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So... in reading the article, it seems he suggest the government is using religion to manipulate people into forgetting about all the aliens they're hiding.
So, not so much with the sanity.
Whew! For a second there, I was worried that I agreed with Aaron Rogers.
I thought maybe Aaron Rogers finally found the correct cocktail of meds to make him sane
This should absolutely be the top comment. Holy shit, Rodgers is such a fucking moron
It did seem like a reasonable statement until the article summed up the stupid.
IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN USED TO MANIPULATE PEOPLE! That’s all it has ever been. It’s used to hold power over people by preying on their fear of the unknown.
Naw, not only manipulation. It's also poor man's philosophy. Humans like to have an answer for the big questions wether they know wtf they're saying or not. I think something like religion is inevitable with the absence of explanations.
It’s used to hold power over people
Yes. It’s used by the rich to make people into stooges to do their bidding.
Ric Romero reporting from the No Shit Sherlock Institute...
Thanks Ric! And now, Kelly Andrews with the weather. How's global warming going, Kelly?
SHIT'S GONNA HAIL!
Thanks Ollie
Goddamn does this headline bury the lede or what?
Lmao… right???
Rodgers is known for his belief in alien life and in the supernatural. During his interview with Carlson, he suggested that the government knows of the existence of these beings, but keeps them from public knowledge and could be using religion to manipulate people’s thinking
Well, duh.
Here's a thing: so are sports.
You can play sports and not be manipulating people.
You cannot lead a church and not be manipulating people, even if unwittingly.
That's a false comparison. You can't lead anything without, to a point, manipulating people. You can manipulate them transparently and for their benefit, or you are manipulating them for your own. The people who lead and run sports leagues are definitely not doing it out of a sense of charity.
Plenty of churchgoers and even pastors are in it to serve people with no real personal benefit. The same can't be said of professional sports players.
I don't usually agree with this guy, but on this one, I do agree.
The article makes it clear that what he means is that The Government is using Religion to manipulate people into not noticing all the extraterrestrial life that they have access to.
I wouldn't agree with that sentiment.
I have a feeling everyone is missing this crucial bit of context.
Wait, do I actually agree with Aaron Rogers on something?
(Reads AngryCommieKender's clarification.)
Nope, false alarm!
Whoaaa hey hold on, I agree with this completely. The U.S. Government does use religion to coerce and convince millions that their way is the correct way.
It just doesn't involve aliens...yet.
Well...it does, just not the type we're talking about. Cause if you're Right, you're right apparently.
I'm going off the title, I don't care enough about rodgers to read the article, but, now that you say that, I can't say I'm surprised. He's a clown.
So do I. It's just news because this guy throws a ball real good?
So funny to call him "Former Green Bay Packers Quarterback."
He's going into his second season on the Jets.
[insert always has been meme here]
Congrats on him getting his first coherent thought. Hopefully he gets a few more
Broken clock
On the one hand, i love to see people questioning their mythology; on the other its nice of you to join us in the modern world, Aaron
"Suggests"
Even a broken clock is right twice a day...
Amazingly smart for an American "football" player.
Jesus, because aliens. Got it
...and the government could be hiding the existence of alien life because it would change the way people view religion and threaten this control.
I feel like the headline was leaving out the main idea he was getting at.
What's a deep and profound insight.
I mean fucking duh. But honestly who gives af what he has to sy?
Congratulations 🎉
It's always nice to see people start using the reasoning part of their brain. Let's hope he doesn't fall back into his old routines