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In reply to the discussion: Woman on CNN tells Wolf " um i am actually a Atheist" [View all]Vietnameravet
(1,085 posts)254. I am shocked to find Obamacare does not
cover exorcism, blood letting or treating with leaches..or psychic surgery!!
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... and if 0 had done so, what would it have "meant" then?, but, nevermind, I enjoy voting. nt
patrice
May 2013
#237
Would would anyone who believed that God and Satan are both imaginary, as are stories about either
merrily
May 2013
#193
God's way are a mystery! You cannot know the mind of God. Maybe there was a purpose.
defacto7
May 2013
#18
I think a great example of the shear silliness is when a 100 yard dasher that wins says
rhett o rick
May 2013
#57
My point was that if 10 racers all pray to God to win and only one wins, that means
rhett o rick
May 2013
#255
All the good stuff is God (And not the people doing it) and the bad stuff is nature
Scootaloo
May 2013
#177
actually the effectiveness of prayer has been studied fairly extensively..
Phillip McCleod
May 2013
#124
You have an amazing way with words--that last sentence just shook me to my core. nt
Stardust
May 2013
#166
At least Wolf's follow-up statement wasn't, "so, YOU'RE the cause of this tornado!"
stopbush
May 2013
#208
Ironically, wouldn't this tornado kinda prove there is no God? Unless it is a vengeful one.
JaneyVee
May 2013
#3
Maybe it proves that circular upward rotation of a convectionally created Cumulonimbus cloud
Nanjing to Seoul
May 2013
#119
the force in the universe that is mysterious and not knowable to our meager consciousness.
Nanjing to Seoul
May 2013
#172
But what first started that natural process is what unites the universe, and that is, in my
JDPriestly
May 2013
#221
I don't see any conflict between science and the concept of God, of a unifiying force
JDPriestly
May 2013
#276
I'll trust my easily proven science. You trust your "trust in the invisible man" idea
Nanjing to Seoul
May 2013
#264
I believe that question has been addressed by the likes of Thomas Aquinas...
LanternWaste
May 2013
#34
When the admitting person at the hospital asked my religious preference last week
GentryDixon
May 2013
#7
Back then, in boot camp, we had to choose a religion. "None" was not an option. And it went on your
Fuddnik
May 2013
#75
I know someone who would answer every "Religion?" question with: "No thank you."
Arugula Latte
May 2013
#17
I just hope we didn't violate some CNN/Blitzer copyright or trademark on that
pinboy3niner
May 2013
#24
"Why aren't you giving prayers of thanks to the loving invisible omnipotent deity who destroyed
Arugula Latte
May 2013
#19
More evidence, I think, that non-belief is going more and more mainstream.
Arugula Latte
May 2013
#70
Me, too! I've bookmarked this thread to show my grandson. And I love the surfing gif (can't recall
Stardust
May 2013
#168
5% of Americans does represent an increase, but I'm not sure if I consider 5% = mainstream.
merrily
May 2013
#201
so much irony in what he asked -- he just didn't ask a long enough question
tomm2thumbs
May 2013
#73
exactly.. he may as well been handing her a leaflet and pushing his way into her house
tomm2thumbs
May 2013
#63
This Oklahoma prayer thing reminds me of the sick cycle of domestic violence.
Arugula Latte
May 2013
#42
Really? Because I don't think the Red Cross can survive on prayers alone. MONEY? Yes.
WinkyDink
May 2013
#202
He sort of laughed nervously, like, Oh shit, this woman is much smarter than I'd assumed.
Arugula Latte
May 2013
#158
Kinda like some Redneck asking me, "What are we going to do about the n****r in the white house?
decrepittex
May 2013
#140
Well, maybe The Deity was busy determining the outcomes of sporting events and grammy nominations.
Arugula Latte
May 2013
#157
Poor Wolf Blitzer! guess he's still trying to fit in as a Journalist in-da-know...
FrenchieCat
May 2013
#156
actually i wonder if he would have asked someone from New York, Jersey etc the same thing
JI7
May 2013
#161
It is equally foolish of you to equate "God" and "prayer" with Christianity.
WinkyDink
May 2013
#200
Before Bush, I thought I could almost see TV personalities trying to steer people away from
merrily
May 2013
#195
I never understood why I would THANK something, but I wouldnt BLAME it for sending a tornado...
CarrieLynne
May 2013
#212
Wolf Blitzer was God-baiting her. What an idiot he is. Meanwhile, she is smarter than
Coyotl
May 2013
#265
That's pretty much the case in nations where reporters don't bug people about how they prayed
Fumesucker
May 2013
#279