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"atheim favors the devil" -Justice Scalia
[B]12:31 PM ET
Scalia says atheism 'favors the devil's desires'
By Daniel Burke, CNN Belief Blog Co-editor
(CNN) - As the Supreme Court begins its new term Monday, the devil is not on the docket
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Re: "atheim favors the devil" -Justice Scalia
Scalia is a devil himself... He's also an idiot
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National High School Star
Re: "atheim favors the devil" -Justice Scalia
He's wrong...but he's by far the best Justice.
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NBA rookie of the year
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exercise profits littl
Re: "atheim favors the devil" -Justice Scalia
There's a difference in saying one believes in the devil and saying one believes the devil exists. The former saying is stupid. Believe in him for what? He can't do anything for you. He's already been judged to the lake of fire, it's just a matter of time.
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Re: "atheim favors the devil" -Justice Scalia
Originally Posted by MadeFromDust
He's already been judged to the lake of fire, it's just a matter of time.
Some people believe the devil is the good guy and God is evil. The devil did give us knowledge while God sends people to eternal punishment for not being sweet on him. If someone also believes that good ultimately trumps evil then why wouldn't they believe in him?
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Re: "atheim favors the devil" -Justice Scalia
Originally Posted by longhornfan1234
He's wrong...but he's by far the WORST Justice.
FTFT
Scalia is awful and understands nothing about what this country is meant to be.
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Re: "atheim favors the devil" -Justice Scalia
Nah guys like Dawkins and Hitchens are actually warriors who seek to cut through BS and to acquire the truth. That's a very noble intellectual pursuit. Actually most of the religious thinkers are on the same mission as well. The leaders.. that's a different story.
I mean sure there are plenty of Atheists who are low consciousness jackasses who are adamant about putting others down and deeming religious people jerkoffs and acting out as revenge, but many have higher souls as well. F.e. lamar doom and b-low seem to be an upstanding fellows and enjoys sharing knowledge and laughter amongst the crowd. That's a mark of a compassioante human being.
Depends on the human. Anywho no matter what your beliefs, there are certain traits and qualities you can evolve from if you put your mind to it.
The resources are out there :)
But I will say this though.
Infants and kids in their default state (IMO) can benefit from believing in a God. In their primal state, a good dose of healthy fear is a solid guide to discern right and wrong until the logical brain kicks in. It sounds bad but its a powerful persuader. Perhaps the most powerful persuader. But we want human beings to be fearless but too many fearless human beings are psychopaths with no concern or regard for selflessness and other virtues religion espouses.
But the more I think about it the more it seems most people in general; atheist or non atheist are emotional.
May look into blink and freakonomics and behavioral psychology a bit more for this. Where's ridonks when u need him
Last edited by JEFFERSON MONEY; 10-10-2013 at 12:28 PM.
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Re: "atheim favors the devil" -Justice Scalia
Originally Posted by Godzuki
"atheism favors the devil" -Justice Scalia
atheism does not contain devils or gods AFAIK. catholicism very much does, so as to balance its mythological logic.
CONCLUSION: you seem to have it backwards, mister scalia.
side note: what the hell is a dipshit like this doing on the supreme court, anyway?
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Shazam!
Re: "atheim favors the devil" -Justice Scalia
Originally Posted by gigantes
atheism does not contain devils or gods AFAIK. catholicism very much does, so as to balance its mythological logic.
CONCLUSION: you seem to have it backwards, mister scalia.
side note: what the hell is a dipshit like this doing on the supreme court, anyway?
If you start with the belief that there is a God and a devil(which he obviously has), it makes perfect sense to believe that atheism favors the devil.
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Re: "atheim favors the devil" -Justice Scalia
Originally Posted by raiderfan19
If you start with the belief that there is a God and a devil(which he obviously has), it makes perfect sense to believe that atheism favors the devil.
i know that, but i expect better from someone in his position.
not necessarily an evolved catholic viewpoint, but some skill in finding even-handed judgement. it
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Re: "atheim favors the devil" -Justice Scalia
atheism favors living the life that makes sense. you can be free and do things that you like, which doesn't hurt anyone, and not feel guilty about it.
religion takes away those liberties and forces people to live irrationally for no reason other than fear of the unknown, unproven, and imagined.
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A humble prophet
Re: "atheim favors the devil" -Justice Scalia
Originally Posted by Godzuki
12:31 PM ET
Scalia said the Devil has gotten "wilier" and convinced people that he and God don't exist. The justice added that he doesn't think that atheists are Satan's minions, but that disbelief in God "certainly favors the devil's desires."
lol, Catholicism is brilliant, it even explains disbelief in terms of its own faith: if you doubt the devil it's the devil that's making you doubt him.
So convenient.
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TX via OR
Re: "atheim favors the devil" -Justice Scalia
The justice added that he doesn't think that atheists are Satan's minions, but that disbelief in God "certainly favors the devil's desires."
The man is correct. Is he not?
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