You can't be special unless someone is out to get you.

It's almost impossible to correct their views of such things. We have to depend on there being more people who don't believe nonsense to prevail. Sadly, that is becoming less and less possible.

and 'Lifeforce' and 'Energy' freaking woo, sadly enough.

Its seems it's just TOO MUCH to accept that 'this is all there is' for the human brain. The fact that Life evolved, to the point of humanity, in the cold, dead vacuum of space is just NOT ENOUGH of a freaking MIRACLE?!?

Nope, we need there to be MAGIC, too!

And Afterlives for all!

Oh, and magical beings, meddling in our daily affairs!

Just saying...

We've never had a more dangerous enemy.

as a cognitive psychology researcher he should be familiar with

https://harpers.org/archive/1964/11/the-paranoid-style-in-american-politics/

Link to tweet

Our BIGGEST enemy! Nothing more dangerous that a religious person that thinks it's ok to KILL an abortion DR. That's what type of people we are up against! Scary creeps for sure!!

I love how he arrived and suddenly the CIA and Mossad are both tracking him and saying to themselves, that "this guy is going to cause problems." HAHA.

Most Relevant Verses

Matthew 24:5
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"For many will come in My name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and will mislead many.

Mark 13:6
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"Many will come in My name, saying, 'I am He!' and will mislead many.

Luke 21:8
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And He said, "See to it that you are not misled; for many will come in My name, saying, 'I am He,' and, 'The time is near ' Do not go after them.

Matthew 24:23
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"Then if anyone says to you, 'Behold, here is the Christ,' or 'There He is,' do not believe him.

Mark 13:21
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"And then if anyone says to you, 'Behold, here is the Christ'; or, 'Behold, He is there'; do not believe him;

Matthew 24:24
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"For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect.

Mark 13:22
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for false Christs and false prophets will arise, and will show signs and wonders, in order to lead astray, if possible, the elect.

Matthew 24:27-31
"For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes even to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be. "Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather. "But immediately after the tribulation of those days THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND THE STARS WILL FALL from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.read more.

Mark 13:24-27
"But in those days, after that tribulation, THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND THE STARS WILL BE FALLING from heaven, and the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken. "Then they will see THE SON OF MAN COMING IN CLOUDS with great power and glory.read more.

Luke 21:25-28
"There will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among nations, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves, men fainting from fear and the expectation of the things which are coming upon the world; for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. "Then they will see THE SON OF MAN COMING IN A CLOUD with power and great glory.read more.

2 Corinthians 11:4
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For if one comes and preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted, you bear this beautifully.

Matthew 24:5-26
"For many will come in My name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and will mislead many. "You will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end. "For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes.read more.

Mark 13:6-22
"Many will come in My name, saying, 'I am He!' and will mislead many. "When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be frightened; those things must take place; but that is not yet the end. "For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will also be famines. These things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.read more.

https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/False-Christs

They thought he was on their side, but as far as I know, it wasn't really being preached in Christian churches that loyalty to GWB was a tenet of the Christian faith.

At the rate Trump is going , the world will b destroyed be fire

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So the messiah that is a pussy grabber?
So the messiah that is a liar?
So the messiah that cheats on his marriage numerous times?
So the messiah that cheats on elections?

That messiah?

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They're looking forward to the rapture.

I hope we can be rational when it comes to religion by realizing and focusing on the extreme problem with fundamentalism.

I know that some people attribute any beliefs in anything other than scientism to a lack of intelligence, gullibility, mental health issues, etc., but that is merely an unfounded bias that is outlined to promote an agenda with its own motives and often, it is a personal reaction or problem based on experiences.

There are many, many rational, balanced, intelligent people, (and also scientists) who do have religious beliefs, make not mistake about that. Those are the people that would be with us when it comes to nurturing and defending a democracy for us all. Not all religious beliefs are based on the Abraham big three, and not all who practice or worship the big three are both bigoted and largely ignorant of the teachings therein. Our democracy can easily fit those who are religious under the secular umbrella, and in fact, I think that is important, useful, even essential to a healthy society overall.

However, I am really hoping that the above will be considered by vociferous anti-theists and the rest for purely pragmatic reasons. When you haul off painting with a wide brush, you also alienate people that are basically of like mind in other matters and who can be important allies for democracy itself. That alienation is a mistake to be and it is a product of a bias that does not behoove a more liberal and all-inclusive view, which to me is essential in sectarian democracy.

That brings me to my point. I think most of us can agree that fundamentalism, in all cases, but particularly as espoused by evangelicals who have both extreme views and set their sites on influencing, even controlling, our politics are the real culprit here. I would go so far as to say that, like oligarchy, fundamentalism and oligarchy are both dedicated enemies to what we understand to be a free, democratic society. When you look into the core of fundamentalist Christianity, which is largely represented now by evangelical groups and alliances, I think that's the place to draw the line in the sand because you can see an obvious threat by way of their views and intents.

Let's see if we can be friendly with those who are our kindred spirits and have respect for their views and faith if they are also doing the same as citizens in a pluralistic, reciprocal sense. There is no need to yield to the prejudices of those who espouse what is presented as a superior, (supposedly scientific) view on the matter and whose propaganda is often insensitive and based on metaphysical realism rather than fact. In fact, it is often misplaced and specious.

To sum it up, religion is not bad and it is not our problem overall. Fundamentalism on the other hand is extremely dangerous in many ways for a society and maybe we can all agree that respect and unity on all fronts is vital in this matter. Folks who are atheistic and secular might have something to learn from culturally integrated and aware "people of faith", (both East and West) and vica versa. Attempts to estrange them and undue, stereotypical criticism does not even make sense other than having a grudge.

Anti-christ is involved with Russia per my old pastors' beliefs in 1969. I haven't been back to an Evangelical church since but would bet big dollars they don't hate russia anymore.

go to waste. All bunkered up and getting impatient.

If nothing else, Trump has exposed our greatest weakness.

The Bible is stuffed with stories of absolutely horrible men who did much worse things than Trump has ever done, who nevertheless were blessed and favored by God, and who were placed into positions of power over others to achieve God's ends.

the messiah. What a load of recycled dog shit.