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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.
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.
Ric Romero reporting from the No Shit Sherlock Institute...
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
Kinda surprised that something sane tumbled out of his mouth.
edit: apparently, it wasn't as sane as the headline made it sound, lol
It wasn't actually sane. It was batshit crazy. The headline was really working overtime to tone it down into a rational thought.
“That gets in the whole other idea about religion being as a way to control people, control thought maybe, which is pretty wild. But disclosure, I think needs to happen. It’s going to be interesting to see how it happens, where it happens.
“But in my space where I’m at, where I do a lot of plant medicine, the veils between worlds and dimensions gets very thin. So the idea of seeing other entities, seeing angelic type of beings and demonic type beings is very normal. And the idea that there’s a demonic aspect to the UIP phenomenon, I think is very It’s plausible and interesting.”
I stand corrected
A broken clock is right twice a day
But he isn’t right nearly that often, lol
He has managed not to expose himself to any reporters, so far. For whatever that’s worth.
I guess that means he’s still outperforming his predecessor, but… wtf.. Green Bay? That’s twice?
Kinda makes you wonder what fuckery Fields will bring to the table.
He's actually worse than a broken clock. Even twice a day when he manages to be right, he's wrong - because he's so phenomenally stupid.
This clock has spirograph shapes instead of hands.
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.
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
"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.
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
Please.
Farve ended up being a steaming pile of shit.
Let Rodgers be an ok dude.
This claim keeps him an ok dude.
Please keep it there.
I’ve got some bad news for you…
I'm sorry to hear about the coma you've been in for the last 8 years. Hopefully you have a quick recovery!
That ship sailed long ago buddy.