Poll of the Day > Vaccinations vs Faith.

Topic List	Page List: 1
Lobomoon 09/12/21 6:25:43 PM #1:	Do you think that the fact that even religious people are forced to take vaccines proves the diminishing importance of faith and religions in our daily lives? --- 'Anyone can make war but only the most courageous can make peace' - President Donald J Trump <cite>Lobomoon posted [p:957990232] in Vaccinatio... [t:79658408]...</cite> <quote>Do you think that the fact that even religious people are forced to take vaccines proves the diminishing importance of faith and religions in our daily lives? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Clench281 09/12/21 6:29:29 PM #2:	There's no intrinsic reason that religiously motivated beliefs deserve any greater consideration than other beliefs. --- Take me for what I am -- who I was meant to be. And if you give a damn, take me baby, or leave me. <cite>Clench281 posted [p:957990385] in Vaccinatio... [t:79658408]...</cite> <quote>There's no intrinsic reason that religiously motivated beliefs deserve any greater consideration than other beliefs. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
adjl 09/12/21 6:29:41 PM #3:	I think that any god that expects their followers to eschew life-saving technology for no reason isn't worth worshipping. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. <cite>adjl posted [p:957990394] in Vaccinatio... [t:79658408]...</cite> <quote>I think that any god that expects their followers to eschew life-saving technology for no reason isn't worth worshipping. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lobomoon 09/12/21 6:34:20 PM #4:	Clench281 posted... There's no intrinsic reason that religiously motivated beliefs deserve any greater consideration than other beliefs. Even if they are an essential part of any functional society? --- 'Anyone can make war but only the most courageous can make peace' - President Donald J Trump <cite>Lobomoon posted [p:957990556] in Vaccinatio... [t:79658408]...</cite> <quote>Clench281 posted... </cite> <quote>There's no intrinsic reason that religiously motivated beliefs deserve any greater consideration than other beliefs.</quote> Even if they are an essential part of any functional society? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Clench281 09/12/21 6:35:23 PM #5:	Lobomoon posted... Even if they are an essential part of any functional society? I don't see why I need to entertain a hypothetical premise that is untrue --- Take me for what I am -- who I was meant to be. And if you give a damn, take me baby, or leave me. <cite>Clench281 posted [p:957990592] in Vaccinatio... [t:79658408]...</cite> <quote>Lobomoon posted... </cite> <quote>Even if they are an essential part of any functional society?</quote> I don't see why I need to entertain a hypothetical premise that is untrue </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
adjl 09/12/21 6:38:19 PM #6:	Lobomoon posted... Even if they are an essential part of any functional society? A certain degree of moral consensus is an essential part of any functional society. Religion is just one way to achieve that, and that doesn't mean that all beliefs encompassed within a given religion are categorically more important than beliefs of any other sort. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. <cite>adjl posted [p:957990694] in Vaccinatio... [t:79658408]...</cite> <quote>Lobomoon posted... </cite> <quote>Even if they are an essential part of any functional society?</quote> A certain degree of moral consensus is an essential part of any functional society. Religion is just one way to achieve that, and that doesn't mean that all beliefs encompassed within a given religion are categorically more important than beliefs of any other sort. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
jsb0714 09/12/21 6:43:35 PM #7:	What good has faith and/or religion ever done? <cite>jsb0714 posted [p:957990888] in Vaccinatio... [t:79658408]...</cite> <quote>What good has faith and/or religion ever done? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lobomoon 09/12/21 6:48:28 PM #8:	adjl posted... I think that any god that expects their followers to eschew life-saving technology for no reason isn't worth worshipping. This is one of the reasons that majority of religions try to promote the concept of after-life. --- 'Anyone can make war but only the most courageous can make peace' - President Donald J Trump <cite>Lobomoon posted [p:957991056] in Vaccinatio... [t:79658408]...</cite> <quote>adjl posted... </cite> <quote>I think that any god that expects their followers to eschew life-saving technology for no reason isn't worth worshipping.</quote> This is one of the reasons that majority of religions try to promote the concept of after-life. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Clench281 09/12/21 6:50:08 PM #9:	Lobomoon posted... This is one of the reasons that majority of religions try to promote the concept of after-life. ... Are you implying that the concept of the afterlife only came to be after modern medical technology? --- Take me for what I am -- who I was meant to be. And if you give a damn, take me baby, or leave me. <cite>Clench281 posted [p:957991114] in Vaccinatio... [t:79658408]...