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Atheist version of Pascal's wager
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RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager
February 3, 2016 at 5:03 pm
(February 3, 2016 at 2:23 pm)RobbyPants Wrote:
(February 3, 2016 at 2:01 pm)Lek Wrote: We're supposed to take the message that Jesus was giving him.  That message is that if something is keeping you from following God, then you need to get rid of it.  The rich young man loved his riches more than he loved God.

Are you 100% sure that's the correct interpretation?

No. I'm not 100% sure about anything, but I also don't know anybody else who thinks it means that everyone should give away every single material possession and give it to the poor. Then we would be poor and we would have to take from others' material goods.
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Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by Nihilist Virus - January 31, 2016 at 5:23 pm
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by Huggy Bear - January 31, 2016 at 7:42 pm
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by Expired - February 4, 2016 at 5:49 am
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by Cyberman - January 31, 2016 at 7:43 pm
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by AFTT47 - January 31, 2016 at 10:30 pm
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by athrock - February 1, 2016 at 5:24 pm
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by brewer - January 31, 2016 at 9:07 pm
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by Heat - February 1, 2016 at 1:28 am
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by robvalue - February 1, 2016 at 2:24 am
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by Silver - February 1, 2016 at 2:28 am
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by brewer - February 1, 2016 at 1:48 pm
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by zebo-the-fat - February 1, 2016 at 12:47 pm
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by Lek - February 1, 2016 at 1:40 pm
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by LastPoet - February 1, 2016 at 2:01 pm
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by Lek - February 1, 2016 at 4:22 pm
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by Ravenshire - February 3, 2016 at 4:07 pm
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by Lek - February 3, 2016 at 5:18 pm
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by Fidel_Castronaut - February 1, 2016 at 2:10 pm
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by Nihilist Virus - February 1, 2016 at 2:21 pm
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by Lek - February 1, 2016 at 4:35 pm
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by Nihilist Virus - February 2, 2016 at 2:27 pm
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by Lek - February 3, 2016 at 2:01 pm
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by RobbyPants - February 3, 2016 at 2:23 pm
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by Lek - February 3, 2016 at 5:03 pm
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by Nihilist Virus - February 3, 2016 at 5:44 pm
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by Wyrd of Gawd - February 3, 2016 at 6:41 pm
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by Lek - February 3, 2016 at 7:31 pm
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by dyresand - February 3, 2016 at 8:32 pm
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by athrock - February 1, 2016 at 4:53 pm
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by Mr Greene - February 2, 2016 at 8:03 am
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by Cyberman - February 1, 2016 at 7:40 pm
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by Mr Greene - February 2, 2016 at 8:06 am
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by RobbyPants - February 3, 2016 at 11:07 am
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by robvalue - February 3, 2016 at 11:10 am
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by The Grand Nudger - February 3, 2016 at 11:19 am
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by athrock - February 4, 2016 at 9:20 am
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by Nihilist Virus - February 4, 2016 at 1:04 pm
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by RobbyPants - February 4, 2016 at 3:07 pm
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by robvalue - February 3, 2016 at 11:24 am
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by Wyrd of Gawd - February 3, 2016 at 5:37 pm
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by robvalue - February 4, 2016 at 5:41 am
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by Huggy Bear - February 4, 2016 at 8:11 am
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by Grandizer - February 4, 2016 at 8:14 am
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by Huggy Bear - February 4, 2016 at 8:33 am
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by Angrboda - February 4, 2016 at 8:40 am
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by Grandizer - February 4, 2016 at 9:03 am
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by athrock - February 4, 2016 at 9:23 am
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by Grandizer - February 4, 2016 at 9:26 am
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by athrock - February 4, 2016 at 10:37 am
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by Grandizer - February 4, 2016 at 10:40 am
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by athrock - February 4, 2016 at 10:55 am
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by Grandizer - February 4, 2016 at 11:03 am
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by athrock - February 4, 2016 at 11:36 am
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by Grandizer - February 4, 2016 at 12:03 pm
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by Huggy Bear - February 4, 2016 at 10:58 am
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by Grandizer - February 4, 2016 at 11:00 am
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by robvalue - February 4, 2016 at 11:07 am
RE: Atheist version of Pascal's wager - by Grandizer - February 4, 2016 at 11:11 am

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