When things go wrong, and you have no one to blame, you end up blaming it all on God. I used to. Unfortunately, I go about claiming to be an atheist, and am one atleast by principle if by nothing else... actually I believe in an overlooking power wholeheartedly, only sometimes I either doubt the overlooking bit or the power bit. Point being, when problems show up, I don't find it in good taste to blame God for them - and go for another omnipresent if not omnipotent thing - e-mail forwards. Forwards that curse you with bad luck, fear of rabid rabbits attacking your genitelia (would backfire and turn some people on, so they wouldn't forward), guilt for not helping out some some dismembered kid in an obscure country getting a donation per mail, losing your friend circle, and the really cheap ones go for a death in your circle or family.
Although almost no one believes in these -so many forward them to be safe just in case. sort of freaks me out. Forwards and God have this in common - both have a following for no other reason than people who want to make sure nothing can go wrong with their lives. And despite this, when shit eventually does happen, scapegoats (often imaginary) are easily available.
Point here is who really is the scapegoat - the person who worships or the non existent entity that gets worshipped.
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