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Generic Other (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 09:40 PM Original message |
The weirdest scientific experiment ever -- torturing religious people |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
1. Scientific proof that religion is indeed an opiate n/t |
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Generic Other (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 09:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I am in favor of renaming this painting the Electric Virgin Mary |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 09:58 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. They used two different paintings - I think this is Sassoferrato's Virgin Mary |
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Generic Other (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 10:05 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. clockwork orange! |
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Pisces (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
3. The mind is a powerful thing. We are able to control more than we think, put ourselves into |
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Mr Generic Other (362 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
4. for me, |
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Generic Other (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 10:03 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. If you can block out pain you should be able to do something more productive |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
8. Are these "scientists" now going to jail -- ? WTF? |
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Schema Thing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 09:29 AM Response to Reply #8 |
31. why would they be? |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 10:09 PM Response to Original message |
9. The religious must be used to enduring pain. |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 11:51 PM Response to Reply #9 |
23. Roman Catholics wrap their life around pain though. So they are used to it. |
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pa28 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 10:17 PM Response to Original message |
10. Not weird at all. Seems like an interesting subject for experiment. |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
11. The Daily Mail? |
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Generic Other (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 10:59 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. I stumbled on the article when I was looking for images of madonnas |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 11:18 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. It makes more sense when understood, and the Mail isn't a source liable to foster understanding. |
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auntsue (169 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
12. Well duh - Catholics (i used to be one) have long been |
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enki23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
13. just as though they had taken placebo painkillers. whee. |
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Generic Other (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 11:01 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. The Electric Shock Madonna was a placebo as well as a fetish amulet? |
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FormerDittoHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 11:15 PM Response to Original message |
16. They're also able to block out the fact that their church is abetting child rapists. n/t |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 11:19 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. +1 |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 11:23 PM Response to Original message |
19. As a graduate of Catholic schools, I can testify that |
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ThoughtCriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 11:27 PM Response to Original message |
20. Subject wording a bit misleading |
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Generic Other (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 11:31 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. True...the athiests were in more pain weren't they? |
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NYC Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-11 11:33 PM Response to Original message |
22. The experiment is bullshit though. |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 03:32 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Yeah give the atheists a picture of something that means |
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Festivito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 09:42 AM Response to Reply #25 |
32. I say both of you are correct. The test is silly without each having a trusted object./nt |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 07:16 AM Response to Reply #22 |
29. 1 |
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Generic Other (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 01:28 AM Response to Original message |
24. Perhaps she can ease the pain of watching Japan get radiated |
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Generic Other (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 12:29 PM Response to Reply #24 |
37. My holy card is not working to lessen the pain |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 04:17 AM Response to Original message |
26. Agh. The Daily Mail again! |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 07:20 AM Response to Reply #26 |
30. yes |
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Generic Other (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 11:31 AM Response to Reply #26 |
34. post title was tongue in cheekyness on my part |
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intaglio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 06:55 AM Response to Original message |
27. Sounds like this thread needs some Dan and Dan |
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Generic Other (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 11:35 AM Response to Reply #27 |
35. That was hysterical |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 06:57 AM Response to Original message |
28. Can volunteers be considered "tortured", given they can STOP the experiment? |
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Generic Other (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 11:38 AM Response to Reply #28 |
36. I hate electric shocks and consider them torture |
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Dread Pirate Roberts (85 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
33. Isn't This An Old Experiment? |
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