Yep, she's been a practitioner and promoter of woo for decades. She's in the spiritual-but-not-religious camp, and she likely contributed significantly to Deepak Chopra's popularity through her praise and promotion of him on her show. I don't actually dislike Oprah Winfrey, but I'm not a fan either, and I think she has questionable judgement when it comes to religion and spirituality.

Forget Oprah. She's just another arrogant religutard who assumes she knows anything about atheists. She'll see no support from me.
I feel awe and wonder all the time. I don't need any silly god to supply it for me.

yeah, it was a bigoted thing to say. i'm not surprised that she couldn't even grasp that it was a bigoted opinion. I just feel pity for her. The irony of a black woman shitting on another minority could not be greater.

Worthless trivia, but she was supposed to have been named Orpah, which is a biblical name. The clerk who typed it in transposed letters, hence Oprah.

Who is Oprah Winfrey?

I haven't really given it any thought, but she ain't Trump.

Is not like, she knows what she is talking about.

While I have always admired Oprah ( she does do a lot of good) I disagree with her statement in that regards. I am in awe everytime I look up at the star filled night sky and wonder what/who else is out there in the cosmos. I feel it when one of my does gives birth to new life and am humbled when a life passes. While I admire her I agree she is not suited to be president. Bernie Sanders has my vote.

I've said it before and will undoubtedly say it again :

"babbling brooks do not understand that still waters run deep!"

Unfortunately I think that there are more babbling brooks than still waters?

my awe and wonder has not atrophied

I can say for sure that sometimes thinking about the universe fills me with a sense of awe and wonder. I know that at least on one occasion, I just felt glad that the universe exists. I feel that absolute nothingness would be the worst thing possible.

Oh, no! She found out our secret! I call bullshit on this.

Carl Sagan Neil deGrasse Tyson biologists all sell awe and wonder observing the universe. ...Oprah is selling religious bigotry against Atheists in her talk show cult = fear and belief NOT THE AWE of Atheist Einstein or the wonder of inventions Atheist Edison

No more celebrities! Let's find a nice normal centrist pragmatic boring honest citizen.

Thanks for sharing. Had no idea-will re-evaluate

As has been pointed out here, she gave Dr. Phil his fame. As a therapist I find him shallow and offensive. Hell as a human being I find him shallow and offensive. Funny, that is the same view I have of religion. I believe it is harmful when a therapist takes on a God complex. Therapists should never assume because of their training and experience they know someone better than the person knows themselves, or some standard advice is going to apply to everyone. I hate to quote Cat Stevens again but it fits. "If they were right I'd agree, but it's them they know not me." What happened to Cat Stevens? I don't get it.

I don't dislike Oprah. However, she is a prime example of how we confuse someone with charm as also being a deep, sound and a consistent thinker. Someone whose views we should cherish. Cat Stevens turned out to be a disappointment, but to quote a line from him. "I've known a lot of fancy dancers. People who could move you on the floor. But when you ask them, why you come here for, they say I don't know....". Time to start appreciating the socially awkward introverts.

I've always been an Atheist and have always known awe and wonder observing the world and universe around me. What the hell is that woman talking about ?

I am awed almost every day by the things I see in nature and the things that humans have accomplished. But perhaps that's the artsy, creative side of me working. But sure would be nice to see an openly agnostic person run for president. I'm sure it would cause quite a stir nationwide.

As much as I like her I do not think she can or will run...enough with celebrities ...

Well that's just simply a load of nonsense. I don't see how having a sense of awe and wonder must be predicated on the existence of a god. Is it really so difficult to possess wonder for wonders sake?

She has to appeal to the Nit wits that would vote for her

As with many people, Oprah is neither worthy of unquestioning worship nor wholesale vilification. She is definitely a promoter of woo. But she has also played a high profile role for the cause of basic human compassion and respect for diversity and human dignity and has provided a large platform for disadvantaged groups to be heard. I respect her for that, just as I respect Christian friends of mine who are caring people, even as I disagree with their woo.

I would NEVER advocate for Oprah's nomination to run for President for any political party. On the other hand, I absolutely WILL vote against whomever the GOP nominates for President. That party in its present form is a dire threat to our democracy. If the American electorate demonstrates a further capacity and inclination to pick celebrity over political experience and they nominate Oprah, I will vote for her over ANY Republican. Even a thoughtful, moderate Republican I might personally respect would still, as President, aid in empowering a GOP run amuck that has proven it doesn't give a damn about protecting the planet nor the common people from being metaphorically raped by corporate greed. I would just hope a President Winfrey would not pick Dr Phil for Surgeon General, Judge Judy for the Supreme Court, etc.

She makes a great speech to whatever awards thingy it was, and suddenly the press has ordained her as the next prez. Give me a break. Maybe "The Rock" will be her VP? No wonder there is so much skepticism of the press. This is exactly how we end up with Tinklebelle and Reagan in the White House. Murricans is morans!

I am in awe and wonder that the muppets are planning to put her on the throne !