick? It's merely a question of if you can or can't what the hell.
(Kek) They do it for themselves not for any religion, dufus. Most of the time the rethoric is: I'm part of a jail re-education program that gives away bracelets for small donations. One day I was so tired of them that when one asked me "Have you got any prejudices agains convicts?" (they usually start conversations with this very prase) "Yes, I think they're all scum that deserve to be thrown in jail" and he got so fucking mad at me he almost threatned to call the police.
Xavier Gonzalez
>I hate your opinion so I’ll attack you. Um...nigger are you for real? Make your case if you disagree. Stop acting like a nigger who screams and becomes violent to “win” a debate.
Asher Sanders
Not an argument, Muslim from Germany.
Nicholas Ross
>It’s better to be poor >Those rich people are the real poor The words of a butthurt poorfag. Pathetic. It’s like the people standing at line at a club saying, “people in the VIP lounge are the real losers!” Kek.
Ayden Taylor
What exactly is the alternative to 'religion' in the general sense. Believing nothing? Not possible, nature abhors a vacuum.
People like you who reject 'religion' end up believing some bullshit like nihilism, materialism, or even new age crap like crystals.
Nathan Evans
You obviously lack the ability to think critically, because I just showed you the fallacy of your question. Let me try again: >Of all the dog breeds in the world, can you not tell which is the true chosen breed? Well? Can’t you see the truth?
Top. Kek.
Alexander Thompson
buddhist monks are prohibited from asking for donations so he isnt a real buddhist monk
Jackson Turner
Actually what you're doing is pretty retarded, there's no fallacy in my question, I'm merely asking you that if observing the world and comparing it to the religious texts are you able to tell simply if there is a religion which is true and you are answering with all this fedora nonsense proper of reddit and even yahoo answers.
Benjamin Lewis
You’re literally too stupid to debate, or maybe English is not your first language. You seem to not understand the point that the con artists use religion to appease your hesitation, emotionally exploit you, because you’ve been conditioned (brainwashed) to believe religious people are benevolent. It’s a scam to trick simple fools.
Joshua Green
Or you can accept the beautiful reality that the human species has survived and thrived on a once very hostile planet, and we’ve come so far. Why take away from our accomplishments asa species, only to give credit to a giant spaghetti monster in the sky? We are the miracle. Biological evolution is fascinating as fuck!
Xavier Collins
>fascinating You have never studied science, have you? You're saying the science word "fascinating".
Carter Sanchez
You just called yourself retarded, because I’m using your own logic against you! Haha
>The texts of Marvel prove that Incredible Hulk exists, because it is written in the texts of Marvel Comics
You are blind, my burrito loving faggot friend.
Carter Torres
I didn't say that the texts prove something is true, I asked if you had tried to study religion, compare what the texts say with the world and then decide if a religion seems to be true.
Brandon Peterson
That just proves my point that a con artist uses religion to fool people, since that’s what religion does. Religion teaches you how to be tricked into giving away your hard earned money to scammers.
Luis Williams
If there's anything Satan loves as much as religion its politics.
Him and all his rich buddies make billions >the economy is doing great
The rich get richer The poor stay poor and the middle class dies.
Trump is our only salvation, lmfao. Have fun getting with a flag pole up your ass in hell.
Hudson Cooper
He’s having a go at science now
kys
Connor Jackson
How do you know it was a monk? Could be just some criminal.
Josiah Allen
He said that the monk you have encountred acted like a "vù cumprà" nigger to underline the fact that there is no correletion between the religion of the monk and the attempted scam. The nigger didn't use his religion as a pretest to take money from you, he used his economic condition in fact. Religions don't use "nigger" methods (as you call them) but shitty people does, some of them are religious, other are not. Personally I'm not a religous person but I can understand the anger against religions when you are 15.
Thomas Fisher
So clearly you made this story up or that "monk" was just a scam artist.
