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[–] Zorque@kbin.social 167 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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.

[–] SPRUNT@lemmy.world 75 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Whew! For a second there, I was worried that I agreed with Aaron Rogers.

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[–] metallic_substance@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

This should absolutely be the top comment. Holy shit, Rodgers is such a fucking moron

[–] Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

It did seem like a reasonable statement until the article summed up the stupid.

[–] echo@lemmings.world 74 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ric Romero reporting from the No Shit Sherlock Institute...

[–] bazus1@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks Ric! And now, Kelly Andrews with the weather. How's global warming going, Kelly?

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] PostaL@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Thanks Ollie

[–] WhatIsThePointAnyway@lemmy.world 73 points 1 year ago (4 children)

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.

[–] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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.

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[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 51 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Goddamn does this headline bury the lede or what?

[–] jve@lemmy.world 51 points 1 year ago (8 children)

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

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[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 48 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Kinda surprised that something sane tumbled out of his mouth.

edit: apparently, it wasn't as sane as the headline made it sound, lol

[–] soba@lemmy.ca 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.”

[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 23 points 1 year ago

I stand corrected

[–] HoustonHenry@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (4 children)

A broken clock is right twice a day

[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But he isn’t right nearly that often, lol

[–] HonkTonkWoman@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] Pocketyeti@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

This clock has spirograph shapes instead of hands.

[–] Supervisor194@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

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.

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[–] AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, duh.

Here's a thing: so are sports.

[–] huginn@feddit.it 9 points 1 year ago (7 children)

You can play sports and not be manipulating people.

You cannot lead a church and not be manipulating people, even if unwittingly.

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[–] kemsat@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] InternetUser2012@midwest.social 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't usually agree with this guy, but on this one, I do agree.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago (4 children)

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.

[–] JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago

I have a feeling everyone is missing this crucial bit of context.

[–] fpslem@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Wait, do I actually agree with Aaron Rogers on something?

(Reads AngryCommieKender's clarification.)

Nope, false alarm!

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[–] Mango@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

So do I. It's just news because this guy throws a ball real good?

[–] OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So funny to call him "Former Green Bay Packers Quarterback."

He's going into his second season on the Jets.

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[–] 0110010001100010@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

[insert always has been meme here]

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Congrats on him getting his first coherent thought. Hopefully he gets a few more

[–] Phegan@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Broken clock

[–] Juice@midwest.social 13 points 1 year ago

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

[–] Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago
[–] Pistcow@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

Even a broken clock is right twice a day...

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Amazingly smart for an American "football" player.

[–] Gingerlegs@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Jesus, because aliens. Got it

[–] FeetiePJs@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

...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.

[–] Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I mean fucking duh. But honestly who gives af what he has to sy?

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 6 points 1 year ago

What's a deep and profound insight.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

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

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