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Sky Jewels

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19. It's not the god of the Bible.

Reply to NowISeetheLight (Reply #12)

Fri Jul 21, 2023, 11:54 PM

Jul 2023

That is a fictional character made up by members of one species of primate on one little planet amongst trillions in a 26-billion-year-old universe. The stupid mythologies were dreamed up a few thousand years ago by people who didn’t know the Earth revolves around the sun. That nonsense has zipadeedoodah to do with reality.

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Belief in Five Spiritual Entities Edges Down to New Lows [View all] Demovictory9 Jul 2023 OP

How do Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy rate ? nt eppur_se_muova Jul 2023 #1

I'd wager they rate more poorly ... though objectively I'm not exactly sure why (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2023 #2

what percent believe in the Pillsbury Dough Boy? DBoon Jul 2023 #3

What % are saying they believe because it's expected and they're hedging? maxsolomon Jul 2023 #4

Lucifer isn't exactly in good graces. keithbvadu2 Jul 2023 #5

Similarly, more believe in heaven than in hell. yardwork Jul 2023 #15

This is why I cringe when our fringe calls God Tinker-bell or pwb Jul 2023 #6

Atheists are good Democrats, too. maxsolomon Jul 2023 #10

I have no problem with that. pwb Jul 2023 #11

Who bad mouths atheists??? yardwork Jul 2023 #17

Atheism is still a taboo for American politicians Celerity Jul 2023 #22

Why should it offend them? Is their belief so weak that critique or criticism of any or all Celerity Jul 2023 #14

Thank you. yardwork Jul 2023 #16

Good Democrats or not.... Happy Hoosier Jul 2023 #24

I 100% believe in the chair I'm sitting on. Solly Mack Jul 2023 #7

Brilliant! Solomon Jul 2023 #8

I don't believe in any of those things nevergiveup Jul 2023 #9

Too bad you didn't have a cell phone back then. Sky Jewels Jul 2023 #20

I Believe NowISeetheLight Jul 2023 #12

It's not the god of the Bible. Sky Jewels Jul 2023 #19

Agreed NowISeetheLight Jul 2023 #23

Right. Sky Jewels Jul 2023 #25

Contact NowISeetheLight Jul 2023 #26

Played by Mathew McConaughey. What a cool movie written my Carl Segan. nt Prairie_Seagull Jul 2023 #27

Different Guy NowISeetheLight Jul 2023 #29

I sit corrected. He does look like Reed. Thanks Prairie_Seagull Jul 2023 #30

Even the Names NowISeetheLight Jul 2023 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Jul 2023 #13

WTF?! It's that high?! Sky Jewels Jul 2023 #18

Far too many say they believe "just in case there's one hiding out there somewhere".... KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2023 #21

Thanks for this. I mis-understood the word. nt Prairie_Seagull Jul 2023 #28