Which one are you, if any ?

[Steve.5]

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.

[Everhelpful]

I'm not religious,Steve.

[Baldric]

None of the above, where's the box to tick?

[rowanwitch]

And by the cynical as dangerous

[jomifl]

Modesty prevents me from answering the question, can't we just have boxes to tick?

[Old_Geezer]

Who says ?

[Everhelpful]

Forgot to mention,Steve,I do wear Holy Socks.

[Steve.5]

glad to see the usual suspects have not vented their prophecy of doom on me. & yes it was tongue in cheek mischief ;0)

[sir.prize]

[keyplus90]

By wise you surely mean atheists. Don't you? A typical atheistic belief.

[FredPuli43]

It is a quote, put in the present tense, from, or paraphrase of a passage in, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Burke, where he summarised the Roman view of religion. You may not think it has any relevance to modern times. No doubt many wise men then thought a system of many gods, of different importance, right down to one who looked after the door of the house, all with practices and beliefs associated, was false. We do not have so many who think that there are no deities at all..

[FredPuli43]

By Burke ? Who's he? Wrong C18 'Ed'.LOL Don't know what happened there.
Anyway,From Gibbon, the quote is:

The various modes of worship,that prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered, by the people, as equally true, by the philosopher, as equally false, and by the magistrates, as equally useful.

[birdie1971]

Keyplus - “... By wise you surely mean atheists. Don't you? A typical atheistic belief...”

Another scintillating comment there from the master debater, Keyplus.

[birdie1971]

Steve.5 -

A wonderful example of the loaded question...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loaded_question


;-)

[wildwood]

and by the Masochistic door knockers as a pastime.

[sith123]

well then im common ;)

[goodlife]

What are some false stories that could lead astray the unwary? In principle, the expression “false stories” can apply to any religious lie or myth that could turn us “away from the truth.” who pretends to be “an angel of light,” has made clever use of false religion in misleading people. Under the guise of Christianity, Christendom teaches doctrines—including the Trinity, hellfire, atheism, and immortality of the soul—that are awash in myths and falsehoods.
Christendom also promotes holidays, such as Christmas and Easter, whose seemingly innocent customs are actually rooted in mythology and paganism. By heeding God’s warning to separate ourselves and “quit touching the unclean thing,” we will not be misled by false stories.—2 Cor. 6:14-17.

[naomi24]

Goodlife, so which one are you?

[WaldoMcFroog]

Goodlife, if you wash it first, it's OK to touch it.

[RATTER15]

>>>By wise you surely mean atheists<<< yes, probably, who else?

We are the ones that didn't fall for the claptrap in the fist place or have seen the foolishness of it and turned away.

[wildwood]

Amen to that, ratter!