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I'm Sick of this Thoughts And Prayers, Horseshit
#31
RE: I'm Sick of this Thoughts And Prayers, Horseshit
(October 4, 2017 at 1:39 pm)pool the matey Wrote: Hmm. So apparently gun sales go up when mass shootings take place.

Of course they do.

The #1 thing the NRA relies on is fear. Fear that the government is going to take away your right to have certain weapons, like assault rifles. So, the people drinking the Kool-Aid hurry up and buy more firearms and ammo before that happens (even though it hardly ever happens).

Again, these are people who genuinely believe that an armed populace is a polite populace, and that firearms are the only thing keeping the government from sliding headlong into abject tyranny.
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#32
RE: I'm Sick of this Thoughts And Prayers, Horseshit
In our times, with the threat of climate change and nuclear weaponry or whatever else, it seems like stockpiling some weapons in preparation for the collapse of society seems sort of reasonable.

I don't have any interest in owning a gun. But I know that I'm taking a bit of a risk, because if shit hits the fan, the people with guns are going to be in a way better position to survive.
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#33
RE: I'm Sick of this Thoughts And Prayers, Horseshit
I'm sure you'll be able to buy all the guns and ammo your heart may desire for a handful of food, should the shit hit the fan, no worries.
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#34
RE: I'm Sick of this Thoughts And Prayers, Horseshit
(October 3, 2017 at 1:57 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote: From a theist's POV, what are they even praying for, anyway?  You're praying to a god who could have stepped in but didn't, and asking...what, exactly?  'Please god, take care of the families of the victims you allowed to be gunned down'?  *scratches head*

Mysterious ways, or some shit.

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#35
RE: I'm Sick of this Thoughts And Prayers, Horseshit
Jesus fucking Christ, what an annoying turd. Someone should take his megaphone away.

Damn . . .
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#36
RE: I'm Sick of this Thoughts And Prayers, Horseshit
(October 4, 2017 at 4:27 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: Jesus fucking Christ, what an annoying turd.  Someone should take his megaphone away.

Damn . . .

Check out this thread:
https://atheistforums.org/thread-51492.html
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#37
RE: I'm Sick of this Thoughts And Prayers, Horseshit
(October 4, 2017 at 2:49 pm)wallym Wrote: In our times, with the threat of climate change and nuclear weaponry or whatever else, it seems like stockpiling some weapons in preparation for the collapse of society seems sort of reasonable.  

I don't have any interest in owning a gun.  But I know that I'm taking a bit of a risk, because if shit hits the fan, the people with guns are going to be in a way better position to survive.

Um no, it only explains evolution. It does not mean we have to rush to the end.

But that is what religion teaches humans. It teaches you you are so damned self important that you end up not giving a shit about killing others or destroying the planet. Because after all, you get a do over in your afterlife.

I am not that fucking selfish as to think the universe needs me forever.
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#38
RE: I'm Sick of this Thoughts And Prayers, Horseshit
(October 4, 2017 at 10:58 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: You can do both: offer words of solidarity (such as thoughts/prayers) and do what you can to help.

But that's the problem, isn't it? The people praying are blindly and foolishly thinking they are actually helping. 

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#39
RE: I'm Sick of this Thoughts And Prayers, Horseshit
(October 4, 2017 at 4:41 pm)Joods Wrote:
(October 4, 2017 at 10:58 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: You can do both: offer words of solidarity (such as thoughts/prayers) and do what you can to help.

But that's the problem, isn't it? The people praying are blindly and foolishly thinking they are actually helping. 

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Praying/petitioning strikes me as similar to having a funeral.

Ostensibly it's "about" someone else, but in the end it's really about the participants.
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#40
RE: I'm Sick of this Thoughts And Prayers, Horseshit
(October 4, 2017 at 4:28 pm)Brian37 Wrote:
(October 4, 2017 at 2:49 pm)wallym Wrote: In our times, with the threat of climate change and nuclear weaponry or whatever else, it seems like stockpiling some weapons in preparation for the collapse of society seems sort of reasonable.  

I don't have any interest in owning a gun.  But I know that I'm taking a bit of a risk, because if shit hits the fan, the people with guns are going to be in a way better position to survive.

Um no, it only explains evolution. It does not mean we have to rush to the end.

But that is what religion teaches humans. It teaches you you are so damned self important that you end up not giving a shit about killing others or destroying the planet. Because after all, you get a do over in your afterlife.

I am not that fucking selfish as to think the universe needs me forever.

Did you quote the wrong post or something?
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