In a rather absurd display of supposed democracy, we have cardinals voting for the next pope. Now, if this god of theirs wanted a certain person, surely it could be more clear about it? We had burning bushes, prophets, who were supposedly accurate, guided right to the correct person, etc in the bible, but here in 21st century Earth, we have a bunch of old men casting ballots. Seems a bit of a letdown. Unsuprising in this age of people not accepting claims of nonsense so readily.
I can just imagine if someone stood up in front of the conclave and said “I’m it. God chose me.” The cardinals would never believe it. And that shows that they don’t believe in their religion at all. What they do profess to believe is just for convenience.
Lest my other theist readers assume I find them any less silly, they accept those who claim to be prophets and pastors, priests, rabbis, imams, etc from people who just say they know what a certain god really means, no divine indication necessary either. It’s not a shock their leaders fail just as badly.
Postscript: Fascinating new version of the gospel from Coptic Source:
Club Schadenfreude 
Club, we can only hope the next Pope will chose the name, Peter, so all this BS can end quicker than it already is.
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ah, yes, that silly prophecy 🙂
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We’re allowed to dream, right? 😉
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i think they have element of the burning bush still, they wait for smoke some place you know 😀
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heh. 🙂 Hmmm but wasn’t that bush smokeless? As has been said, one might think it was a pound of prime Columbian (or salvia, that stuff is nasty).
I’ve also thought the phrase “blowing smoke up my ass” (lying to sell someone something) is appropriate too, “blowing smoke out of the vatican”.
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This is not democracy, as no citizens where allowed to vote. This is literally the Islamic Shura, where the Ulema (non elected religious leaders) decide on behalf of citizens what to do.
Besides if this is the fourth grey smoke this means that no one wants this position!
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well, supposedly we have white smoke now. Whoop-de-do. And you are right with comparing the Shura with the Cardinals. I hadn’t been aware of what exactly that Islamic group was called.
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Mr Zande nominated you to participate in a new concept and challenge this guy’s post
http://defendyourpost.wordpress.com/2013/03/14/17/
if you are interested, then I will need your favorite charity, so I can promote it in the sidebar
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You mean this lovely bit of nonsense: http://chosenrebel.me/2013/03/12/the-atheism-of-christians/ ???
Sure, it’ll be easy. My favorite charity is The Snow Leopard Trust: http://www.snowleopard.org/
Do I have a time limit? Or a date/time I have to have my rebuttal in by?
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No time limit at all. This concept is a work in progress, so your feedback is appreciated- not as much as your participation. Thanks for helping get this started
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Ps I’m out right now but will put up a link to your charity ASAP
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No problem. Happy to help.
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But don’t you get it- the people of the old times had all those miracles and many of them still didn’t believe in god! How would revealing his holy self now be any different?
That’s why he doesn’t make himself obvious anymore, because no one believes anyway
(in the same breath) and if you would just look around you, you will see millions of miracles all the time.
@_@
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heh. you’ve got the theist excuses down pat. 🙂
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