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RE: What motivates theists to come here?
August 13, 2016 at 9:23 am
That doesn't answer the question at all but we've been through this dance before, so I will leave it.
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RE: What motivates theists to come here?
August 13, 2016 at 9:24 am
Theists come here for the same reason that everyone else does: to gaze at the awesomeness that is my turtle butt.
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RE: What motivates theists to come here?
August 13, 2016 at 9:26 am
Okay, that makes sense I guess. I did wonder what some of them were getting out of it.
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What motivates theists to come here?
August 13, 2016 at 10:19 am
(August 13, 2016 at 9:09 am)purplepurpose Wrote: (August 13, 2016 at 8:57 am)robvalue Wrote: Would you care to comment on the rest of my question from the OP, with regard to this goal?
Religion portrays a state of non belief as a sickness that needs to be cured. And its a noble thing to preach the "path of sacrifice" to evade hell. Fear of hell is behind preaching. So, to ease the fears you do the preaching or Gods will.
You didn't answer any of the questions...
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RE: What motivates theists to come here?
August 13, 2016 at 10:57 am
I smell scum.
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RE: What motivates theists to come here?
August 13, 2016 at 11:57 am
Judging by the way most of them do it I'd say there is a strong masochistic streak in them.