</cite> <quote>Lobomoon posted... </cite> <quote>This is one of the reasons that majority of religions try to promote the concept of after-life.</quote>... Are you implying that the concept of the afterlife only came to be after modern medical technology? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mead 09/12/21 6:51:38 PM #10:	They need to get vaccinated. --- my resting temp can easily be in the 90's -Krazy_Kirby <cite>Mead posted [p:957991164] in Vaccinatio... [t:79658408]...</cite> <quote>They need to get vaccinated. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ArvTheGreat 09/12/21 7:08:51 PM #11:	Doesnt seem like the vaccine does that good so faith it is --- Things are about to get arvified <cite>ArvTheGreat posted [p:957991739] in Vaccinatio... [t:79658408]...</cite> <quote>Doesnt seem like the vaccine does that good so faith it is </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ArvTheGreat 09/12/21 7:09:32 PM #12:	jsb0714 posted... What good has faith and/or religion ever done? What has the vaccine ever done --- Things are about to get arvified <cite>ArvTheGreat posted [p:957991766] in Vaccinatio... [t:79658408]...</cite> <quote>jsb0714 posted... </cite> <quote>What good has faith and/or religion ever done?</quote>What has the vaccine ever done </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BEERandWEED 09/12/21 7:13:48 PM #13:	Clench281 posted... I don't see why I need to entertain a hypothetical premise that is untrue If it's hypothetical, how do you know it's untrue? <cite>BEERandWEED posted [p:957991912] in Vaccinatio... [t:79658408]...</cite> <quote>Clench281 posted... </cite> <quote>I don't see why I need to entertain a hypothetical premise that is untrue</quote>If it's hypothetical, how do you know it's untrue? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Clench281 09/12/21 7:26:18 PM #14:	ArvTheGreat posted... What has the vaccine ever done ... Prevented severe complications and/or death for most all those who've gotten it? --- Take me for what I am -- who I was meant to be. And if you give a damn, take me baby, or leave me. <cite>Clench281 posted [p:957992326] in Vaccinatio... [t:79658408]...</cite> <quote>ArvTheGreat posted... </cite> <quote>What has the vaccine ever done</quote>... Prevented severe complications and/or death for most all those who've gotten it? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
agesboy 09/12/21 7:36:55 PM #15:	adjl posted... I think that any god that expects their followers to eschew life-saving technology for no reason isn't worth worshipping. theres been a million variations on the joke/story, but this one is always still relevant https://www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/c4rvqk/a_man_jumps_off_a_cliff_with_faith_that_god_will/ --- https://imgur.com/LabbRyN raytan and Kana are on opposite ends of the Awesome Spectrum. <cite>agesboy posted [p:957992680] in Vaccinatio... [t:79658408]...</cite> <quote>adjl posted... </cite> <quote>I think that any god that expects their followers to eschew life-saving technology for no reason isn't worth worshipping.</quote>theres been a million variations on the joke/story, but this one is always still relevant https://www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/c4rvqk/a_man_jumps_off_a_cliff_with_faith_that_god_will/ </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SunWuKung420 09/12/21 7:39:40 PM #16:	Many have faith in science, despite all these of its faults. --- My theme song - https://youtu.be/uYjM-BuE3Cs <cite>SunWuKung420 posted [p:957992761] in Vaccinatio... [t:79658408]...</cite> <quote>Many have faith in science, despite all these of its faults. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
agesboy 09/12/21 7:47:25 PM #17:	SunWuKung420 posted... Many have faith in science, despite all these of its faults. science fundamentally admits it's probably wrong about a lot of things and if you can prove otherwise please do so so we can be more right in the future religion is generally a lot less flexible, though many pastors are great and don't rely on the immutability of the text --- https://imgur.com/LabbRyN raytan and Kana are on opposite ends of the Awesome Spectrum. <cite>agesboy posted [p:957993019] in Vaccinatio... [t:79658408]...</cite> <quote>SunWuKung420 posted... </cite> <quote>Many have faith in science, despite all these of its faults.</quote>science fundamentally admits it's probably wrong about a lot of things and if you can prove otherwise please do so so we can be more right in the future religion is generally a lot less flexible, though many pastors are great and don't rely on the immutability of the text </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
