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Atheists & Agnostics

Nigrum Cattus

(452 posts)

8. I don't believe they all pray

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sat Feb 8, 2025, 03:06 PM

Feb 8

I would presume that most of the pilot talk is about
trying to not crash, prayer would mean they have already
given up on not crashing. It's just more RWRE (right wing
religious extremism) propaganda, blah blah blah !

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We're going down! [View all] True Dough Feb 8 OP

Praying never works Sector 001 Feb 8 #1

Prayer is nothing but a person's thoughts PJMcK Feb 8 #2

praying to me wishing rurallib Feb 8 #3

Allah Akbar! 4th Feb 8 #4

Snort. littlemissmartypants Feb 10 #21

I've heard "there are no athiests in foxholes" before. pandr32 Feb 8 #5

This one (like so many stupid aphorisms) has always annoyed me. Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 11 #28

Brilliant reply DavidDvorkin Feb 8 #6

drumpf's longevity is proof that prayers don't work JoseBalow Feb 8 #7

Truer words True Dough Feb 8 #9

I don't believe they all pray Nigrum Cattus Feb 8 #8

Maybe those listening to the black box True Dough Feb 8 #10

Too good ! - seems like they are always "mistaken" Nigrum Cattus Feb 9 #14

You're.. littlemissmartypants Feb 10 #22

Bad boy?!? True Dough Feb 10 #25

Hi!! 👋 littlemissmartypants Feb 11 #29

Aw, that sounds like a blossoming lifelong friendship! True Dough Feb 12 #31

You CANNOT petition the Lord with prayer! Martin Eden Feb 9 #11

Perfect Old Crank Feb 9 #12

You didn't hear Sully praying. Old Crank Feb 9 #13

Regarding the popular phrase Normanart Feb 9 #15

I was once in a situation when I was sure we were going to crash. NNadir Feb 9 #16

Must have been a terrifying moment! True Dough Feb 9 #17

It's one of the worst, certainly the one that sticks in my mind. I've had a few aborted landings, "go arounds," and... NNadir Feb 9 #18

Didn't know you lived in Norway for a while True Dough Feb 9 #19

I didn't live there. I spent time there on business, as I was working for a Norwegian company. NNadir Feb 9 #20

Oh, dear... littlemissmartypants Feb 10 #23

No worries, I was going for a laugh about not choosing to worship my septic system. NNadir Feb 10 #24

Love the quote. TY. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Feb 12 #30

So why did the plane crash? BOSSHOG Feb 10 #26

Love this! Ranting Randy Feb 11 #27