Friday, November 5, 2010

Christine O'Donnell accused of being mentally-ill because she 'hears' God



I love that panel (I have a feeling some of them are atheists, so perhaps I am biased).  People may accuse Linda Blair of being a bigot, but she raises a good point. Anyone that claims to hear the voice of God is either insane or a liar. I believe it is possible that Christine O'Donnell 'hears' voices, however, if she does, I can say with great certainty that she is hallucinating. Christians have faith that no one during biblical times had hallucinations. Christine O'Donnell may have much in common with men like Abraham ('heard a voice' that ordered him to kill his son). I however think that Christine O'Donnell is only telling the voters (who are mostly religious) what she thinks will get her votes. She is a slimy politician using God to get votes, the only reason this is news is because she went a one toke over the line (maybe two). It seems that the power of God in politics is shrinking as more atheists are 'born again', and more Christians become moderate/deistic. A politician can't just say they are hearing voices and get away with it as easily as they could in the past.

People like Christine O'Donnell seem so unevolved, perhaps it is evolution that doesn't believe in them...

1 comment:

  1. I am atheist but how can someone be accused of being mentally ill? Being ill is not crime! However, I too believe she is slimy politician, not ill.

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