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23. Well, there's zero reason to think a deity

Wed Dec 27, 2023, 01:02 PM

Dec 2023

exists in the first place. Nobody has ever produced a shred of evidence to support the argument that magic and gods and other supernatural creatures are real.

I’m glad, because if a being with the power to control events on this planet and all others actually existed, you’d have to conclude it’s a murderous asshole. For example, it caused or allowed the Holocaust and other genocides, slavery, famines, wars, natural disasters, pandemics and diseases, including childhood cancer, and on and on and on.

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A shocking number of Americans believe God personally anointed Trump to rule the country [View all] Tom of Temecula Dec 2023 OP

They like the psy abuse Trump dishes because it's parallel to the abuse religion dishes /nt bucolic_frolic Dec 2023 #1

Can't even. SammyWinstonJack Dec 2023 #2

This is the kind of thinking that radicalized Japan in World War 2 ck4829 Dec 2023 #3

And remember where they ended up. MorbidButterflyTat Dec 2023 #71

Then these Americans who call themselves Evangelical-Christians ProudMNDemocrat Dec 2023 #4

Well, you keep telling yourself that ExWhoDoesntCare Dec 2023 #13

Minor quibble--the idea of hell didn't exactly originate with Christianity. barbaraann Dec 2023 #30

They are evangullibles. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2023 #14

And...if you can make people believe absurdities, you can make them commit atrocities. barbaraann Dec 2023 #26

Many of them rely on their churches to tell them RandomNumbers Dec 2023 #18

Regardless of "who" tells them... Caliman73 Dec 2023 #28

Welll RandomNumbers Dec 2023 #34

There are some pretty bad things even in the Gospels. Caliman73 Dec 2023 #53

Yes RandomNumbers Dec 2023 #56

They do love all the smitey bits, don't they? JHB Dec 2023 #87

Oh, Pshaw! You obviously haven't met Mike Johnson who knows HOW to _READ_ the Bible PTL_Mancuso Dec 2023 #64

I know right? Caliman73 Dec 2023 #66

Old and New Testaments were put together by Corporate Committees! 8D PTL_Mancuso Dec 2023 #67

That has always been the plan. pandr32 Dec 2023 #45

Beats reading all to hell. dchill Dec 2023 #62

They're posers. It's all lost on them. They can read and hear what's in the book and not onecaliberal Dec 2023 #31

So irrational. And plain just efn stupid. LiberalFighter Dec 2023 #5

Direct link to the source article: Ocelot II Dec 2023 #6

Proving that a shocking number of christians never bother to read the bible. Arthur_Frain Dec 2023 #7

Why do you think they're not following the book? ExWhoDoesntCare Dec 2023 #20

I agree Rebl2 Dec 2023 #25

False Profits BlueIdaho Dec 2023 #8

There have always been false prophets (and/or profits) MorbidButterflyTat Dec 2023 #72

Proving religion is nothing more than a scam. spanone Dec 2023 #9

his religion there are some of us who do the walk. AllaN01Bear Dec 2023 #11

That is true. Meant no offense. spanone Dec 2023 #15

none taken. AllaN01Bear Dec 2023 #16

❤️ spanone Dec 2023 #17

snork. AllaN01Bear Dec 2023 #10

I don't believe god plays politics but many do. former9thward Dec 2023 #12

He certainly does throughout the Bible... Happy Hoosier Dec 2023 #19

Well, there's zero reason to think a deity Sky Jewels Dec 2023 #23

Whataboutism. Kingofalldems Dec 2023 #24

Exactly, saying we were blessed by God it's kind of like saying we had the good fortune of Walleye Dec 2023 #32

"Lord... you have heard our cries from heaven, and you have sent us again from Illinois, a man called Barack progressoid Dec 2023 #63

A shocking number of Americans believe that everything is all about them . . . hatrack Dec 2023 #21

There are one heck of a lot of nuts out there and this proves it. republianmushroom Dec 2023 #22

