Religion

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Sometimes, I wonder if people who subscribe to a certain religious belief, do so because they believe that it is true, or that it is a mere psychological crutch. Since many religious teachings are open to personal interpretation, how many actually think it through, and how many merely try to manipulate into something that suits what they want (or

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I remember checking out the scientology churches in sf. Quite amusing, if you ask me, haha.

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And what do they say?

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you can grip both handles of a voltmeter to measure the potential difference between your two hands.
apparently that measures your...erh, I don't know, some inate quality that lets you determine how close you are to enlightenment? I forget specifically but as an electrical engineer, it was vaguely amusing and brought a smile to my lips. Haha!

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Well, you have to admit that it is a novel idea, if not quite logical... :P