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Atheists & Agnostics

Sibelius Fan

(24,632 posts) Sat Nov 9, 2024, 03:43 PM Nov 9

Most Americans believe in imaginary gods, an imaginary heaven and an imaginary hell. [View all]

So why are we surprised when they cast their votes to battle imaginary problems, or to support imaginary policies? Their religious beliefs predispose them to being suckered, to believe in make believe. The more fantastic the story, the better.

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Most Americans believe in imaginary gods, an imaginary heaven and an imaginary hell. [View all] Sibelius Fan Nov 9 OP

Yup. IrishAfricanAmerican Nov 9 #1

They love their make-believe garbage man and make-believe McD's fry cook Blue Owl Nov 9 #2

Also they can shift their devotion duncang Nov 9 #3

And their Old Testament deity is a sociopathic, narcissistic, whiny, liddle bitch, just like you know who. (nt) LeftyLucie Nov 9 #4

Yahweh is bad, but Jesus is worse. Sibelius Fan Nov 9 #5

And, he needs MONEY! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Nov 10 #11

Double cultists. SamKnause Nov 9 #6

And their tax exempt status BOSSHOG Nov 9 #7

I don't know if I made it up or heard it somewhere , but johnp3907 Nov 9 #8

He's Mammon Blue Full Moon Nov 9 #9

Well said. What a succinct analogy. When I was a young child, too young for church, I was in the kid's Exp Nov 10 #10