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Roland99

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13. Love this Richard Feynman quote...

Reply to shockey80 (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2020, 11:44 AM

May 2020

“It doesn't seem to me that this fantastically marvelous universe...can merely be a stage so that God can watch human beings struggle for good and evil - which is the view that religion has.”

This “god” would then be a narcissistic, sadistic asshole

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I am not religious, however, If God is good and the Devil is evil. [View all] shockey80 May 2020 OP

I can tell you're not religious wryter2000 May 2020 #1

Most do! Nt USALiberal May 2020 #6

You have some data on that? wryter2000 May 2020 #9

the concept of god is highly simplistic in itself Blues Heron May 2020 #10

I'm sure glad I don't go to your church wryter2000 May 2020 #22

Send money first so god can get to work! n/t RKP5637 May 2020 #2

God is obviously an old entitled white guy... ret5hd May 2020 #3

Wouldn't that make him an old, entitled orange guy? CaptYossarian May 2020 #5

I was told today tazkcmo May 2020 #4

don't you mean ALL dead people WhiteTara May 2020 #14

I've often wondered...if God is omnipotent? Didn't he cause the problem that you are praying for? As walkingman May 2020 #7

The devil has more followers. BluesRunTheGame May 2020 #8

I would argue with that. Ferrets are Cool May 2020 #21

I wasn't speaking of actual church of satan members. BluesRunTheGame May 2020 #26

👍 Ferrets are Cool May 2020 #28

The fact is, when looked at completely objectively.... A HERETIC I AM May 2020 #11

"God" has a strong tendency to sit things out at times like this. GoCubsGo May 2020 #12

Wait... Docreed2003 May 2020 #16

Yes, that's part of it. GoCubsGo May 2020 #19

Lol...my lack of faith is clearly showing Docreed2003 May 2020 #27

Love this Richard Feynman quote... Roland99 May 2020 #13

I've always loved that quote also. nt Ferrets are Cool May 2020 #25

. dalton99a May 2020 #15

If God is everything, then the devil WhiteTara May 2020 #17

My move from Catholicism to atheism Miguelito Loveless May 2020 #18

God is loving, all knowing and all powerful...outside our reality and time. Thomas Hurt May 2020 #20

Or, ya know, there are no supernatural beings. Happy Hoosier May 2020 #23

You only get the good stuff after you die Marrah_Goodman May 2020 #24