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8. What counter-argument are you implying?

Mon May 25, 2020, 05:44 PM

May 2020

What do you claim as the appropriate usage level, so that the rest of us can understand how lindysalsagal's usage especially exceeds it?

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Proof that religion is an addiction [View all] lindysalsagal May 2020 OP

Why isn't that sufficient? Pantagruel May 2020 #1

I'm not so sure Major Nikon May 2020 #4

Can't pass the collection plate illegal smile May 2020 #2

The fines should be different for commercial entities. CaptYossarian May 2020 #3

They need close physical contact to spread an apocalyptic plague Bretton Garcia May 2020 #5

Addiction is an overused term. guillaumeb May 2020 #6

But religious cults seem to addict us to one idea. Bretton Garcia May 2020 #7

Political cults often seem to addict one to an idea. guillaumeb May 2020 #10

Maybe Bretton Garcia May 2020 #11

What counter-argument are you implying? hurl May 2020 #8

What evidence was presented to merit the use of the term addiction? guillaumeb May 2020 #9

The common psychological standard Bretton Garcia May 2020 #12

Evangelicals, the evil angels, are pretty numerous Bretton Garcia May 2020 #17

Which avoids my points. guillaumeb May 2020 #20

White evangelicalism is a different religion by now. Bretton Garcia May 2020 #21

Good points. guillaumeb May 2020 #22

Seems like a perfect use of the word, by definition: NeoGreen May 2020 #13

Thanks, ng. They cling to it because the organizers lindysalsagal May 2020 #14

It's not much more than a security blanket... NeoGreen May 2020 #15

The whole "reunited" w dead loved ones is too irresistible lindysalsagal May 2020 #18

Yep. This is a 1-ride show... NeoGreen May 2020 #19