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In the discussion thread: What Makes Mike Pence's Complicity So Chilling [View all]

Fri Oct 9, 2020, 11:23 PM

19. I agree.

I think the best way to describe them is 'superstitious atheists.' Regular atheists usually have some sort of ethical code, but those who pretend to follow a religion don't really believe in anything at all. They just have some empty rituals that they use to make them feel better in the same way an obsessive-compulsive will perform a task a certain number of times to calm himself.

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22 replies	Author	Time	Post
What Makes Mike Pence's Complicity So Chilling [View all]	Zorro	Oct 2020	OP
religion, for too many, is something else entirely. nt	BootinUp	Oct 2020	#1
Pence is a very low sort of semi-sentiment creature.	jaxexpat	Oct 2020	#2
Took me until the age of Trump to finally get it -- most people are atheists.	Girard442	Oct 2020	#3
People who genuinely believe in some sort of Superior life force	Aussie105	Oct 2020	#18
I agree.	LuvNewcastle	Oct 2020	#19
Atheists do the right thing	central scrutinizer	Oct 2020	#21
Religion is a crutch	Enterstageleft	Oct 2020	#4
Shield and Sword	StClone	Oct 2020	#6
Can I get a am...... brother, oh yeah, never mind!	Enterstageleft	Oct 2020	#7
Amen	StClone	Oct 2020	#8
A friend of mine had cancer and beat it ... she was always	42bambi	Oct 2020	#10
You're a better person than I am	Enterstageleft	Oct 2020	#11
Mike Pence is a sanctimonious hypocrite	Martin Eden	Oct 2020	#5
I've been saying this for some time	Hamlette	Oct 2020	#9
With Trump, it's baked in. With Pence, it's baked out.	dchill	Oct 2020	#12
Pence is an obvious sociopath. Anyone who lies that easily and continuously is.	diane in sf	Oct 2020	#13
Some truths from the Orthodox Faith regarding vainglory:	sprinkleeninow	Oct 2020	#14
Pence is no hypocrite. Trump does share his views, beliefs and values.	My Pet Orangutan	Oct 2020	#15
Didn't Mike Pence Battle on Behalf of the Tobacco Companies?	panfluteman	Oct 2020	#16
a small black box!	Aussie105	Oct 2020	#17
A godly sheen...	Blue Owl	Oct 2020	#20
"Whenever Pence talks, he sounds like a serial killer...	alterfurz	Oct 2020	#22

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