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Poll: I am curious to know
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Would you change your mind about God and start believing.
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Curious to know
RE: Curious to know
Sam Harris is named one of the four horsemen of atheism - he is a very prominent atheist figure. And he's one of my intellectual heroes.

Let's say I personally got to meet him, and not only that, I even became close friends with him. And so, one day, he invites me to lunch, and he describes to me the NDE he had and that he believes in God now. Not only that, but he starts talking about the philosophy behind this new belief of his. And the reasons he gives sound incredibly compelling and sophisticated.

What would I do?

I would first make sure he isn't joking, then I'd take care to somehow establish whether he lost his mind. If it turns out that he's genuine and in a sound state of mind, I would simply frown, start feeling a little emptier inside, stand up, shake his hand, and leave, both the locale and the friendship.


I can also genuinely tell you that if you could offer me anything I desire in exchange for somehow brainwashing me into believing in God, yes, even immortality, I would decline at once. Interestingly enough, that is exactly what happens at some level with most imbeciles of your creed, whatever it is.
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Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 19, 2016 at 10:20 am
RE: Curious to know - by Losty - June 19, 2016 at 10:27 am
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 19, 2016 at 10:35 am
RE: Curious to know - by Losty - June 19, 2016 at 10:38 am
RE: Curious to know - by LastPoet - June 19, 2016 at 11:15 am
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - June 19, 2016 at 10:29 am
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 19, 2016 at 10:54 am
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - June 19, 2016 at 10:32 am
RE: Curious to know - by Athene - June 19, 2016 at 10:55 am
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 19, 2016 at 11:04 am
RE: Curious to know - by paulpablo - June 19, 2016 at 11:10 am
RE: Curious to know - by Athene - June 19, 2016 at 11:17 am
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - June 19, 2016 at 11:04 am
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 19, 2016 at 11:11 am
RE: Curious to know - by Losty - June 19, 2016 at 11:17 am
RE: Curious to know - by KevinM1 - June 19, 2016 at 11:05 am
RE: Curious to know - by paulpablo - June 19, 2016 at 11:07 am
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 19, 2016 at 11:14 am
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - June 19, 2016 at 11:13 am
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 19, 2016 at 11:23 am
RE: Curious to know - by rexbeccarox - June 19, 2016 at 11:28 am
RE: Curious to know - by KevinM1 - June 19, 2016 at 1:00 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Losty - June 19, 2016 at 1:07 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Losty - June 19, 2016 at 11:15 am
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - June 19, 2016 at 11:16 am
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - June 19, 2016 at 11:19 am
RE: Curious to know - by emjay - June 19, 2016 at 11:31 am
RE: Curious to know - by I Like Pumpkins - June 19, 2016 at 11:35 am
RE: Curious to know - by tjakey - June 19, 2016 at 11:40 am
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - June 19, 2016 at 11:41 am
RE: Curious to know - by Athene - June 19, 2016 at 12:37 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Angrboda - June 19, 2016 at 1:24 pm
RE: Curious to know - by madog - June 19, 2016 at 1:36 pm
RE: Curious to know - by LastPoet - June 19, 2016 at 4:19 pm
RE: Curious to know - by The Valkyrie - June 19, 2016 at 4:33 pm
RE: Curious to know - by The Valkyrie - June 19, 2016 at 4:32 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Homeless Nutter - June 19, 2016 at 4:42 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Thumpalumpacus - June 19, 2016 at 4:51 pm
RE: Curious to know - by KevinM1 - June 19, 2016 at 7:49 pm
RE: Curious to know - by account_inactive - June 19, 2016 at 8:00 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Pat Mustard - June 19, 2016 at 8:41 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Little lunch - June 19, 2016 at 10:16 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Esquilax - June 19, 2016 at 11:32 pm
RE: Curious to know - by The Valkyrie - June 20, 2016 at 12:38 am
