Atheists & Agnostics

LiberalLovinLug

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44. The God part of the brain?

Sun Apr 30, 2023, 10:44 PM

Apr 2023

Yeah. No better example than L Ron Hubbard. A semi-successful pulp sci fi author. I was a young teen in the seventies and into sci fi then, and even though I knew he had started some kind of science based alternative to religion? I wasn't sure, I thoroughly enjoyed his Battlefield Earth series. Full of crazy over the top characters and funny as hell.
But I could hardly believe it when I watched his cult religion grow into a celebrity fuelled empire.

Then there's Joseph Smith and his twist on Christianity

Its too bad more people don't realize how easily the human mind can fool itself, even themselves. Look at the MAGA movement, fooled by an old cretin like Trump.

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I did something wicked [View all] Not Heidi Apr 2023 OP

Kickin' Faux pas Apr 2023 #1

Wicked cilla4progress Apr 2023 #2

I'd suggest doing that in a city that's a little more Evangelical. ificandream Apr 2023 #3

Good idea! n/t Not Heidi Apr 2023 #34

When people tell me the bible has no errors.... lastlib Apr 2023 #4

K&R 2naSalit Apr 2023 #5

Nice. NoRethugFriends Apr 2023 #6

I see what you did there. Permanut Apr 2023 #26

Here's some more vlyons Apr 2023 #7

Who created the creator? CrispyQ Apr 2023 #9

That is the Buddhist reason for why there is no creator god vlyons Apr 2023 #22

Ask them to explain the Trilogy multigraincracker Apr 2023 #13

the Trinity dogma was invented in 325 AD vlyons Apr 2023 #20

He also axed out the bit on reincarnation, which had been a part of the tradition until then. TheRickles Apr 2023 #23

Magic! That's how! Ray Bruns Apr 2023 #18

If I had ANY reason to believe in God - which I don't - dchill Apr 2023 #19

Ooh . . . All excellent. n/t Not Heidi Apr 2023 #35

Bwah-hahahah! ChazInAz Apr 2023 #8

We *are* a tribe! Not Heidi Apr 2023 #36

If they really wanted to help humanity they'd leave condoms instead of Bibles. CrispyQ Apr 2023 #10

So...you're an evangelical atheist? Backseat Driver Apr 2023 #11

No . . . Not Heidi Apr 2023 #37

I wish I'd known this wickedness years ago... maspaha Apr 2023 #12

Oh, p'shaw Not Heidi Apr 2023 #38

I bought a used truck with one of those Jesus fish on it. This was back in the days where brewens Apr 2023 #14

Like the drunken priest that got pulled over. multigraincracker Apr 2023 #15

Laughed out loud at that one. Thnx. MMBeilis Apr 2023 #27

And this... twodogsbarking Apr 2023 #16

One of my favorite Beatles songs! LiberalLovinLug Apr 2023 #21

That's not wicked RussBLib Apr 2023 #17

Hey, cool! n/t Not Heidi Apr 2023 #39

I grew up in a fundy house and the easy explanation was that that is in the old testament LiberalLovinLug Apr 2023 #24

I especially like the Old Testament part where God gave the tribes of Israel the "Holy Land" but.... MMBeilis Apr 2023 #29

Yet they follow the 10 commandments that is from the old testament Farmer-Rick Apr 2023 #43

The God part of the brain? LiberalLovinLug Apr 2023 #44

The people who need to see that won't get it. live love laugh Apr 2023 #25

I know. Not Heidi Apr 2023 #40

i know Pleasanton YoshidaYui Apr 2023 #28

I was in a motel once that had the Book of Mormon IronLionZion Apr 2023 #30

A Marriott no doubt (nt) NoRethugFriends Apr 2023 #31

Why a Marriott? n/t Not Heidi Apr 2023 #41

below NoRethugFriends Apr 2023 #42

I've always loved to play Bible with fundies Picaro Apr 2023 #32

I love it, too Not Heidi Apr 2023 #33