Which religious dude do you most prefer the politics of?

[Panda Express]

vote

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

[Chunk Yogurt for President!]

Please show me where Jesus advocated anything "liberal."

[MisSkeptic]

You got be cornered into a wall. As an atheist I chose non of them to be honest. But I'll say Muhammad in the long run.

[dead0man]

Lean Buddha.

[Goldwater]

*dislike*

[Intell]

Buddha (Sane)

[ingemann]

Jesus Christ, but mostly because it's easy for most who want to mirrow themselves in Jesus Christ, Conservative can find quotes who support their views, Liberals can find other they like, even Socialist can find quotes from Jesus, which fit into their worldviews.

Buddha are much harder to mirrow oneself in. His teaching are much philosophical than Jesus, but again not impossible.

As for Mohammed, it's really hard to ignore the fact that he was a warlord and much of his teaching are how to split loot, how to treat non-Muslims as second class citizens, who should be killed, who should be slaves and how slaves should be treated, especially beause a very loud minority of Muslims keep yelling about those part of Islam.

[DavidB.]

NOTA (normal Jew).

[The Dowager Mod]

Buddha.

[afleitch]

Buddha.

Jesus said he was the 'truth, the way and the light.' Buddha started from a position of self declared ignorance. He explored concepts, took different paths and was self critical. Saying you are 'the truth' is enough to shut down any need to think critically or think for yourself.

[Maxwell]

NOTA (normal atheist).

[The Dowager Mod]

So being an atheist means you can't like a religious persons viewpoints?

[Maxwell]

So being an atheist means you can't like a religious persons viewpoints?

I can like a religious persons viewpoints. There are a lot of very intelligent people out there in the world. I don't have to care about it though. And I certainly won't care about the archaic viewpoints of potentially fictional people from thousands of years ago. (that last line in particular refers to Jesus)

[The Dowager Mod]

Well gee how open minded of you lol.

[Goldwater]

Anyway, if I had to choose, probably Buddha>Jesus>Muhammed.

[RFayette]

Please show me where Jesus advocated anything "liberal."

Matthew 19:21, Luke 3:10-11, John 4:4-26, really not that hard man.

Indeed, but "All Liberal, All the Time" is certainly a bit of a stretch, especially when we consider that what we call liberal (social democracy-lite economic policies combined with egalitarian social policies) was not even a form of government conceived of yet.  Jesus's teachings on adultery (that lust = adultery) and divorce hardly fit in well with a secular progressive viewpoint.  Of course, his admonitions against the love of money and the arrogant rich certainly don't fit in well with the prosperity Gospel or other false teachings, but it's not in lockstep with modern liberalism at all.

[ElectionsGuy]

Buddha.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

So being an atheist means you can't like a religious persons viewpoints?

I can like a religious persons viewpoints. There are a lot of very intelligent people out there in the world. I don't have to care about it though. And I certainly won't care about the archaic viewpoints of potentially fictional people from thousands of years ago. (that last line in particular refers to Jesus)

Mythicism is as fringe as climate change denialism.

[Mr. Smith]

This one should be obvious.

[DavidB.]

So being an atheist means you can't like a religious persons viewpoints?

I can like a religious persons viewpoints. There are a lot of very intelligent people out there in the world. I don't have to care about it though. And I certainly won't care about the archaic viewpoints of potentially fictional people from thousands of years ago. (that last line in particular refers to Jesus)

Mythicism is as fringe as climate change denialism.

No, it's a lot more fringe than climate change denialism.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

So being an atheist means you can't like a religious persons viewpoints?

I can like a religious persons viewpoints. There are a lot of very intelligent people out there in the world. I don't have to care about it though. And I certainly won't care about the archaic viewpoints of potentially fictional people from thousands of years ago. (that last line in particular refers to Jesus)

Mythicism is as fringe as climate change denialism.

No, it's a lot more fringe than climate change denialism.

...true, actually.

[Bojack Horseman]

Jesus. I agree with quite a few of his beliefs: take care of the sick, help the poor, stop greed, care about people other than yourself; it's just the Jesus Fan Club that I can't stand. As Ghandi once put it, Christians act like the complete opposite of Christ.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

Jesus

[Horus]

Buddha (Normal Jew)