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Atheists & Agnostics

Farmer-Rick

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3. So, technically speaking, religion makes you stingy.

Reply to DavidDvorkin (Original post)

Sun Dec 1, 2019, 04:53 PM

Dec 2019

If religion actually were a path to helping the poor, how come we have so many poor people? Religion has been around for thousands of years and yet they have never solved the issue of poverty.....I suspect religion has actually made it worse what with their abuse of orphanages, poor houses and homes for unwed mothers.

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Prayers can crowd out donations for disaster victims [View all] DavidDvorkin Dec 2019 OP

Can I do that with my mortgage payments? progressoid Dec 2019 #1

Yes. When the mortgage company calls about the missed payment, 3Hotdogs Dec 2019 #2

So, technically speaking, religion makes you stingy. Farmer-Rick Dec 2019 #3

I believe dna80 Jan 2020 #4

Or the more miserable you are and the more you believe in heaven Farmer-Rick Jan 2020 #5