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9. IMO religion is just an easy way to avoid personal responsibility and decision making.

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Mon Mar 30, 2020, 03:13 PM

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There is a sincerely held belief by some religious folks that this virus is from god and meant to [View all] Eliot Rosewater Mar 2020 OP

God needs to stay at least 6 feet away from me Blues Heron Mar 2020 #1

That'll get an "A-fucking-men!!" here... (n/t) Moostache Mar 2020 #4

LOL Eliot Rosewater Mar 2020 #6

- Rorey Mar 2020 #32

The religious folk who continue meeting in large groups will soon find themselves very close to God. tanyev Mar 2020 #2

Actually if that were all that would happen, I'd say let 'em go... Moostache Mar 2020 #10

Fucking this! rusty fender Mar 2020 #14

It is turning more people towards science i.e secularism. Cattledog Mar 2020 #3

Good point, had NOT thought of that! Eliot Rosewater Mar 2020 #5

I'm sure God is going to be pleased with Republican Christians killing people with their policies... WyattKansas Mar 2020 #7

True believers cant see that, they truly believe what my relative said. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2020 #8

IMO religion is just an easy way to avoid personal responsibility and decision making. old guy Mar 2020 #9

Of course Chainfire Mar 2020 #34

I urge them to embrace it, own it HAB911 Mar 2020 #11

Why would no sincere christians not think SCantiGOP Mar 2020 #12

Because That Would Mean Accepting God Meant To Punish Them, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #16

Chesterton understood much Maeve Mar 2020 #24

He Did Indeed, Ma'am The Magistrate Mar 2020 #36

Magical thinking. Belief in make believe. stopbush Mar 2020 #13

There will always be the lunatic fringe. Who cares what they "think?" MoonRiver Mar 2020 #15

Secularism, like chasing the almighty dollar? sanatanadharma Mar 2020 #17

I think the opposite. It will push them TOWARD secularism mainer Mar 2020 #18

Hitler was very sincere. Girard442 Mar 2020 #19

Unfortunately, Darwin will set the record straight very soon flibbitygiblets Mar 2020 #20

Sincere or not, FUCK THEM. spanone Mar 2020 #21

No God worth worshipping would behave like that. coti Mar 2020 #22

Yeah we know. tavernier Mar 2020 #23

I don't understand them but I wish I did. Someone has to try and get through to them. BeckyDem Mar 2020 #25

they said God made AIDS too G_j Mar 2020 #26

Well this atheist has the opposite view malaise Mar 2020 #27

It may seem heartless on my part but... The empressof all Mar 2020 #28

Yep, that's some loving god they've got there PJMcK Mar 2020 #29

I will always be an atheist, Even in my foxhole, self isolating Walleye Mar 2020 #30

If you piss on a god... hunter Mar 2020 #31

Funny how God likes to punish every one but them? How about this is tulipsandroses Mar 2020 #33

yes it very interesting how we can spin things to get the answer scarytomcat Mar 2020 #43

If they insist on exposing themselves, they should do so by volunteering to help the sick. Midnight Writer Mar 2020 #35

As a young person Wellstone ruled Mar 2020 #37

Then to add to that... Sunriser13 Mar 2020 #40

Moon shine works wonders. Wellstone ruled Mar 2020 #44

Why couldn't it be god or some other higher power that has created doc03 Mar 2020 #38

For the vast majority of the thousands of years customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #39

I want nothing to do with a God that KentuckyWoman Mar 2020 #41

If this virus is God's way of turning people away from secularism Mariana Mar 2020 #42