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Title: Morgan Freeman: 'I Think We Invented God'
Post by: joeactor on June 10, 2012, 06:30:41 PM

Full article on Huffington Post here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/08/morgan-freeman-god-religion_n_1580521.html

QuoteYes ... Well, here's a scientific question: Has anybody ever seen hard evidence? What we get is theories from our earlier prophets. Now, people who think that God invented us think that the Earth can't be more than 6,000 years old. So I guess it's a question of belief. My belief system doesn't support a creator as such, as we can call God, who created us in His/Her/Its image.

QuoteFreeman said answering whether he was an atheist or agnostic was "hard" because the actor thinks "we invented God."
"So if I believe in God, and I do, it's because I think I'm God," he said.
Title: Re: Morgan Freeman: 'I Think We Invented God'
Post by: fester30 on June 10, 2012, 06:51:18 PM
He couldn't be more wrong.  I'm god.
Title: Re: Morgan Freeman: 'I Think We Invented God'
Post by: Crow on June 10, 2012, 07:07:39 PM
Quote from: fester30 on June 10, 2012, 06:51:18 PM
I'm god.

No your not. I am!
Title: Re: Morgan Freeman: 'I Think We Invented God'
Post by: fester30 on June 10, 2012, 07:14:46 PM
Quote from: Crow on June 10, 2012, 07:07:39 PM
Quote from: fester30 on June 10, 2012, 06:51:18 PM
I'm god.

No your not. I am!

God has perfect grammar, so YOU'RE obviously not God.  :)
Title: Re: Morgan Freeman: 'I Think We Invented God'
Post by: Crow on June 10, 2012, 07:23:37 PM
Hahaha
Title: Re: Morgan Freeman: 'I Think We Invented God'
Post by: Firebird on June 10, 2012, 08:16:54 PM
I'm surprised Asmo hasn't responded by now :)
Title: Re: Morgan Freeman: 'I Think We Invented God'
Post by: Crow on June 10, 2012, 08:30:09 PM
Quote from: Firebird on June 10, 2012, 08:16:54 PM
I'm surprised Asmo hasn't responded by now :)

Asmo is just some pretender, even though he rolls deep.  ;D
Title: Re: Morgan Freeman: 'I Think We Invented God'
Post by: fester30 on June 10, 2012, 09:05:47 PM
Quote from: Crow on June 10, 2012, 08:30:09 PM
Quote from: Firebird on June 10, 2012, 08:16:54 PM
I'm surprised Asmo hasn't responded by now :)

Asmo is just some pretender, even though he rolls deep.  ;D

Rolling in the deep is a pretty good song.  God approves.  Yes, God speaks of Himself in the third person.  If Deion Sanders can do it, so can God.
Title: Re: Morgan Freeman: 'I Think We Invented God'
Post by: Tristan Jay on June 11, 2012, 08:31:29 PM
I'm god, and so's my wife!   

Always look on the bright side of life.

;)
Title: Re: Morgan Freeman: 'I Think We Invented God'
Post by: Ali on June 11, 2012, 08:44:36 PM
You fools.  I knew that this topic was going to be posted.  Clearly, my omipotence means that I'm god.
Title: Re: Morgan Freeman: 'I Think We Invented God'
Post by: Firebird on June 11, 2012, 09:04:04 PM
Maybe the Greeks were right, there's more than one god. And we're all gods. In which case, I am the God of fans of Twilight, since that will give me the power to punish them all.
Title: Re: Morgan Freeman: 'I Think We Invented God'
Post by: Ali on June 11, 2012, 09:18:27 PM
Oh!  If we're claiming things to be The God Of, I want to be the God of 80's Memorabilia.
Title: Re: Morgan Freeman: 'I Think We Invented God'
Post by: Crow on June 11, 2012, 09:55:50 PM
Quote from: Firebird on June 11, 2012, 09:04:04 PM
In which case, I am the God of fans of Twilight, since that will give me the power to punish them all.

Well you better insert Blade into the next book/film, otherwise you're a crappy god.

[edit: your/you're they get on my nerves.]
Title: Re: Morgan Freeman: 'I Think We Invented God'
Post by: Sweetdeath on June 12, 2012, 12:31:02 AM
I've waiting just enough time to sneak in for a response. I am obviously God; lurking in the shadows.
Title: Re: Morgan Freeman: 'I Think We Invented God'
Post by: fester30 on June 12, 2012, 07:33:44 AM
Quote from: Sweetdeath on June 12, 2012, 12:31:02 AM
I've waiting just enough time to sneak in for a response. I am obviously God; lurking in the shadows.

