How does God work?

[Dork Lard]

I'm sure they're very content with their self important hocus pocus and off-the-shelf morality. Which they probably contracted from mummy and daddy with no intelligent thought of their own.

They would hug you & rejoice in your tears on their shoulders.

If your experience of those who caught religion is based upon your experience as a pasty faced, weak, effeminate & fimble choir bois, then so be it.

What your priest did unto you is not indicative of religion in general.

 

[Justin Passing]

...and I think you're pathetically barking if you believe any of that!

I was never in a choir, I never knew any priests.
And it is overwhelmingly true that parents infect their offspring with their own religion.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

I'm not a believer, but if anyone else chooses to believe in a God, or simply a higher power, I respect that.

Me too, I would never try to reason with them, because they are completely beyond any logical reasoning.

 

[noseall]

Me too, I would never try to reason with them, because they are completely beyond any logical reasoning.

The belief in things we can not see exist in all humans. It's what defines us from other animals - i.e. emotions etc. God botherers are not unique, boyo.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

Exactly; most people are comforted by having a higher power, even those that protest loudly that they don't.
Like the cult of celebrity.

Like those who want to depose a ceremonial royal family, only to tumble over themselves to replace them with a president with actual power and influence.

Interesting.

you could also view the role of royalty as a "religious" cult

 

[Deleted member 174758]

you could also view the role of royalty as a "religious" cult

A bit like Brexit really. Another cult that nobody can see any advantages to

 

[gant]

Interesting.

you could also view the role of royalty as a "religious" cult

Or climate change the new religion.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

Or climate change the new religion.

totally different thing. Just trying to carry a losing argument to another thread

 

[gant]

If that's how you read it.

 

[Brigadier]

Interesting.

you could also view the role of royalty as a "religious" cult

The point being that most people want to "look up" to someone, be it royalty, celebs, sport stars, a deity or deities..................

 

[ellal]

happy pills

Funnily enough brexiteers and 'god botherers' suffer similar delusions...

By believing in a 'wondrous future' that doesn't exist!

Members of both cults are ignorant and easily led 'happy clappy' morons!

 

[ellal]

The point being that most people want to "look up" to someone, be it royalty, celebs, sport stars, a deity or deities..................

Could you explain why you believe that to be so?

What/who do you 'look up' to?

 

[RandomGrinch]

I tend to throw them some red meat seems to bring the peacock out in em.

It sounds, almost, as if you are admitting to being a troll!

 

[gant]

Isn't everyone on here? Lol

 

[Brigadier]

Could you explain why you believe that to be so?