RE: Curious to know - by Losty - June 19, 2016 at 11:35 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Silver - June 20, 2016 at 12:10 am
RE: Curious to know - by Esquilax - June 20, 2016 at 12:06 am
RE: Curious to know - by Losty - June 20, 2016 at 12:11 am
RE: Curious to know - by The Valkyrie - June 20, 2016 at 12:35 am
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - June 20, 2016 at 12:29 am
RE: Curious to know - by Thumpalumpacus - June 20, 2016 at 1:42 am
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 20, 2016 at 10:31 am
RE: Curious to know - by SofaKingHigh - June 20, 2016 at 10:42 am
RE: Curious to know - by FatAndFaithless - June 20, 2016 at 10:45 am
RE: Curious to know - by ignoramus - June 20, 2016 at 2:17 am
RE: Curious to know - by energizer bunny - June 20, 2016 at 3:41 am
RE: Curious to know - by Dust_bunny - June 20, 2016 at 3:46 am
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - June 20, 2016 at 4:00 am
RE: Curious to know - by paulpablo - June 20, 2016 at 10:33 am
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 20, 2016 at 10:37 am
RE: Curious to know - by Little lunch - June 20, 2016 at 10:37 am
RE: Curious to know - by Losty - June 20, 2016 at 10:39 am
RE: Curious to know - by SofaKingHigh - June 20, 2016 at 10:47 am
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 20, 2016 at 11:12 am
RE: Curious to know - by SofaKingHigh - June 20, 2016 at 11:14 am
RE: Curious to know - by Redbeard The Pink - June 20, 2016 at 11:33 am
RE: Curious to know - by The Valkyrie - June 20, 2016 at 3:50 pm
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - June 20, 2016 at 11:12 am
RE: Curious to know - by Cecelia - June 20, 2016 at 11:52 am
RE: Curious to know - by Homeless Nutter - June 20, 2016 at 11:53 am
RE: Curious to know - by Angrboda - June 20, 2016 at 12:16 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Redbeard The Pink - June 20, 2016 at 3:44 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Redbeard The Pink - June 20, 2016 at 12:18 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Angrboda - June 20, 2016 at 6:57 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Losty - June 20, 2016 at 8:29 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Minimalist - June 20, 2016 at 8:45 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Angrboda - June 20, 2016 at 8:51 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Magilla - June 20, 2016 at 9:05 pm
RE: Curious to know - by IATIA - June 20, 2016 at 10:18 pm
RE: Curious to know - by KevinM1 - June 21, 2016 at 12:39 am
RE: Curious to know - by Gemini - June 22, 2016 at 8:26 am
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 22, 2016 at 8:50 am
RE: Curious to know - by Gemini - June 22, 2016 at 9:04 am
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 22, 2016 at 9:27 am
RE: Curious to know - by Gemini - June 22, 2016 at 9:39 am
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 22, 2016 at 10:07 am
RE: Curious to know - by Gemini - June 22, 2016 at 11:40 am
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 23, 2016 at 10:30 am
RE: Curious to know - by Gemini - June 23, 2016 at 4:42 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Rhondazvous - June 24, 2016 at 7:45 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 25, 2016 at 9:36 am
RE: Curious to know - by Redbeard The Pink - June 26, 2016 at 12:45 am
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 26, 2016 at 9:06 am
RE: Curious to know - by Redbeard The Pink - June 27, 2016 at 1:25 am
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 27, 2016 at 4:22 am
RE: Curious to know - by Redbeard The Pink - June 28, 2016 at 8:37 am
RE: Curious to know - by Gemini - June 28, 2016 at 4:27 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Redbeard The Pink - June 28, 2016 at 4:32 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 29, 2016 at 8:30 am
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - June 21, 2016 at 4:09 am
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 21, 2016 at 10:48 am
RE: Curious to know - by Thumpalumpacus - June 21, 2016 at 10:58 am
RE: Curious to know - by Angrboda - June 21, 2016 at 8:12 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 22, 2016 at 7:54 am
RE: Curious to know - by Angrboda - June 22, 2016 at 9:44 am
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 22, 2016 at 10:19 am
RE: Curious to know - by Angrboda - June 22, 2016 at 11:26 am
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 23, 2016 at 11:12 am
RE: Curious to know - by Angrboda - June 23, 2016 at 3:12 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 25, 2016 at 9:47 am