But why him, of all people? NameAlreadyTaken Dec 2023 #27

They're as hypocritical as he is. GoodRaisin Dec 2023 #33

They worship power and cruelty DBoon Dec 2023 #60

Apparently God didn't want him to win last time. LOL Emile Dec 2023 #29

Well, that's why MAGA is mad at Joe Biden and think he's the devil ClimateHawk Dec 2023 #38

LOL, the all powerful devil is more powerful than their God. Emile Dec 2023 #40

The idiotic fringe in the US is quite large, ignorance in the land of Idiocracy. FFS!!! RKP5637 Dec 2023 #35

TFG supporters are nut cases who do not believe in democracy or the concept the separation of church and state LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2023 #36

If churches want to start preaching this shit, it's time for them to be taxed the ever loving shit out of. Initech Dec 2023 #37

Religion makes a big promise, believe in us and you will never die Walleye Dec 2023 #39

Who decided eternal life is "man's most sincere desire"? MorbidButterflyTat Dec 2023 #74

Good point Walleye Dec 2023 #80

Personally, I think the idea of living forever sounds terrifying. Sky Jewels Dec 2023 #83

Evangelicals are weak people who have been preyed upon by those who is them to get money kimbutgar Dec 2023 #41

I was at my lowest at 17 Tree Lady Dec 2023 #89

When my first marriage ended abruptly in 1985 I was at my lowest point and depressed that I failed kimbutgar Dec 2023 #90

Seems about right. Honestly, there isn't any other reason to vote for the vindictive self serving blasphemous monster. Freethinker65 Dec 2023 #42

This is one of my problems with Religion in general. Caliman73 Dec 2023 #43

It's all mythology in one form or another. As my Old Testament prof said: yellowdogintexas Dec 2023 #51

A shocking number of mentally shattered Americans..... chowder66 Dec 2023 #44

Check out YouTube for videos on Christian Nationalism yellowdogintexas Dec 2023 #46

no one should be shocked at that 30% believe that in a country where evangelicalism has become Takket Dec 2023 #47

Who had a shofar? I didn't see anyone blowing a shofar. nt Ilsa Dec 2023 #48

Why Christian Nationalists Are Into "Jumbo-Sized" Shofars Celerity Dec 2023 #73

He glorifies their ignorance, celebates their bigotry, and validates their victimhood fantasies Orrex Dec 2023 #49

That's called a cult uponit7771 Dec 2023 #50

I don't understand why anyone is shocked at this. Mariana Dec 2023 #52

cuz trump.. Maxheader Dec 2023 #54

A shocking number of Americans are mentally impaired. spanone Dec 2023 #55

It's a indication of who they worship...who they consider their god. patphil Dec 2023 #57

I know someone whose wife believes this. yardwork Dec 2023 #58

Anointed with gold? ... *ahem* MutantAndProud Dec 2023 #59

👇👇👇👁️👁️ Goonch Dec 2023 #61

God is incredibly busy Traildogbob Dec 2023 #65

Jim Jones' replacement. moondust Dec 2023 #68

These idiots are in a cult LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2023 #69

God is funny that way. SarahD Dec 2023 #70

It will be a bit of a shock when they find out tavernier Dec 2023 #75

I won't say what I'm thinking. elleng Dec 2023 #76

I find the number exactly in line with what I'd guess. TheKentuckian Dec 2023 #77

I need a first and last name of this deity you call god. Too generic! GreenWave Dec 2023 #78

A shocking number of Americans believe in God. Celerity Dec 2023 #79

It's kind of funny, actually. Poll numbers favoring the orange idiot always seem to hover around the 30% area. Firestorm49 Dec 2023 #81

The delusion starts with believing in god. Sibelius Fan Dec 2023 #82

Kick dalton99a Dec 2023 #84

Many Evangelicals would rather see the end of the world than a world peace sakabatou Dec 2023 #85

A shocking number of Americans are out of their effing minds. spanone Dec 2023 #86

The notion that anyone would ever think djt is worthy of their support, and of anything else, SWBTATTReg Dec 2023 #88