Below The Fold ...

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And still in Texas

 

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If they're looking for volunteers to test this, sign me up

Good sex protects women but not men from cardiovascular risk in later life

Having sex frequently - and enjoying it - puts older men at higher risk for heart attacks and other cardiovascular problems. For older women, however,

www.psypost.org

 

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I know I shouldn't post this (or laugh) but I can't resist .....

 

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"RELIGION The world's most successful pyramid scam -" meme #603

A pyramid scheme surely involves $money.

pyramid scheme
n.
A fraudulent moneymaking scheme in which early participants are paid out of money received from later recruits, with the final recruits putting money in and getting nothing back.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2022 by HarperCollins Publishers. All rights reserved.

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"God" is portrayed as omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent and short of cash." Crane

BUT !
The characteristic that prevents the religion pyramid scheme from collapsing (unlike the others)
is that religion takes the $money now, and promises reward in the next life.

That's a scam design impervious to pyramid-scam collapse unless there actually IS a next life.

THEREFORE !
a) If there IS an afterlife, you'll get ripped off.
b) If there is NOT an afterlife, you already have been.

Continue to attend church, BUT !
Don't be "late".

 

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Re #604

But it does involve money. Tithing. The collection plate. Etc. And it's a pretty good extortion racket - the mob could take lessons.

Nice little after life you've got there. Shame if anything should happen to it.