Learn the difference you mong
Isaac Wood
I...I don’t think you understand English, mudskin. Kek Your niggerish brain and it’s nigger logic is fascinating as well!
Alexander James
Brainlet, I'm not, I'm saying that he has never studied science because he's saying the word "fascinating" which is what fedora science ignorants say when talking about science they cannot comprehend.
Oh look, he is butthurt he got caught.
Aaron Myers
I see his point went over your head.
Jayden Parker
> nature abhors a vacuum
obviously not given you and spainflagfag
Thomas Carter
>Make your case if you disagree. I'm not trying to win anything, you faggot. I'm not arguing for or against religion.
All you're doing is projecting because you can't handle being told that your argument sucks without assuming someone disagrees with you.
Josiah Carter
>tips fedora
Gabriel Wood
Have you ever volunteered in the emergency department? It makes you wonder if there is a god. Science can only go so far. I'm not religious, but you need to keep an open mind.
Jeremiah Collins
Oh look the most divided country when it comes to religion and the one that spawns all sorts of degeneracy is telling a mainly catholic anti-immigration traditional country about what is and what isn't religion. Go eat a dick, no catholic is selling garbage with the same scamming tactics that you and I have described. Fix your country then you can talk about how religion is a scam.
Jason Edwards
>Compare the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism and ask yourself what is true >Compare the sacred texts of Hinduism and ask yourself what is true >Compare the texts of Scientology and.. You are so blind, you can’t see that this scam has been going on for ages, all the way back to shamans who controlled the tribes with fear of magic! Kek Poor baby
Aiden Fisher
Whenever someone talks about "religion" it becomes clear he is an ignoramus. Not all believers are the same, religions are not equal, not everyone is in it for money or power. Educate yourself mutt.
Lucas Wright
>Meme flag >Arguing that wealth is bad >Living with mommy Get out of here with your nigger liberal logic.
Colton Davis
I agree with this. However, the existence of a deity does not necessitate religion.
Camden Russell
Haha It’s been fun watching this faggot try to act like some enlightened cock sucker with some sort of hidden secret knowledge
Christopher Stewart
Probably was. Crooks use religion to exploit people.
Luis Bailey
Its a sham until youre on your deathbed and you REALLY start to think about it. Every religion has its truth as much as every religion has people that are going to jew you. In my opinion, atheists are idiots. Religion comes full circle, you realize modern religion is a scam, so you become atheist, then the more you research science, time and consciousness, the more evident it is that there is intelligence beyond human intellect. How can you look at all of nature and say its not intelligent. The golden ratio is proof enough. The "holy ghost" is just another way of explaining what moves everything (movement of cells, animals, time itself).
Luis Robinson
Agreed. Religion is cancer. I hate being grouped in with religious nut jobs every time I say Im conservative.
Aiden Smith
Who are you kidding, faggot? You were raised Catholic. Your brainwashing started since birth. Religion is a scam to exploit people, so criminals hide behind religious clothes (like the monk) to scam people out of my money. The real nigger here is you.
Chase Jackson
Yes because large portions of the world spent a significant amount of time eating the hearts of their enemies and sacrificing people, because that's the strong suit of humanity.
Religions are ideologies, and many are very useful to us. Theres a reason no society to have embraced atheism survived. The notion that youre so significantly more informed about the world you live in than someone in New York or London in 1860 is pretty far out there.
Also science and logic literally emerged based religious principles in thoroughly religious societies and was applied mostly by thoroughly religious people. Maybe youre the one missing something?
Buddhism came from ascetics within the Hindu sects that emerged shortly prior to stoicism, which form the foundation for much of Christian philosophy.
Youre an ignoramus.
Michael Wood
Or...chinks are scammers? Ever been to China? I have. Tianjin, Chongqing, Shianghai The Chink culture is rife with scamming Stop putting religious people on pedestals. You’re proving my point that religions condition idiots like you into believing that religious people are benevolent and trustworthy. >”No way a real monk would scam people!” >”No way a priest would fuck a child!” >”No way a Muslim would blow people up!” Simple fool.
