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Why I am starting to despise my Parish Priest
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Originally posted by ThomasSoerensen View PostDo I also have to prove that there are no Elves helping Santa?
You prove there is a God.
Scientifically, reproducibly, objectively prove it.
Burden of proof lies on the party claiming the object exists.
Back to you.
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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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 sundayComment
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostAn old woman in our block of flats gives 10% of her income to some (Christian) church or other.
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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Originally posted by ThomasSoerensen View PostGross or net income? In either case, fool.
Whether "God" exists or not doesn't matter, a lot of people gain comfort believing that she does.Comment
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Originally posted by darmstadt View PostIn 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)Comment
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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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Originally posted by Moscow Mule View PostIt's quite easy to prove Santa has Elves helping him. He lives in Lapland and you can go there.
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.
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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Originally posted by ThomasSoerensen View PostI you and your like would never have claimed there is a God I would not need to tell you that there is no God.
You and your like claimed there is a God a long time ago when the stories invented."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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Originally posted by Moscow Mule View PostDid you understand me when I said the existence of god wasn't my position?
Sorry to classify you as one of those."Condoms should come with a free pack of earplugs."Comment
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