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Why must we believe before we die?

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Funkaloyd

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Message 33 of 302 (247196)
09-29-2005 5:58 AM

Reply to: Message 32 by iano
09-28-2005 4:22 PM

How does Hell figure into the analogies that you give? I'm sure that you wouldn't punish your cat if she'd rather spend her time chasing butterflies than being stroked.

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Funkaloyd

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Message 62 of 302 (247514)
09-30-2005 1:48 AM

Reply to: Message 49 by jar
09-29-2005 8:06 PM

Re: I don't blame you.

jar writes:

The greatest barrier that GOD faces is Biblical Literalists.

Indeed. I would be so annoyed if all of the most vocal atheists were also nihilists, or worse.

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Funkaloyd

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Message 77 of 302 (247558)
09-30-2005 6:36 AM

Reply to: Message 64 by iano
09-30-2005 5:17 AM

Re: The blight man was born for

iano writes:

At the moment your a guitar that's out of tune. The songs can be played but they sound discordant, sullied as they are by sin. God doesn't stop you from being a guitar. He just tunes you up.

Unless you don't accept him in time, in which case:

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Funkaloyd

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Message 78 of 302 (247562)
09-30-2005 6:48 AM

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09-30-2005 6:05 AM

Re: Faith

iano writes:

There was only one born and who remained sinless.

"Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God."

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Message 138 of 302 (248434)
10-03-2005 6:49 AM

Reply to: Message 136 by iano
10-03-2005 4:45 AM

Re: Religion and destruction of self-reliance

"Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother ... Sell everything you have and give to the poor"

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