"I read somewhere..."

[Old Greg]

I had a friend (lost touch a few years ago) who one day lost the plot on the way into work. Stopped his car on a roundabout and started pulling other motorists out of their cars.

Apparently all in the name of god, looking for 'wrong uns'. Those he said "you're alright" to have probably gone on to become self made visionaries wearing turquoise trackies.

Before that day he was 'one of the lads', very outgoing. Since then he's been on meds and not a shadow of his former self. Never got a proper answer to what made it happen, which is perhaps as scary as what could have happened.

Was it a proper roundabout or just a mini-roundabout?

[LondonManc]

He died of Asphyxiation. Not boredom.

Could have been a fate worse than death. Three minutes later and he'd have drowned in gravy sweat anyway.

[diseasex]

That's rubbish. In the early days of history, belief in supernatural beings is a logical step in attempts to understand the universe. It would be a very unimaginative, incurious group of uneducated humans who didn't posit the existence of god[s] in the absence of any sort of scientific understanding.

I still believe in a tree and a lightning . But my faith has then evolved into more sophisticated concept of multigod. All in all out of millions religions, thinking that christianity is the right one is bit bulltulip.

But hey! theres god merciful that only killed few billions of people in bible (flood, sodoma gomora), tortured (Hiob) etc etc

[Eirikur]

That's rubbish. In the early days of history, belief in supernatural beings is a logical step in attempts to understand the universe. It would be a very unimaginative, incurious group of uneducated humans who didn't posit the existence of god[s] in the absence of any sort of scientific understanding.

yes but most of this has now been explained, so why are there still people who believe in a bearded guy in the sky?

[PurpleGorilla]

yes but most of this has now been explained, so why are there still people who believe in a bearded guy in the sky?

Or bearded gal in the sky. Let's not be sexist!

[LondonManc]

yes but most of this has now been explained, so why are there still people who believe in a bearded guy in the sky?

Are you really that naïve?

Religion is the oldest control mechanism known to man. Control by fear. Instil the belief early on that they'll burn in hell for all eternity if they don't believe everything you tell them. Silence critics either by derision, excommunication or violence. Scrap religion and you'd have to find some other way of controlling people or inspiring them. Imagine having people pulling together for the common good rather than serving to divide and conquer. I'm no Trekkie, but that seemed to be the message that Gene Roddenberry was trying to get over.

[Eirikur]

Or bearded gal in the sky. Let's not be sexist!

Conchita is God???

[Hobosapien]

Was it a proper roundabout or just a mini-roundabout?

You'll have to buy the CUK Compendium Of Inneresting Tales to find out.

[WTFH]

Was it a proper roundabout or just a mini-roundabout?

Or a proper roundabout with mini-roundabouts on it, such as the Magic Roundabout in Hemel or the one in Swindon?

[Hobosapien]

Or a proper roundabout with mini-roundabouts on it, such as the Magic Roundabout in Hemel or the one in Swindon?

He wouldn't have been the first one to have lost his mind while on a dougal.

Have they tried a self driving car through one yet?