If I were the devil … If I were the Prince of Darkness, I’d want to engulf the whole world in darkness. And I’d have a third of its real estate, and four-fifths of its population, but I wouldn’t be happy until I had seized the ripest apple on the tree — Thee. So I’d set about however necessary to take over the United States. I’d subvert the churches first — I’d begin with a campaign of whispers. With the wisdom of a serpent, I would whisper to you as I whispered to Eve: ‘Do as you please.’
“To the young, I would whisper that ‘The Bible is a myth.’ I would convince them that man created God instead of the other way around. I would confide that what’s bad is good, and what’s good is ‘square.’ And the old, I would teach to pray, after me, ‘Our Father, which art in Washington…’
“And then I’d get organized. I’d educate authors in how to make lurid literature exciting, so that anything else would appear dull and uninteresting. I’d threaten TV with dirtier movies and vice versa. I’d pedal narcotics to whom I could. I’d sell alcohol to ladies and gentlemen of distinction. I’d tranquilize the rest with pills.
“If I were the devil I’d soon have families that war with themselves, churches at war with themselves, and nations at war with themselves; until each in its turn was consumed. And with promises of higher ratings I’d have mesmerizing media fanning the flames. If I were the devil I would encourage schools to refine young intellects, but neglect to discipline emotions — just let those run wild, until before you knew it, you’d have to have drug sniffing dogs and metal detectors at every schoolhouse door.
“Within a decade I’d have prisons overflowing, I’d have judges promoting pornography — soon I could evict God from the courthouse, then from the schoolhouse, and then from the houses of Congress. And in His own churches I would substitute psychology for religion, and deify science. I would lure priests and pastors into misusing boys and girls, and church money. If I were the devil I’d make the symbols of Easter an egg and the symbol of Christmas a bottle.
“If I were the devil I’d take from those who have, and give to those who want until I had killed the incentive of the ambitious.
And what do you bet I could get whole states to promote gambling as the way to get rich? I would caution against extremes and hard work in Patriotism, in moral conduct. I would convince the young that marriage is old-fashioned, that swinging is more fun, that what you see on the TV is the way to be. And thus, I could undress you in public, and I could lure you into bed with diseases for which there is no cure. In other words, if I were the devil I’d just keep right on doing what he’s doing.
Paul Harvey, good day.”
http://www.wordandwork.org/2018/02/paul-harveys-if-i-were-the-devil-transcript-from-1965/
Substitute Communist for the Devil and it's the Same Thing. (((They))) have sold you a bill of goods so (((They))) can control you as much as possible. YOU ALL, are the Sheep, as you cannot see (((Their))) evil, because of your Arrogance.
If we all get screwed because of it, you don't care, because you're "evolved" and "superior" More like devolved and degenerate with "morals" based on however you feel at the time.
Yeah, Atheists are Responsible for Much Mass Murder
libman ago
Socialists are not atheists.
Normie-Vision ago
something you know well about @puttitout
@kevdude is a power mod who deletes comments & submissions, claims its something he has never done under the wrong.
@kevdude uses /v/protectvoat to downvoat users and brigade subverses. he continuously lies about me because he is paid to do it.
and fucking lies 95% of the time, you can see he as in almost bot attack c&p the same message to me over and over
He even ask for quote in his words "my services" to brigade a verse. he works along side of @crensch who is also a paid shill.
-dial
ppppppooof
https://voat.co/v/Voat/3235210/18762031/10#18762031
https://voat.co/v/whatever/3234217/18761989/10#18761989
https://voat.co/v/whatever/3234217/18761974/10#18761974
https://voat.co/v/Voat/3235210/18762319
and generally happens within seconds of my postings.... will PIA protect me from that puttitout, fucking sellout
kevdud bots
and he never has a real argument, I guarantee is a paid shill, much like crensch at this point
and dial was never a main... more lies you spineless cunt botter
Normie-Vision ago
@kevdude is a power mod who deletes comments, claims its something he has never done under the wrong.
@kevdude uses /v/protectvoat to downvoat users and brigade subverses. he continuously lies about me because he is paid to do it.
and fucking lies 95% of the time, you can see he as in almost bot attack c&p the same message to me over and over
He even ask for quote in his words "my services" to brigade a verse. he works along side of @crensch who is also a paid shill.
-dial
ppppppooof
https://voat.co/v/Voat/3235210/18762031/10#18762031
https://voat.co/v/whatever/3234217/18761989/10#18761989
https://voat.co/v/whatever/3234217/18761974/10#18761974
https://voat.co/v/Voat/3235210/18762319
and generally happens within seconds of my postings.... will PIA protect me from that puttitout, fucking sellout
kevdud bots
and he never has a real argument, I guarantee is a paid shill, much like crensch at this point
and dial was never a main... more lies you spineless cunt botter
squataclops ago
Ah ok. They said their other alts were purged by Putt . If he got rid of them, it must've been for a good reason.
Antiracist10 ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal%27s_wager#Criticism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheist%27s_Wager
16tons ago
How does that excuse you from being a pawn & a sheep of the communists?
Antiracist10 ago
I use the same trick that you use to excuse yourself from being an unthinking faggot.
16tons ago
Ha. I'd just like to point out that use about one down voat a month so who ever is down voating you. It's not me.
I think I've thought this through pretty well. Society is better when it's more religious. The people are happier and the crimes are much less extreme. In fact, one of the reasons the West has flourished is because of Christianity.
Atheism is responsible for the mass murders of communism. It has killed more people than anything else. What more thinking do I have to do? How do you justify the poor track record of Atheism where crimes against humanity are concerned?
Antiracist10 ago
I'll GRANT this.
I'll GRANT this.
I'll GRANT this!
I'll GRANT this!
You have to think clearly about cosmological, ontological, teleological, and mereological arguments.
It's not my job to justify atheism's poor track record where crimes against humanity are concerned. I can GRANT that atheism has done such and such, or will lead to such and such. NONE of that weighs AT ALL on the truth of theological propositions. As I've explained again and again, which you refuse to listen to: THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TRUTH AND UTILITY!!
Something can be FALSE and have GREAT EFFECTS!!
Something can be TRUE and have TERRIBLE EFFECTS!!
You can't weigh the truth of something by its consequences!! Get that through your head!!
16tons ago
Do I? What good are they?
Antiracist10 ago
Any good theist ought maintain the distinction between truth and utility.
The rational basis of theology comes from those arguments, not from appeal to consequences.
16tons ago
Fair enough.
Antiracist10 ago
I never actually espoused atheism. I only argued against belief on the basis of utility. Even theists ought reject Pascal's Wager, and instead seek the rational basis for belief.
squataclops ago
so making 10 alts is ok to bypass that? If you get restricted it's because nobody wants to hear it.
Antiracist10 ago
k
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squataclops ago
how many alts do you have, just wondering?
Antiracist10 ago
I dunno. I usually just go through the first 10. I had a bunch of JesusOfNazareth alts before tyrant @PuttItOut purged them. And I need these multiple alts because tyrant @PuttItOut restricts me to 10 posts a day, and doesn't let me post threads.
squataclops ago
That's not how things work here. @kevdude, is this shit really ok?
Antiracist10 ago
Wah wah kevdude saaaave me.
Faggot.
squataclops ago
Nah, more like getting an opinion from someone I actually respect here.