adjl 09/12/21 7:52:20 PM #18:	agesboy posted... theres been a million variations on the joke/story, but this one is always still relevant https://www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/c4rvqk/a_man_jumps_off_a_cliff_with_faith_that_god_will/ Pretty much. Mankind has been blessed - whether by a deity or by evolutionary dumb luck - with the free will and intelligence to go toe-to-toe with diseases that would have annihilated any other species (though, arguably, no other species lives a lifestyle that would permit such diseases to arise). To believe that a deity was responsible for that blessing but also doesn't want us using it is just silly and arbitrary. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. <cite>adjl posted [p:957993176] in Vaccinatio... [t:79658408]...</cite> <quote>agesboy posted... </cite> <quote>theres been a million variations on the joke/story, but this one is always still relevant https://www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/c4rvqk/a_man_jumps_off_a_cliff_with_faith_that_god_will/</quote> Pretty much. Mankind has been blessed - whether by a deity or by evolutionary dumb luck - with the free will and intelligence to go toe-to-toe with diseases that would have annihilated any other species (though, arguably, no other species lives a lifestyle that would permit such diseases to arise). To believe that a deity was responsible for that blessing but also doesn't want us using it is just silly and arbitrary. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Far-Queue 09/12/21 7:53:11 PM #19:	Hey do you think they're referring to the company or the country --- https://imgur.com/ZwO4qO2 "I'm a pathetic Simp and am proud to be exploited" - Lord_Shadow <cite>Far-Queue posted [p:957993205] in Vaccinatio... [t:79658408]...</cite> <quote> Hey do you think they're referring to the company or the country </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
jsb0714 09/12/21 8:03:35 PM #20:	ArvTheGreat posted... What has the vaccine ever done More than faith and religion. <cite>jsb0714 posted [p:957993505] in Vaccinatio... [t:79658408]...</cite> <quote>ArvTheGreat posted... </cite> <quote>What has the vaccine ever done</quote>More than faith and religion. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blighboy 09/12/21 8:24:19 PM #21:	Imagine being Jesus, wasting all your "cure disease" spells on a bunch of nobodies from ten thousand years ago, and then having to wait Millenia for your mana to recharge while Covid ravages your faithful followers. --- I have no idea whether or not he's a racist, but apparently there are recordings of him using racial slurs so it's a distinct possibility. <cite>Blighboy posted [p:957994110] in Vaccinatio... [t:79658408]...</cite> <quote>Imagine being Jesus, wasting all your "cure disease" spells on a bunch of nobodies from ten thousand years ago, and then having to wait Millenia for your mana to recharge while Covid ravages your faithful followers. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Judgmenl 09/12/21 8:31:56 PM #22:	lmao, God makes vaccines so you don't have to have faith. This is an example of the the drowning man story that evangelicals like. Y'all just fucking delusional. --- You're a regular Jack Kerouac Reality is fuarrked <cite>Judgmenl posted [p:957994314] in Vaccinatio... [t:79658408]...</cite> <quote>lmao, God makes vaccines so you don't have to have faith. This is an example of the the drowning man story that evangelicals like. Y'all just fucking delusional. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lynyrd_Skynyrd 09/12/21 8:37:50 PM #23:	agesboy posted... theres been a million variations on the joke/story, but this one is always still relevant https://www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/c4rvqk/a_man_jumps_off_a_cliff_with_faith_that_god_will/ Yep. I love this joke. No reason you can't look at it as a blessing from God that they were able to create the vaccines <cite>Lynyrd_Skynyrd posted [p:957994508] in Vaccinatio... [t:79658408]...</cite> <quote>agesboy posted... </cite> <quote>theres been a million variations on the joke/story, but this one is always still relevant https://www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/c4rvqk/a_man_jumps_off_a_cliff_with_faith_that_god_will/</quote>Yep. I love this joke. No reason you can't look at it as a blessing from God that they were able to create the vaccines </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
papercup 09/12/21 8:40:41 PM #24:	If God didn't want people to take vaccines, he wouldn't have given humans the ability to make vaccines. Checkmate, theists. Where is your God now? --- Nintendo Network ID: papercups 3DS FC: 4124 5916 9925 <cite>papercup posted [p:957994596] in Vaccinatio... [t:79658408]...</cite> <quote>If God didn't want people to take vaccines, he wouldn't have given humans the ability to make vaccines. Checkmate, theists. Where is your God now? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cacciato 09/12/21 9:33:06 PM #26:	Far-Queue posted... Hey do you think they're referring to the company or the country Lmao <cite>Cacciato posted [p:957996023] in Vaccinatio... [t:79658408]...</cite> <quote>Far-Queue posted... </cite> <quote> Hey do you think they're referring to the company or the country </quote>Lmao </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gaawa_chan 09/12/21 9:39:02 PM #27:	Religions don't say jack shit about vaccines and anyone who says otherwise is full of shit. Deliberately misreading religious texts so you can engage in otherwise unacceptable behavior should never be viewed as someone exercising genuine faith. :-/ --- Hi <cite>Gaawa_chan posted [p:957996174] in Vaccinatio... [t:79658408]...