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10. god may well take care of it by smiting large swaths of humans.

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Wed May 31, 2017, 12:14 PM

May 2017

like george carlin used to say, something like, "save the earth? oh, the *earth* will be fine. it's humans who are f*cked. the earth will shake us off like a bad case of fleas."

recasting a problem in god-language doesn't justify a panglossian conclusion.

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God Will Take Care Of Climate Change If It Exists [View all] SHRED May 2017 OP

Oh, well, then. I feel so much better now. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #1

He will be dead by the time the full impact of climate change hits kimbutgar May 2017 #2

Better get down on your knees then, Walberg. MineralMan May 2017 #3

Why hasn't God fixed the things that Republicans say are "real" problems? izzybella May 2017 #4

There ya go SHRED May 2017 #5

Isn't that the same "god" who basically took a fire hose to the planet... Wounded Bear May 2017 #6

Holy shit! Noah couldn't have said it better! yallerdawg May 2017 #7

Can man change the entire universe? SwissTony May 2017 #8

Yeah, and God will give me wings ProudLib72 May 2017 #9

god may well take care of it by smiting large swaths of humans. unblock May 2017 #10

So get your Miami Beach vacations in soon because God is going to put it under water. Vinca May 2017 #11

Fuck him. Orrex May 2017 #12

Jesus wept Freethinker65 May 2017 #13

If God was willing to take care of us get the red out May 2017 #14

Which is more scary, the fact that he said this, or that people voted for him knowing... WoonTars May 2017 #15

That's really anti-science when you think about it treestar May 2017 #16

God gave us the solution. We're not using it. lapislzi May 2017 #18

Didn't god create it to begin with? lapislzi May 2017 #17

If God didn't want us to burn coal Calculating May 2017 #19