What you really have to look at here are the underlying ideas that a person has. The strength of the convictions that George W. has made over the years lend credence to the fact that he is a very religious person. Now, I know what you mean, belief by itself is not a bad thing. BUT your beliefs have a very big impact on the way you think and ACT. Sam Harris uses this example:

take the statement: "Aliens are controlling your thoughts and are reading your mind from space." As phrases go, you were probably unaffected by this sentence because, well, you dont believe it. Now if you DID believe it you would probably be doing all sorts of crazy things (wearing an aluminum foil hat comes to mind)

Now what does George Bush believe? He DID say (if you really want proof I will take the time to dig up a video of it) that God told him to go to war. What else god is telling him to do I'm not quite sure but whatever it is I feel like at this point, George W. is a president that has forgotten his people. He is being lead around by dogmatic ideas (something i posted about in a different thread), ruining this country, and he's doing it because of the beliefs that have ruined his better judgment.

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Okay, you're right. Absolutely right. And I agree with you that religion and politics should not mix. But I still think that it was silly for Maher to mention that we could not "afford another faith-based administration," as if religion itself is what ruins administrations. Bush's mistakes should not be blamed on his faith, but on Bush himself. Don't let him hide behind his religion. And saying that we can't afford it is silly, as if we haven't been "affording" religious Presidents who bring their own values into the White House for the last 220 years.

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According to the movie Religulous, 16% of non religious American citizens out number all the religious, and the NRA lobby.

Take that for what you will,

yet the 16% do not have a lobby.

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He's got some zingers in there! And hah ha, how he bashfully mispronounces 'religulous,' so heartwarming!

>> ^Aeschcaton:
And what state would this United States 'Senator' be from... I checked... the answer? None! This is FICTION!
This is what happens people who are educated by their T.V. deign to concern themselves with politics.
Bill Maher is a comedy huckster, not Pliny the Elder people... I can't believe how many of you posted your 'Oh my God the right wingers are so so so dumb!' and then get the rug yanked out from under you by me...


Does this sound like anyone we already know on here? Hmmm...

>> ^MINK:
god had bad PR for so long that people now have no idea what they are trying to deny.


Even if you could demonstrate the existence of a designer, you would have no good reason to suppose the designer were a god rather than an alien in charge of some kind of computer simulation of this universe. The leap from "I don't know how this happened" to "there's some kind of omnipotent spirit out there" is a large and illogical one.

btw,
"Is he willing to prevent evil, but not able? then is he impotent. Is he able, but not willing? then is he malevolent. Is he both able and willing? whence then is evil?" - David Hume, summarizing Epicurus' refutation of the notion of an omnipotent benevolent God.

You can't blame it all on free will. There are natural parasites, diseases, etc., that cause a lot of suffering. If there is an omnipotent god, then he is to blame for them.

Early Christian theologians tried to blame it on original sin. Punishing one person for the deeds of another person is wrong, therefore the concept of original sin is ridiculous.

Are you at least going to spell your God's name right?

>> ^Blocky:
When I start my atheist church, Bill Mayer is going to be my atheist jesus.

Oh, never mind. It appears you never had the facts to begin with.

>> ^Raigen:
^ ahem I certainly hope this is a horrific attempt at sarcasm, Aeschcaton.
http://pryor.senate.gov/ - The Senator's Government Website
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Pryor - A Wiki article about him.

I'd be very much interested in the facts, if you have them.

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The look of realization on his face, after Maher's smile disappears, is priceless. Watch closely as the senator acknowledges his own failure: Maintained shit-eating grin; smile fades; a quick, paniced blink of final realization -- brown lump in shorts.
Did you happen to check which U.S. State this 'Senator' is from? No? Of course you didn't because you're as dumb as Bill Maher hopes you are and tries to keep you... Since you can't be bothered to take the time going through the photos of every sitting U.S. Senator you'll just have to take my word that the dude being interviewed is AN ACTOR and YOU are the dupe! Low IQ indeed, Mr. Pool cleaner...

I found origins intensely boring. I skipped around constantly.

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If your religion/current beliefs on evolution can survive that reading list......hats off to your level of conviction/faith/denial.


I'd like to add one to that list if I may. "Origin of Species" by Charles Darwin.

Nice one, nitwit.

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It's like these guys take pride in being ignorant.
Did you happen to check which U.S. State this 'Senator' is from? No? Of course you didn't because you're as dumb as Bill Maher hopes you are and tries to keep you... Since you can't be bothered to take the time going through the photos of every sitting U.S. Senator you'll just have to take my word that the dude being interviewed is AN ACTOR and YOU are the dupe!

http://images.google.com/images?q=Arkansas%20Senator%20Mark%20Pryor&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi
Mark Pryor from Arkansas. I'll take google's word for it.

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Did you happen to check which U.S. State this 'Senator' is from? No? Of course you didn't because you're as dumb as Bill Maher hopes you are and tries to keep you... Since you can't be bothered to take the time going through the photos of every sitting U.S. Senator you'll just have to take my word that the dude being interviewed is AN ACTOR and YOU are the dupe!


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You don't have to pass an IQ test to be in the senate, though.. he he herm hmm [smile: off] ...

>> ^garmachi:
If your religion/current beliefs on evolution can survive that reading list......hats off to your level of conviction/faith/denial.

I'd like to add one to that list if I may. "Origin of Species" by Charles Darwin.


Who?

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