And now we know why she created shadows.
Title: Re: Morgan Freeman: 'I Think We Invented God'
Post by: Crow on June 12, 2012, 11:12:02 AM
Quote from: Sweetdeath on June 12, 2012, 12:31:02 AM
I've waiting just enough time to sneak in for a response. I am obviously God; lurking in the shadows.

But you can't be god. You exist.
Title: Re: Morgan Freeman: 'I Think We Invented God'
Post by: fester30 on June 12, 2012, 12:56:59 PM
Quote from: Crow on June 12, 2012, 11:12:02 AM
Quote from: Sweetdeath on June 12, 2012, 12:31:02 AM
I've waiting just enough time to sneak in for a response. I am obviously God; lurking in the shadows.

But you can't be god. You exist.

So because of an avatar and words on this website, you think she exists?  She exists because the website says so, and on the website she says she's god, and since she frequents this website it contains god's word, and god's word seems to imply that she exists.  Nice.
Title: Re: Morgan Freeman: 'I Think We Invented God'
Post by: OldGit on June 12, 2012, 02:45:25 PM
Seems to me the oldest one must be god.  ;D
Title: Re: Morgan Freeman: 'I Think We Invented God'
Post by: Ali on June 12, 2012, 03:49:24 PM
^^It would seem that way, but only because you don't realize that I just created you to be older than me.  I work in mysterious ways.
Title: Re: Morgan Freeman: 'I Think We Invented God'
Post by: cgmccall on June 12, 2012, 05:50:06 PM
People please, please! We're straying from the original truth.
Anyone who's seen Bruce Almighty has seen clearly that even if Morgan Freeman isn't god, he should be.
Title: Re: Morgan Freeman: 'I Think We Invented God'
Post by: markmcdaniel on June 12, 2012, 07:06:56 PM
I am not God. I am not all seeing, knowing, or powerful. I am also way to lazy to be God. You are fortunate as I am also not totally benevelant and thus can't punish all of youse little people in the manner that you deserve. Did I really write all this down. Does this button erase this
Title: Re: Morgan Freeman: 'I Think We Invented God'
Post by: Sweetdeath on June 15, 2012, 05:10:29 AM
Quote from: Crow on June 12, 2012, 11:12:02 AM
Quote from: Sweetdeath on June 12, 2012, 12:31:02 AM
I've waiting just enough time to sneak in for a response. I am obviously God; lurking in the shadows.

But you can't be god. You exist.

I like this response a lot XD LOL
Title: Re: Morgan Freeman: 'I Think We Invented God'
Post by: Crow on June 15, 2012, 09:26:40 AM
Quote from: markmcdaniel on June 12, 2012, 07:06:56 PM
I am not God. I am not all seeing, knowing, or powerful. I am also way to lazy to be God. You are fortunate as I am also not totally benevelant and thus can't punish all of youse little people in the manner that you deserve. Did I really write all this down. Does this button erase this

But how do you know you're not god, maybe you farted as a baby and was so powerful that all being materialised into existence but were too long to remember it. So you go around thinking your not god but perhaps you really are.
Title: Re: Morgan Freeman: 'I Think We Invented God'
Post by: OldGit on June 15, 2012, 09:31:50 AM
Hey! The Big Bang was a divine fart - there's a good line for the creationists.  :D
Title: Re: Morgan Freeman: 'I Think We Invented God'
Post by: Recusant on June 15, 2012, 05:31:18 PM
Quote from: OldGit on June 15, 2012, 09:31:50 AM
Hey! The Big Bang was a divine fart - there's a good line for the creationists.  :D

As you might imagine, there's a GIF for that (actually several of the same scene).

(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.damnomg.com%2Fpics%2F3%2Fgod-farts-universe-6649.gif&hash=656720817b793a2cfe20f17d807256612442b1c8)

While searching for the above I discovered something that I hadn't encountered before: Crepitus, the alleged Roman god of flatulence (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crepitus_(mythology))
Title: Re: Morgan Freeman: 'I Think We Invented God'
Post by: Crow on June 15, 2012, 08:43:17 PM
Quote from: Recusant on June 15, 2012, 05:31:18 PM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.damnomg.com%2Fpics%2F3%2Fgod-farts-universe-6649.gif&hash=656720817b793a2cfe20f17d807256612442b1c8)

Ahhh that must be the "spark" AD was referring to in another thread  :D
Title: Re: Morgan Freeman: 'I Think We Invented God'
Post by: Sweetdeath on June 21, 2012, 06:32:33 AM
Quote from: Crow on June 15, 2012, 08:43:17 PM
Quote from: Recusant on June 15, 2012, 05:31:18 PM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.damnomg.com%2Fpics%2F3%2Fgod-farts-universe-6649.gif&hash=656720817b793a2cfe20f17d807256612442b1c8)

Ahhh that must be the "spark" AD was referring to in another thread  :D

I love this  ;D