RE: Curious to know - by Angrboda - June 25, 2016 at 11:38 am
RE: Curious to know - by surreptitious57 - June 21, 2016 at 5:15 am
RE: Curious to know - by chimp3 - June 21, 2016 at 5:53 am
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - June 21, 2016 at 7:26 am
RE: Curious to know - by Homeless Nutter - June 21, 2016 at 7:31 am
RE: Curious to know - by Cyberman - June 21, 2016 at 9:05 am
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - June 21, 2016 at 10:55 am
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - June 21, 2016 at 11:06 am
RE: Curious to know - by mlmooney89 - June 21, 2016 at 11:42 am
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - June 21, 2016 at 12:46 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Rhondazvous - June 21, 2016 at 2:32 pm
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - June 21, 2016 at 4:41 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Rhondazvous - June 21, 2016 at 5:28 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 22, 2016 at 8:33 am
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - June 21, 2016 at 5:53 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Pat Mustard - June 21, 2016 at 7:07 pm
RE: Curious to know - by lisah - June 21, 2016 at 8:05 pm
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - June 22, 2016 at 3:00 am
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 22, 2016 at 8:03 am
RE: Curious to know - by Fake Messiah - June 22, 2016 at 3:03 am
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 22, 2016 at 7:59 am
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - June 22, 2016 at 8:06 am
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 22, 2016 at 8:22 am
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - June 22, 2016 at 8:35 am
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 22, 2016 at 9:01 am
RE: Curious to know - by Redbeard The Pink - June 22, 2016 at 9:24 am
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 22, 2016 at 9:49 am
RE: Curious to know - by Cyberman - June 22, 2016 at 8:31 am
RE: Curious to know - by emjay - June 22, 2016 at 10:18 am
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 22, 2016 at 10:33 am
RE: Curious to know - by emjay - June 22, 2016 at 11:07 am
RE: Curious to know - by Angrboda - June 22, 2016 at 11:34 am
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 23, 2016 at 10:39 am
RE: Curious to know - by Homeless Nutter - June 23, 2016 at 10:54 am
RE: Curious to know - by Angrboda - June 23, 2016 at 2:54 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Cyberman - June 22, 2016 at 10:25 am
RE: Curious to know - by Redbeard The Pink - June 22, 2016 at 4:23 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 23, 2016 at 10:03 am
RE: Curious to know - by Redbeard The Pink - June 23, 2016 at 11:47 am
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - June 22, 2016 at 4:29 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Fake Messiah - June 23, 2016 at 2:51 am
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - June 23, 2016 at 3:22 am
RE: Curious to know - by brewer - June 23, 2016 at 10:43 am
RE: Curious to know - by Redbeard The Pink - June 23, 2016 at 12:01 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 25, 2016 at 7:33 am
RE: Curious to know - by Redbeard The Pink - June 25, 2016 at 7:41 am
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 25, 2016 at 9:00 am
RE: Curious to know - by Redbeard The Pink - June 25, 2016 at 11:18 am
RE: Curious to know - by dom.donald - June 23, 2016 at 9:13 pm
RE: Curious to know - by deleteduser12345 - June 24, 2016 at 5:50 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 25, 2016 at 8:12 am
RE: Curious to know - by Spirian - June 24, 2016 at 10:26 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Rhondazvous - June 26, 2016 at 1:23 pm
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - June 25, 2016 at 7:45 am
RE: Curious to know - by Homeless Nutter - June 25, 2016 at 8:26 am
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 25, 2016 at 8:35 am
RE: Curious to know - by Redbeard The Pink - June 25, 2016 at 8:52 am
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - June 25, 2016 at 9:03 am
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - June 25, 2016 at 9:06 am
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 25, 2016 at 9:21 am
RE: Curious to know - by deleteduser12345 - June 25, 2016 at 4:48 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 26, 2016 at 9:25 am
RE: Curious to know - by deleteduser12345 - June 26, 2016 at 10:25 am
