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TexasTowelie

(112,168 posts)
Thu Mar 22, 2018, 05:04 PM Mar 2018

GOP lawmaker: Mass shootings are result of children being taught theory of evolution

State Rep. Gary Hopper believes teaching children the theory of evolution results in a “hopelessness” that is one of the primary factors motivating teenagers to commit mass shootings.

In Hopper’s telling of evolutionary theory – which he recounted during an episode of his online talk show, “Rock, Paper, Hand Grenades” – “there was nothing, and out of some freak accident, everything.” The earth “just happened to be exactly in the right location for life to be created there,“ he said. “Life was an inadvertent accident.”

“If you are a child raised in a situation and you’re depressed, you could look at that particular piece of information and conclude that we are no better or worse than any other parasite on the planet,” Hopper said. “And if you follow the logic of the science in school today, not only are you a parasite on the planet, you are destroying the host that you are born on.”

“So that’s one variable. Hopelessness. No point. You have no point in your life,” Hopper concluded.

Read more: https://miscellanyblue.com/post/171422063217

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GOP lawmaker: Mass shootings are result of children being taught theory of evolution (Original Post) TexasTowelie Mar 2018 OP
An interesting evolution Turbineguy Mar 2018 #1
Say What!!!!!!! Wellstone ruled Mar 2018 #2
So "If you have no point in your life" why would we need guns?? dameatball Mar 2018 #3
My response to these people... HopeAgain Mar 2018 #4
+1 nt Phoenix61 Mar 2018 #6
...OR...this planet, this life, is INCREDIBLY rare and precious. So don't squander it in the hopes flibbitygiblets Mar 2018 #5
This is what happens when God gets in a hurry......7 days was just too fast dameatball Mar 2018 #7
Weird . . . . . . . Iliyah Mar 2018 #8

HopeAgain

(4,407 posts)
4. My response to these people...
Thu Mar 22, 2018, 05:11 PM
Mar 2018

I believe I evolved from an ape-like creature into a sentient human being. Mr. Hopper does not believe he has so evolved. It appears we are both correct.

flibbitygiblets

(7,220 posts)
5. ...OR...this planet, this life, is INCREDIBLY rare and precious. So don't squander it in the hopes
Thu Mar 22, 2018, 05:15 PM
Mar 2018

that "cloud daddy" life will be even better. It's not a thing. THIS IS. Make the fucking most of it.

is another way of looking at the randomness of this life we have. Because I have to tell you, the alternative, that some mysogynistic, egomaniac, bipolar "creator" with serious anger issues..is our "salvation"??? Yeah, now THAT is fucking depressing.

dameatball

(7,398 posts)
7. This is what happens when God gets in a hurry......7 days was just too fast
Thu Mar 22, 2018, 05:18 PM
Mar 2018

If she had taken....oh 4 billion years, this argument would be moot

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