It's ok to just treat it like a thing people say. When people say 'bless you' I don't explain to them that sneezing doesn't actually expel my soul from my body.
> I always love how religious fruitcakes think that their 'god' both is completely omnipotent and infallible but also somehow gives a shit about them, and listens to them.
Such a miserable existence looking down on people for their own beliefs. Please get a hobby.
You don't believe in anything, good for you. But it's not healthy for you to harbor so much hatred and anger for those with different opinions. You're free to worship your golden calf, but why not be civil?
That's the cool thing about the God Theory: any events can be explained by it.
Or He felt we needed a small reminder of what we're capable of if not careful!
He never gave us a fucking manual in the first place, so who knows what He is thinking.
> He never gave us a fucking manual in the first place, so who knows what He is thinking.
He did give us a manual. He very clearly says that slavery is okay and eating shrimp is a sin, and lots of other rules.
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You sure? I got a manual that has lined up with expectations thus far.
It's ok to just treat it like a thing people say. When people say 'bless you' I don't explain to them that sneezing doesn't actually expel my soul from my body.
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Humans have used god (capital G or otherwise) to justify their actions since time immemorial.
When exactly would that have been?
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That is an unhealthy level of contempt you have there.
> I always love how religious fruitcakes think that their 'god' both is completely omnipotent and infallible but also somehow gives a shit about them, and listens to them.
Such a miserable existence looking down on people for their own beliefs. Please get a hobby.
This comment is what real bigotry looks like.
It's a shame that the moderators on Hacker News tolerate this.
You don't believe in anything, good for you. But it's not healthy for you to harbor so much hatred and anger for those with different opinions. You're free to worship your golden calf, but why not be civil?
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