Anthony Parker
Knight Templars were a catholic militar order that fought injusticies and helped the poors. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_Templar Created the first hospitals and saved thousands of people and they were a recognized order by the roman catholic church in its most flourishing time. How can you be so fucking dishonest?
Carson Hill
ITT: Retarded fedora that cannot even properly understand whatever people tell him gets euphoric.
Eli Ward
Fascinating is just a word that means something fascinates me, intrigues me, stimulates me...it's called English, motherfucker, do you speak it? (((Pulp Fiction nigger voice))) Stop arguing shit you don’t understand, retard.
Justin Green
all religions complicate the simple truth that we're all here to experience life. the rest is imaginary bullshit made for stupid people to feel knowledgeable and important
Kevin Brown
No. Your point is not valid, because there’s a huge Asian population in Hawaii, which you clearly did not know. How cringey to watch you try to save face.
Jacob Martin
Some nigger did this to me in Portugal.
Zachary Butler
>unironically falling for the bracelet scam >that flag Kek. Let me guess, first time out of the country?
Kevin Rivera
Haha I literally just through your logic back in you, and like most liberals, you got confused and mad. Critical thinking is not taught at US public schools, Guillermo.
Sebastian Ramirez
Knights Templar were disbanded for being a demon worshiping order because the leaders were Khazar and the rest of the knights were fucked over, had everything taken from them (land and gold) by the catholic church which later used that land and gold to start the banking system. All organized religions are a scam
Parker Perry
Religion and having faith (or believing in a higher power or spirituality ) are 2 completely different things, Buddy. We are talking about religious indoctrination. Try to keep up.
Samuel Howard
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Colton Edwards
>and like most liberals, Again, projecting.
Humor me, do you know what an anecdote is?
Gabriel Hall
>yet when a white shitstain does this 1 million times worse with his scam christianity people says it fine
Lincoln Jones
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Chase James
>Catholics >Popes had orgies, killed people, and are basically mafia >Huge child trafficking ring at the Vatican >”W..We are the g..good Catholics!” Hahahaha
Bentley Bennett
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Zachary Young
>Shaolin monk >Some dude with a shaved head scamming you
Shaolin's not even a religion you turd
Parker Myers
>Not all religions are equal. There's not a dimes worth of difference between any of the Abrahamic religions. Only the believers trapped inside those religions relive there is, but there's not.
Jose Ross
>3rd world nigger >Calls an Aryan American a mutt That was fun!
Also, all religions are the same. It’s all the same shit, whether you believe in a 6-armed goddess, monkey god, or jew zombie god copied from the Egyptian and Greek Gods. You simple nigger. Read more books than just the jew fairy tales.
Jaxson Hall
I know you're 15 and all, and hating religion seems very cool, so I'll try to explain that other guy post to your feeble mind.
Though it's possible he's trying to make an argument from emotion, that's the whole point of religion. Through the ages we've seen that the greatest minds had always a degree of mysticism in the way the interpret the world. From a pure rational point of view, specially nowadays with modern science, there isn't really a reason for a skeptic to believe in God. But, there has been many cases recently of smart atheist becoming born again Christians. Sometimes the argument they give is reading the sacred texts and comparing it to the world and making it fit. This comparison doesn't work with cereals because there's no such interpretation of them. If you can't derive any truth from the Bible your answer is simply: no. All this fedora bullshit provides no answer, since the fucking majority of holy man's have read the text and believes it to be truth. There's no way to prove that they're consciously scamming people (specially mainstream ones that relies on donations and can't force you).
Your anecdotal evidence is really weak for this reason alone. Another reason is simply comparing religious charities with atheist charities. The religious one outnumber them proportionally, don't also forget that the biggest crimes in the 20th century were committed by atheist.