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Group prayer on Skype on behalf of our Christian members
May 20, 2018 at 6:10 am
I'm wondering if people would be interested in a group Skype chat where we pray to Satan, the God of critical thinking?
Being atheists most of us know that prayer doesn't do anything. But this is not for our sake, but to let our Christian brethren know that we are thinking about them, and care about their intellectual development. Satan, being a Christian deity, would therefore be the ideal choice to pray to.
Of course most atheists are agnostic atheists so it would be like a form of Pascal's wager. If Satan really does exist then it might have some effect. But if he doesn't then no harm done.
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RE: Group prayer on Skype on behalf of our Christian members
May 20, 2018 at 6:29 am
Well, I might choke laughing, but ...
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RE: Group prayer on Skype on behalf of our Christian members
May 20, 2018 at 8:31 am
Prayer won't do shit. Start a gofundme page for deprogramming.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
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RE: Group prayer on Skype on behalf of our Christian members
May 20, 2018 at 8:36 am
(May 20, 2018 at 8:33 am)Mathilda Wrote: (May 20, 2018 at 8:31 am)mh.brewer Wrote: Prayer won't do shit. Start a gofundme page for deprogramming.
Who would be paid to do the deprogramming? Us? I like this idea. Unless we're the ones funding it.
It will be pricey. We'll probably need professional kidnappers and a secure facility. Maybe the Scientologists can lend a hand and some funds.
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RE: Group prayer on Skype on behalf of our Christian members
May 20, 2018 at 11:35 am
(This post was last modified: May 20, 2018 at 11:40 am by The Industrial Atheist.)
Can we bring some LaVeyan Satanist's into this?
What would deprogramming entail? Would you play the audiobook version of "The God Delusion" over and over? Or maybe "The Scathing Atheist?" That would just make them become obstinate.
But really, I don't care to be an Atheist missionary. Unless someone really wants to talk about that stuff and is ready to hear me out. I was never a pushy Christian either.
Religion can be very harmful, but there are worse things to be.
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RE: Group prayer on Skype on behalf of our Christian members
May 21, 2018 at 8:45 am
Well I was planning on love bombing the Christians with Satanic prayer, chanting and being around them all the time being as friendly and civil to them as possible so they grow so used to us that they can't be away from us.