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Cult

Cult

a system of beliefs and rituals based on dogma or religious teachings and characterised by devoted adherents who display a readiness to obey, an unrealistic idealization of the leader, an abandonment of personal ambition and goals, and an eschewing of traditional societal values.

Origin: L. Cultus, an honoring, adoration


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Bible vs Darwin

... a few. The stories are the same, just changed the names and tweeked the story to fit their need. The Koran, the text that represents the Muslim cult has stories copied from other religions. Meca was a place of worship for 100s of different religions. It was here where people from the Muslim ...

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by mcar
Wed Nov 05, 2008 12:33 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Bible vs Darwin
Replies: 293
Views: 30209

Re: Bible vs Darwin

... a few. The stories are the same, just changed the names and tweeked the story to fit their need. The Koran, the text that represents the Muslim cult has stories copied from other religions. Meca was a place of worship for 100s of different religions. It was here where people from the Muslim ...

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by reetha25
Tue Sep 23, 2008 8:45 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Bible vs Darwin
Replies: 293
Views: 30209

"what the bleep do we know"

Hmmm, I hate to be the only dissenting voice here but a lot of that movie is a load of junk put together by a cult-type group called the Ramtha school of enlightenment. They basically believe that their leader, J.Z. Knight, is channeling the several-thousand year old spirit of ...

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by BioLad
Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:13 pm
 
Forum: Biology Movies
Topic: "what the bleep do we know"
Replies: 9
Views: 3627

Imperfect Design

... a normal intelligent, non diseased brain comes about to hold ideas which are not tenable. Parental influence. Peer influence. Religous influence. Cult influence?

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by greeneye55582
Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:54 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Imperfect Design
Replies: 70
Views: 7170

More pheramones

There is no evidence for human pheromones. First, you must show that they exist. Then, you can characterize them. There is a cult of scientists who assume pheromones, but if you read carefully, you will see that they admit my first paragraph is true.

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by fscottdahlgren
Tue Jun 12, 2007 6:35 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: More pheramones
Replies: 8
Views: 1588
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