If all religion is obviously false...

[Feds In Town]

How can presidents believe in religion? is it a method of control, you think, or perhaps politicians just have to say they believe in Jesus, or they won't be voted for. How can billions be wrong?

[KikoSanchez]

Originally Posted by Feds In Town

How can presidents believe in religion? is it a method of control, you think, or perhaps politicians just have to say they believe in Jesus, or they won't be voted for. How can billions be wrong?

How can they? I don't know, roughly 88% of the U.S. does. Many smart people do as well, so they are just the average american in that regard.

Yes, in the U.S. atleast. I really can't imagine a non-christian getting elected anytime in the near future. Maybe a Jewish candidate...definitely not a muslim or anyone that is non-religious.

How can billions be wrong? I'm not sure if you mean for the religious or non-religious.

[easeoflife22]

Actually, the Bible itself says billions will get it wrong. How can billions get it wrong? It's called mental retardation. If you are really smart, you'll start to notice that most of this world is about as smart as a sack of shit. Since most people are retarded, they can't read a simple book and interpret the message clearly. Then with their stupid interpretations they recruit other idiots who think similar stupid interpretations. Soon the following is huge. Since they all believe the same thing, they assume they must be right about their beliefs, and anyone smart enough to disagree is chastised for believing something different. They are chastised because most people have an inferiority complex which is fixed by being part of a gang, and smart people would destroy that bond, so they are quickly ridiculed to preserve the mobs integrity.
Then the smart people got together and came up with a clever plan. The plan is to pretend to be one of the retards and integrate, while simultaneously knowing of the true reality of things. Slowly these smart men used their brains to manipulate themselves to the top of the ladder and become president. Of course, the president still maintains that it was God the whole way, when he really just dooped you all into thinking he was one of you, and now he acts in his own accord with your blessing.
Eventually the bible prophecy will come true. One of these men will doop you so well that he'll become ruler of the world and declare himself emperor with your blessing once again. Of course, this won't last long as reality of this empire will start to sink in. Then a man will appear. A very smart man, a man that was once chastised, but will have the ears of all those who come into ear shot. He'll lay a simple truth on the men of earth, and it will spread like wildfire. The message will be very simple and clear.

Peace comes from love, not control. He'll explain how Jesus wasn't the Son of God, but a son of God just like the rest of us sons and daughters. He'll also go on to explain that God isn't a being that controls things but a metaphor for the living, functioning universe, that contains all possibilities of life and knowledge. It's omni power comes from the building block we call energy. Really it's an energy field that has mathematical limitations, which means it determines all things that are existence. You cannot defy this energy, only live within it's limitations, making it omnipotent.

This is the truth of the universe. You can accept it or deny it, but it will still remain truth. Of course, I have little faith in the world listening to me today, because you're all wrapped up in power, control, and being right, but rarely righteous. Most of you deserve the penalty for ignorance, but I know it's very easy for everyone to fall into the trap and become a follower, instead of breaking away and following your own path. It's a pitty that humanity needs to face such a desolation to understand the truth, but man was always weak, which is why they follow the strong even to the wrong ends.

[ArmsMerchant]

In order to get elected, politicians have to pander to the lowest common denominator. The average voter is a fucking moron.

Politicians who tell the truth do not have a chance of being elected.

Originally Posted by ArmsMerchant

In order to get elected, politicians have to pander to the lowest common denominator. The average voter is a fucking moron.

Politicians who tell the truth do not have a chance of being elected.

This.

Except in America even the intelligent people believe in religion so its not even just the lowest common denominator...


Religion in this country just make me angry.

[Feds In Town]

Originally Posted by ArmsMerchant

In order to get elected, politicians have to pander to the lowest common denominator. The average voter is a fucking moron.

Politicians who tell the truth do not have a chance of being elected.

I always just wonder though, I'm sure Bill Clinton couldn't of been a Christian, too smart.

And I wonder about Obama. McCains ass probably has the wool over his eyes too.

LCD is a good point, No one would vote for any athiest..

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Originally Posted by Feds In Town

or perhaps politicians just have to say they believe in Jesus, or they won't be voted for.

Bingo Bango

[glutamate antagonist]

Originally Posted by Feds In Town

How can presidents believe in religion? is it a method of control, you think, or perhaps politicians just have to say they believe in Jesus, or they won't be voted for. How can billions be wrong?

Seneca said something great about this:

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.