• AllonzeeLV@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    I wonder how many US Presidents actually were believers and how many were just going through the motions because until recently in our history not identifying as one made you a pariah in the US, unwelcome in all the little clubs that could lead to the Presidency.

    Obama seemed way too logical and analytical to actually buy into such irrational things. Trump clearly doesn’t, purely out of narcissistic self-importance making himself his own deity/object of worship.

    • Duamerthrax@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      Many of the founding fathers were Deists, which while technically is a belief in a higher power, also wouldn’t fly with the mainstream religious voters of today. Thomas Paine was a flat out atheist and still remains today the only founding father without a monument. I’m of mixed feelings about that as a monument could be considered idolatry and he might not really want that.

    • NeptuneOrbit@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      Not every Christian believes in a literal Genesis and a 6 thousand year old earth etc. , but yeah, probably many were likely (and/or surely) deist, agnostic, uncaring, or even atheist.

      • AllonzeeLV@lemmy.world
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        3 months ago

        Honestly I have more respect for the literalists than the ones that recognize the crazy, but pick and choose which beliefs within their religion they’re willing to swallow the crazy of rather than walking away.

        If you’re going to choose to be a nutter, at least fucking commit.