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Atheists & Agnostics

skepticscott

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17. But...but....SOUP KITCHENS!!

Reply to mr blur (Reply #5)

Tue Feb 10, 2015, 01:28 PM

Feb 2015

In reality, it's very sad that some people over in Religion can talk themselves into a favorable view of this guy. Apparently they are so desperate to defend and legitimize religion in any form that they think a worldwide campaign of sexism, homophobic bigotry and propagation of poverty is somehow outweighed by a few feel-goody platitudes that any decent human being should adhere to.

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Pope Francis: The devil is the root of jealousy, war [View all] trotsky Feb 2015 OP

So who created the devil? Cartoonist Feb 2015 #1

He is Pope Awesome SpankYourKid! Warren Stupidity Feb 2015 #2

"Because the devil takes stupidity and makes a world." Hoppy Feb 2015 #3

And God is the root of the devil. GeorgeGist Feb 2015 #4

And the human imagination (with some possible hallucinogenics thrown in to boot) is the root of God. Arugula Latte Feb 2015 #12

You see, this is just ignorance and stupidity - mr blur Feb 2015 #5

Well, considering that anytime a prominent atheist criticizes this kind of belief... trotsky Feb 2015 #6

you got it RussBLib Feb 2015 #10

But...but....SOUP KITCHENS!! skepticscott Feb 2015 #17

I am so envious of such convenient thinking, that I want to fight. ChairmanAgnostic Feb 2015 #7

What nonsense! JNelson6563 Feb 2015 #8

Are we allowed edhopper Feb 2015 #9

That depends. Curmudgeoness Feb 2015 #11

You're not allowed to mock anything... trotsky Feb 2015 #15

And of course, that tiny minority of Fundamentalist Assholes... onager Feb 2015 #18

Offer up a pastafarian prayer in the "all are welcome" prayer group and get your ass Warren Stupidity Feb 2015 #22

Hater! Bigot! Arugula Latte Feb 2015 #13

To paraphrase edhopper Feb 2015 #14

To shun is part of being a non-theist. edgineered Feb 2015 #16

Wonder who the Pope would agree with... onager Feb 2015 #19

Did somebody say devil? LiberalAndProud Feb 2015 #20

Aieee! trotsky Feb 2015 #21

That guy is actually serious? He thinks they "sold" their souls to the devil? Fix The Stupid Feb 2015 #23

I think he has convinced himself. LiberalAndProud Feb 2015 #26

This is a translation Lordquinton Feb 2015 #24

Uranus variety? Warren Stupidity Feb 2015 #25

Static Lordquinton Feb 2015 #27

Whew! AlbertCat Feb 2015 #28