</cite> <quote>Religions don't say jack shit about vaccines and anyone who says otherwise is full of shit. Deliberately misreading religious texts so you can engage in otherwise unacceptable behavior should never be viewed as someone exercising genuine faith. :-/ </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ReturnOfFa 09/12/21 9:53:37 PM #28:	'Faith' has always fucked over communities in certain ways, even if there are 'positives' to the community it can foster. --- girls like my fa <cite>ReturnOfFa posted [p:957996547] in Vaccinatio... [t:79658408]...</cite> <quote>'Faith' has always fucked over communities in certain ways, even if there are 'positives' to the community it can foster. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cacciato 09/12/21 9:55:07 PM #29:	TC has always struggled to compare two different things, mainly because he has no fucking idea of what one of those things usually are. <cite>Cacciato posted [p:957996587] in Vaccinatio... [t:79658408]...</cite> <quote>TC has always struggled to compare two different things, mainly because he has no fucking idea of what one of those things usually are. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MushroomMuncher 09/12/21 10:01:56 PM #30:	Lobomoon posted... This is one of the reasons that majority of religions try to promote the concept of after-life. People want what is the best for them. The atheist belief of a dark void of nothing after you die and nothing in your life mattering in the end isn't in people's best wishes. This wasn't a concept created with religion. --- Do I look like I know what a jpeg is <cite>MushroomMuncher posted [p:957996787] in Vaccinatio... [t:79658408]...</cite> <quote>Lobomoon posted... </cite> <quote>This is one of the reasons that majority of religions try to promote the concept of after-life.</quote>People want what is the best for them. The atheist belief of a dark void of nothing after you die and nothing in your life mattering in the end isn't in people's best wishes. This wasn't a concept created with religion. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mead 09/12/21 10:02:58 PM #31:	MushroomMuncher posted... The atheist belief of a dark void of nothing after you die not all atheists believe in such a thing --- my resting temp can easily be in the 90's -Krazy_Kirby <cite>Mead posted [p:957996816] in Vaccinatio... [t:79658408]...</cite> <quote>MushroomMuncher posted... </cite> <quote>The atheist belief of a dark void of nothing after you die</quote> not all atheists believe in such a thing </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MushroomMuncher 09/12/21 10:06:12 PM #32:	Mead posted... not all atheists believe in such a thing Oh i'm sure some atheists believe in something else that happens after death. All 3 of them --- Do I look like I know what a jpeg is <cite>MushroomMuncher posted [p:957996891] in Vaccinatio... [t:79658408]...</cite> <quote>Mead posted... </cite> <quote>not all atheists believe in such a thing</quote>Oh i'm sure some atheists believe in something else that happens after death. All 3 of them </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mead 09/12/21 10:07:57 PM #33:	MushroomMuncher posted... Oh i'm sure some atheists believe in something else that happens after death. All 3 of them Did this sound witty or clever in your head? Maybe not quite so cringe? --- my resting temp can easily be in the 90's -Krazy_Kirby <cite>Mead posted [p:957996935] in Vaccinatio... [t:79658408]...</cite> <quote>MushroomMuncher posted... </cite> <quote>Oh i'm sure some atheists believe in something else that happens after death. All 3 of them</quote> Did this sound witty or clever in your head? Maybe not quite so cringe? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lobomoon 09/12/21 10:08:28 PM #34:	You are confusing atheism and nihilism. --- 'Anyone can make war but only the most courageous can make peace' - President Donald J Trump <cite>Lobomoon posted [p:957996950] in Vaccinatio... [t:79658408]...</cite> <quote>You are confusing atheism and nihilism. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MushroomMuncher 09/12/21 10:10:32 PM #35:	Mead posted... Did this sound witty or clever in your head? Maybe not quite so cringe? I can sense the seethe in this post Lobomoon posted... You are confusing atheism and nihilism. Yes they are two completely different things that is true. One is flying very close to the sun and one IS the sun. --- Do I look like I know what a jpeg is <cite>MushroomMuncher posted [p:957997004] in Vaccinatio... [t:79658408]...</cite> <quote>Mead posted... </cite> <quote>Did this sound witty or clever in your head? Maybe not quite so cringe?</quote>I can sense the seethe in this post Lobomoon posted... </cite> <quote>You are confusing atheism and nihilism.</quote>Yes they are two completely different things that is true. One is flying very close to the sun and one IS the sun. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mead 09/12/21 10:22:05 PM #36:	MushroomMuncher posted... I can sense the seethe in this post more of a fleeting bemusement --- my resting temp can easily be in the 90's -Krazy_Kirby <cite>Mead posted [p:957997301] in Vaccinatio... [t:79658408]...</cite> <quote>MushroomMuncher posted... </cite> <quote>I can sense the seethe in this post</quote> more of a fleeting bemusement </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Topic List	Page List: 1

Poll of the Day > Vaccinations vs Faith. (+) Yeah! (+)

Poll of the Day > Vaccinations vs Faith.