My speculation for what is currently going through George Zimmerman’s head: “Oh crap. So I freaked out and killed a defenseless kid, And they’re not falling for the “self-defense” thing. I can’t say I killed him because he was black…that’s not popular. Shitshitshit… WAIT! I GOT IT!”
“It’s God’s plan” is a non-answer, a non-explanation, a non-defense. It’s a refusal to answer questions. It’s a panicked, Hail Mary pass because George Zimmerman can’t explain his actions without admitting that he killed a teenager for no good reason. And if that’s what he’s bringing to trial, my money is on a loooooooong jail sentence.
Atheists like to say that we can be good without gods. Here’s an(other) example of a believer being bad with gods. Belief in a god confers no automatic moral rectitude* on person. Belief in a god doesn’t make someone a good person, or mean that that their bad actions are forgiveable. Thanks for the reminder, George Zimmerman.
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*Is “moral rectitude” redundant? By definition it is, but would the sentence make sense if I had said “Belief in a god confers no automatic rectitude?”
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Dunc
July 19, 2012 at 08:49 (UTC -5) Link to this comment
To quote John Crichton – “That’s your plan? Wile E. Coyote would come up with a better plan than that!”
Konradius
July 19, 2012 at 09:53 (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Perhaps he should read his bible and consider what ‘gods plan’ does to the majority of people not explicitly named…
eNeMeE
July 19, 2012 at 10:14 (UTC -5) Link to this comment
No (but possibly), and yes (though I imagine a lot of people wouldn’t get it (myself included until three seconds ago)).
The first use is a different definition of rectitude than the second. YMMV, IANAEE, etc.
Zinc Avenger (Sarcasm Tags 3.0 Compliant)
July 19, 2012 at 10:34 (UTC -5) Link to this comment
GM: Roll to save vs. legal consequences.
Zimmerman: I get a +5 modifier for Stand Your Ground, and I’m going to go for a Trial by Public Opinion.
GM: Roll against Wisdom… Ouch, you shouldn’t have made Wisdom your dump stat – your recent behavior has given you a -5 penalty to Charisma.
Zimmerman: Okay, then I’ll make a Public Act of Piety for a +10 modifier, and I can still go for a Mistrial re-roll if I fail, right?
F
July 19, 2012 at 22:32 (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Crap, dude. Natural 1. Roll for fumble.
C Tran
July 19, 2012 at 13:25 (UTC -5) Link to this comment
It’s possible it’s just a tactical move to gain sympathetic ears. We’ll have to see if anyone is gullible or brain-rotted enough to believe it.
Eskeptrical Engineer
July 19, 2012 at 14:10 (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I hate how he’s trying to take all his own agency out of this. Trayvon Martin is dead because of actions that George Zimmerman chose. Blaming “God” doesn’t change that.
Bob Jase
July 20, 2012 at 08:00 (UTC -5) Link to this comment
God’s plan – the new excuse for conservatives, the party of personal responsibility.
kevinalexander
July 20, 2012 at 12:49 (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I’d say he’ll get plenty of rectitude in prison.
Randomfactor
July 20, 2012 at 12:53 (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Wonder if his god had a plan in Colorado last night.
vel
July 20, 2012 at 13:29 (UTC -5) Link to this comment
well, per the usual Christian batshit excuses of course God had a plan. He meant for people to die randomly. Louie Gohmert says so because his puny god is a whiny jealous brat.
lorn
July 20, 2012 at 14:04 (UTC -5) Link to this comment
While serving ten years behind bars he will have plenty of time to sing “Circle of Life” and contemplate the beauty of God’s plan. IMHO that is how it would go if there were justice in the world.