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A response to "upping the ante" on pascals wager
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RE: A response to "upping the ante" on pascals wager
April 6, 2016 at 3:27 am (This post was last modified: April 6, 2016 at 3:29 am by robvalue.)
(April 5, 2016 at 6:21 pm)Won2blv Wrote:
(April 5, 2016 at 10:45 am)robvalue Wrote: Well, my point would be that Christ is held up as being a figure of supreme importance (even God, often), and he hands out a bunch of rules. Then the same people holding him up like this go and ignore those rules. Doesn't make sense to me. It appears to be a total contradiction.

I agree that its a total contradiction, but that alone doesn't invalidate the benefits of Jesus teachings does it?

No, it doesn't. Jesus (allegedly) said some sensible things which people could potentially benefit from, if they hadn't already thought of them.
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RE: A response to "upping the ante" on pascals wager - by robvalue - April 6, 2016 at 3:27 am

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