Pat Robertson says Haiti had it coming

I wish there was a hell for this guy to rot in.

Wikipedia page on Pat Robertson controversiesThat is one hateful guy...

Thanks for that Meldinoor.Wow... Despite death threats(Robertson's Christian equivalent of a "fatwa" on Hugo Chavez), homophobia, and ties to nasty politicians that have subsequently been indicted for war crimes (Charles Taylor, Liberia), it was actually gambling that caused a furor hehe.The things this man says should be considered hate speech, and he should be just as condemned as any radical islamist.I DARE any Christians to defend this guy.

Pat Robertson is proof positive that there is no all-knowing, all-powerful, loving god. Any such being would have struck him dead years ago, or at least rendered him mute.

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Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions. Ideas must be distinct before reason can act upon them; and no man ever had a distinct idea of the trinity. It is the mere Abracadabra of the mountebanks calling themselves the priests of Jesus. -- Thomas JeffersonFor we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus -- and non-believers. -- Barack ObamaWe see monsters where science shows us windmills. -- Phat

How could Haiti make a pact with an entity that doesn't exist?
As for the Dominican Republic being prosperous and Haiti being in poverty, it is not the only place where there are rich and poor in close proximity to each other. Check out various places in the US.Edited by bluescat48, : sp

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Leaving aside the issue of what standard you hope to measure him by, I'm not quite sure what your objection is.He suggests the Haitians made a pact with the devil. We are agreed this is either true or false. If true then I don't see much issue. Making a pact with a person along the lines of who the devil is supposed to be would certainly invite all sorts of troubleBut if false (either they didn't or they did but he doesn't exist) clearly there is no issue either. All you have is a guy who believes the situation to be as described above - one about which there can be no issue.You seem to be condeming a guy for believing something that, if true, would reasonably be the case.

Pat Robertson is both an idiot and a zealot, and doesn't have the sense to keep his idiotic opinions to himself.Does that about sum it up?

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Religious belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge.

The problem is not simply that he believes these idiotic things, but that he shares his hateful lunacy with a television audience, most of whom presumably believe the lies he tells, thus spreading the poison.

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If true then I don't see much issue.

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The fact that you can even propose the possibility that what he says is true pretty much disqualifies you from having any rational opinion on, well, virtually any matter.Have a good day.

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Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions. Ideas must be distinct before reason can act upon them; and no man ever had a distinct idea of the trinity. It is the mere Abracadabra of the mountebanks calling themselves the priests of Jesus. -- Thomas JeffersonFor we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus -- and non-believers. -- Barack ObamaWe see monsters where science shows us windmills. -- Phat

Aftershocks courtesy of Socrates rolling in his grave.Pretty much everyone else considers this a natural disaster. Pretty much everyone else considers Robertson a senile fool. Most everyone on earth wants to alleviate their suffering rather than blame all the men, women, and children in the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere for such a calamity.Iano uses sophistry to defend Robertson.Sick.

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The idea of the sacred is quite simply one of the most conservative notions in any culture, because it seeks to turn other ideas - uncertainty, progress, change - into crimes.
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Pat Robertson: Haiti?! I Thought They Said "Hades" | HuffPost Entertainment

Ah.Well, that clears that up then.

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Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions. Ideas must be distinct before reason can act upon them; and no man ever had a distinct idea of the trinity. It is the mere Abracadabra of the mountebanks calling themselves the priests of Jesus. -- Thomas JeffersonFor we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus -- and non-believers. -- Barack ObamaWe see monsters where science shows us windmills. -- Phat

But which Robertson does Iano defend?My guess would be both.

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The idea of the sacred is quite simply one of the most conservative notions in any culture, because it seeks to turn other ideas - uncertainty, progress, change - into crimes.
Salman RushdieThis rudderless world is not shaped by vague metaphysical forces. It is not God who kills the children. Not fate that butchers them or destiny that feeds them to the dogs. It’s us. Only us. - the character Rorschach in Watchmen

And Mr Robertson suggests that 100,000 primarily Christian individuals were killed because of something that a few people did 2 centuries ago. That bastard son of a mangy mongrel has no idea of the devastation and pain this event has caused, and if he didn't have his head so firmly nestled up his arse he'd stop blaming the victims of this natural disaster.-Meldinoor

While I respect you as a person, professional, and a debater on this forum, I must disagree with you on this point.Surely, Robertson speaks for a major portion of the population. His revenue proves this.

Well, there's that pesky commandment against bearing false witness.