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Gross or net income? In either case, fool."Condoms should come with a free pack of earplugs." -
It's quite easy to prove Santa has Elves helping him. He lives in Lapland and you can go there.Originally posted by ThomasSoerensen View Post
That isn't my position.
See above
No, burden of proof falls on the person postulating the hypothesis.
I wasn't the one that postulated the hypothesis that there is no God."See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."Comment
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Of course!Originally posted by cailin maith View PostHmmm.... we are going to take it easy that day, aren't we
Nah, I predict a sambuca hangover on the sunday
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In Germany there is a church tax which is not mandatory but once you've ticked that box on your papers its very difficult to stop paying it (I don't)Originally posted by TimberWolf View Post
Kirchensteuer, literally "church tax", was introduced in Germany in 1933 by Hitler through an agreement with the Vatican. The agreement also made a place for religion at universities and schools.
The Federal Republic of Germany did not discontinue the agreement, which means that everyone belonging to the big two churches has to pay up to nine percent of his income in taxes which are collected by the state. The Kirchensteuer is tax-deductible, so you actually don't pay the full amount, only most of it.
The tax may explain why the number of members in the two big christian churches in Germany is decreasing, since the tax is not applicable towards people with no or rare religions. It is applicable towards unemployment compensation though, so a church member gets higher relative compensation, although more than 43% of the employed population doesn't pay the tax anymore.“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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Instead of ridiculing the beliefs of others why can't you leave them to their respective faiths?Originally posted by ThomasSoerensen View Post
Whether "God" exists or not doesn't matter, a lot of people gain comfort believing that she does.
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Ah, a bit like joining the World Wildlife Fund then. I had to change address before I was totally rid of themOriginally posted by darmstadt View PostComment
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Sadly there are a fair number of Priests that are arseholes, 7 years in a convent school proved that the Nuns are not all Maria Von Trapp types as well. On the otherhand there are some that are inspirational, luck of the draw I guess.Comment
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I you and your like would never have claimed there is a God I would not need to tell you that there is no God.Originally posted by Moscow Mule View Post
You and your like claimed there is a God a long time ago when the stories invented.
Once the stories made the transition from legends-know-to-be-false-but-they-are-educational-so-we-tell-them-to-our-kids to claims of God and divine actions that you claim are both true and educational the burden of proof is on your side.
By the way, I am collecting money on behalf of God. Give me some of your money and I will give it to God, trust me.
You believe that if I do not give the money to God he will kill me, right? And that should be my only punishment."Condoms should come with a free pack of earplugs."Comment
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Did you understand me when I said the existence of god wasn't my position?Originally posted by ThomasSoerensen View Post"See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."Comment
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"Condoms should come with a free pack of earplugs."Comment
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