Joe Rogan fired off a controversial take regarding atheists and God.
The popular podcaster appeared as a guest on Hotboxin' with Mike Tyson for the show's "4/20 special" episode. During the show, Rogan and Tyson discussed a variety of topics, including fighting, politics, and religion.
During their conversation about wokeness, Rogan pointed out that some people without religion tend to operate in a dogmatic fashion. The veteran comic then offered up an explanation as to why they tend to do so:
"That's what a lot of people believe the problem is. It's that a lot of people don't have God and they substitute God for other things that mimic the same kind of control that religion has. And ideologies are one of those things."
Joe Rogan has the brains given to him by his non-existent god. Joe Rogan has no brains.
Mike Tyson and Joe Rogan are not deep thinkers.
That's polite.
I copied and pasted to see the clumsy quote. Here it is.
"That's what a lot of people believe the problem is. It's that a lot of people don't have God and they substitute God for other things that mimic the same kind of control that religion has. And ideologies are one of those things."
Here is my answer.
I don't substitute God for anything -- he/she/it doesn't exist. I think he meant to say I substitute other things for God.
If his twisted worldview somehow requires an outside controlling force, I guess he could be correct. I prefer to think I've made my own choices.
I won't give credit(or blame) to any external fantasy creation for my situation.
He is probably to a degree on the right track. It is just that he has the cart and the horse mixed up.
Christians substitute their god/faith/religion/dogma (It is all one.) for socio-political ideals, humanity, respect for the world and moral accountability.
Why can’t people like Rogan understand that atheists don’t need any substitute to replace god in our lives or feel any need to fill a void….we just need to be allowed to not hear or think about god at all. Atheism is not a collective movement or grouping…we are merely individuals who have all the political and social orientations and interests that other members of society have…we just don’t have a belief in the existence of a god or gods.
Joe rogan has identified as an agnostic for many years now.
@Tejas ok…I’ve never heard of him…just assumed he was religious. I’ll adjust the text. Thank you.