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Atheists & Agnostics

beam me up scottie

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2. How does his mind work that out???

Reply to Lordquinton (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 5, 2015, 02:17 AM

Oct 2015

I have tried to figure out how someone who is obviously intelligent can be so utterly and willfully ignorant.

How can you make yourself believe something so irrational?

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Ben Carson denies climate change and tries to clarify his stance on evolution [View all] beam me up scottie Oct 2015 OP

His evolution comment isn't internally consistent Lordquinton Oct 2015 #1

How does his mind work that out??? beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #2

Credo quia absurdum trusty elf Oct 2015 #5

Is that really a crab on a leash? beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #6

"someone who is obviously intelligent can be so utterly and willfully ignorant" progressoid Oct 2015 #12

Carson goes even further, he's not just a believer he's a creationist. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #13

I shouldn't, but I find this stunning. Old Crow Oct 2015 #3

AND he was a neurosurgeon. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #4

Agreed. Old Crow Oct 2015 #7

Well throwing rocks at cars isn't forbidden in the bible so it's nbd. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #9

Wow. Just, wow. It's not brain surgery, for fuck's sake! mr blur Oct 2015 #8

He's so dreamy. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #10

Typical primary-season groveling for the far-right vote. onager Oct 2015 #11

I think he was batshit insane before the primary. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #14

Pandering AlbertCat Oct 2015 #15

You really expect him to get asked real questions? beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #16

pandering and ambition RussBLib Oct 2015 #17