This is so primitive... I don't feel like commenting furthur though. Hopefully, like with any other injustices, it will be fought until the end. Sure there will be extremists that will never accept it (just like there are still racists) but most of the world would have moved on and accepted it.

It also should probably be noted that Bill Gates was pretty influenced by Christianity by the moral messages.  He states as much in interviews, it's why he does still go to church occasionally. (Though very rarely.)

Really though I think everyones reasons for good deeds very.  With Bill Gates and Warren Buffet.... their biggest motivator seems to be their value in hard work.

Not that they wouldn't do ANY charity, but the reason why they both plan to give away more of their fortunes is they believe their fortunes would ruin their families, that their sons and further offspring would become lazy and not make their own way.

They want to leave they're children with only a little bit of money because they think it's best for their children.

That and with Warren Buffet it's not about the money anyway... if you every read about Buffet it's hilarious how much he doesn't eleveate his lifestyle.

Yeah I suppose the placebo effect would go a long way to helping someone that was convinced it would work.

Possibly... But considering how deeply psychologically afflicted people often attribute the voices in their head to God, I'm not sure how benign a placebo effect suggesting the notion that god personally healed you through an exorcism might be.

lol, not true. Being good doesn't get anyone to heaven.

Oh my, why am i not suprised when i see these kinds of incidents? Shows how sad our world is.

So being the kindest soul on earth and not believing in God will send you to hell?

Nice to know how caring the Lord is.

Off-Topic: I wonder how many athiests/agnostics are on this site.

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I'm one. An atheist that is.

So really the whole thing is doubly ridiculous in my eyes - basically on the one hand I see someone with what appears to be potential psychological disorders while on the other I see believers incorrectly believing that a) there is a sin in the first place and b) that they have spiritual and moral rights to intervene.

I find myself raising my eyebrow and murmuring 'fascinating' in an impartial manner.

From what Ive heard the catholic church has priest that do these things, as well as scientists that are priests too and such. Ive heard that if they cant find a mental dissease that has the sympthoms the "posessed" guy has, then they should use the exorcism. Anyway, I think catholic exorcism are way less common and dont happen for things like homosexuality and arent as violent and crazy like the one in the video. They are very carefull to keep their religion as something serious and dont be seen as fanatics.

dtewi: I used to be in a catholic school, it was kinda liberal though, I think its mostly because in my country the great mayority is catholic, anyway, I never though the riituals were so important and I believed in god and jesus, but the growing up things made me realize that those beliefs may have been wrong, that, added to the stupid prejudments, people guiding their life with a book and stupid crazy actions like the ones in the video make me critizisce religions even if I think they have a good thing to them, some in the philosofical part.

So, I would call my self an agnostic, I dont know if there is a god, maybe there is after all, but religion doesnt convince me and blindly believing is something I cant do, Id rather take the good from chistianity, budhism, etc and leave out the things that I think are wrong. As I cant say I know that god doesnt exist, no one can truly say that god exists for sure, after all nobody is really sure about it.

I also think most people fear religion and only behave good because their church tells them to, not doubting anything may be guided by other means other than faith, and have stupid reasons to hate minorities because of an ancient book that god didnt write.

Yeah. It's the whole "the only way to the Father is through Me" verse in the Bible. The "Me" is refering to Jesus of course. 

So, while good deeds are great and fantastic, only belief and faith will get you into heaven. That's what Christians believe.