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Post by Farside on Apr 14, 2019 4:00:59 GMT
Atheist Peter Popoff goes around convincing gullible Christians that god gave them the power to heal them. I called him a atheist because there's no way he believes in god if he's committing crimes like this.
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Post by goz on Apr 14, 2019 5:13:27 GMT
I am confused.
Who is the atheist?
Just substitute the words 'charlatan' and stupid Christians, and it tells the story more accurately.
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Post by rizdek on Apr 14, 2019 9:31:15 GMT
Is it the assumption that because gullible people give him their money that he doesn't think there is a god? It may be true, I could well believe any number of rich people who've preached in Jesus' name are actually atheists. I could well believe a man could be an atheist and get gullible Evangelicals to help him win an election.
But it might be that he really believes that him using his gadgets to augment his powers and delivery is just him taking advantage of what God has given him. Just like the person when asked why they believe God healed them after they've been to the hospital, had an operation and recovered, they say that it was God who provided the doctors with their skill, and make it possible for inventors to develop the technology, etc. The "miracle" to them is that humans can do such things.
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Post by Rodney Farber on Apr 15, 2019 0:17:51 GMT
Peter Popoff's beliefs are not relevant in my mind. He is a charlatan. What boggles my mind is that after Randi exposed Popoff on the Tonite Show, Popoff went out of business for a few years. He has resurfaced without the earpiece that led to his downfall. He wants $1000 donation to attend his meetings, and people are gullible enough to attend.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2019 8:32:56 GMT
What a lowlife conman.
Shouldn't he be in prison for defrauding those seriously ill people out of their money?
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Post by permutojoe on Apr 15, 2019 16:06:55 GMT
What about the old doofus in the video? No drugs or alcohol because he wants to exist in the "real world"? Sounds like a real hoot at a party.
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Post by lowtacks86 on Apr 15, 2019 16:18:28 GMT
There's no actual indication Popoff is an atheist (No True Scottsman doesn't count as evidence), though I do suspect a lot of these religious conmen pretty much know they're lying, at least on some level. Jim Baker I'm sure on some level knows he's a lying scumbag trying trick old people into buying canned buckets of slop.
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Post by politicidal on Apr 15, 2019 17:22:09 GMT
Atheist Peter Popoff goes around convincing gullible Christians that god gave them the power to heal them. I called him a atheist because there's no way he believes in god if he's committing crimes like this.
Au contraire, I'm sure a lot of nasty people believe in a higher power same as the better ones.
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Post by permutojoe on Apr 15, 2019 19:18:09 GMT
There's no actual indication Popoff is an atheist (No True Scottsman doesn't count as evidence), though I do suspect a lot of these religious conmen pretty much know they're lying, at least on some level. Jim Baker I'm sure on some level knows he's a lying scumbag trying trick old people into buying canned buckets of slop. No sir. They're just doing the Lord's work. 'Specially this fellow.
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