RE: Curious to know - by Whateverist - June 25, 2016 at 9:39 am
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 25, 2016 at 9:53 am
RE: Curious to know - by Fake Messiah - June 25, 2016 at 4:59 pm
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - June 25, 2016 at 9:59 am
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 25, 2016 at 10:05 am
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - June 25, 2016 at 10:11 am
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 26, 2016 at 8:51 am
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - June 25, 2016 at 1:33 pm
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - June 26, 2016 at 3:38 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Lek - June 26, 2016 at 3:43 pm
RE: Curious to know - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - June 26, 2016 at 4:02 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Lek - June 26, 2016 at 10:27 pm
RE: Curious to know - by dyresand - June 26, 2016 at 11:39 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Lek - June 26, 2016 at 11:50 pm
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - June 26, 2016 at 4:05 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 27, 2016 at 5:00 am
RE: Curious to know - by Fidel_Castronaut - June 25, 2016 at 2:25 pm
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - June 25, 2016 at 3:27 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Ayen - June 25, 2016 at 6:07 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 26, 2016 at 9:13 am
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - June 26, 2016 at 9:40 am
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 27, 2016 at 4:46 am
RE: Curious to know - by Edwardo Piet - June 26, 2016 at 10:03 am
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - June 26, 2016 at 10:21 am
RE: Curious to know - by Homeless Nutter - June 26, 2016 at 10:39 am
RE: Curious to know - by Edwardo Piet - June 26, 2016 at 2:07 pm
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - June 26, 2016 at 3:54 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Ayen - June 26, 2016 at 4:05 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Expired - June 27, 2016 at 4:56 am
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - June 27, 2016 at 6:08 am
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 28, 2016 at 6:01 am
RE: Curious to know - by Cyberman - June 27, 2016 at 6:21 am
RE: Curious to know - by Edwardo Piet - June 27, 2016 at 6:28 am
RE: Curious to know - by LostLocke - June 28, 2016 at 8:03 am
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - June 28, 2016 at 7:27 am
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 29, 2016 at 8:08 am
RE: Curious to know - by Edwardo Piet - June 28, 2016 at 9:08 am
RE: Curious to know - by Cyberman - June 28, 2016 at 4:02 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Edwardo Piet - June 28, 2016 at 4:19 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Cyberman - June 29, 2016 at 9:11 am
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 29, 2016 at 9:29 am
RE: Curious to know - by Cyberman - June 29, 2016 at 11:47 am
RE: Curious to know - by Joods - June 29, 2016 at 11:50 am
RE: Curious to know - by Redbeard The Pink - June 29, 2016 at 9:36 am
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - June 29, 2016 at 10:41 am
RE: Curious to know - by Redbeard The Pink - June 29, 2016 at 3:32 pm
RE: Curious to know - by emjay - June 29, 2016 at 11:33 am
RE: Curious to know - by Crossless1 - June 29, 2016 at 11:38 am
RE: Curious to know - by Cyberman - June 29, 2016 at 11:51 am
RE: Curious to know - by Joods - June 29, 2016 at 11:58 am
RE: Curious to know - by Homeless Nutter - June 29, 2016 at 12:09 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Excited Penguin - June 29, 2016 at 12:02 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Homeless Nutter - June 29, 2016 at 12:07 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Excited Penguin - June 29, 2016 at 12:09 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Homeless Nutter - June 29, 2016 at 12:12 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Excited Penguin - June 29, 2016 at 3:42 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Homeless Nutter - June 29, 2016 at 4:42 pm
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - June 29, 2016 at 3:37 pm
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - July 3, 2016 at 4:36 am
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - July 3, 2016 at 5:00 am
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - July 3, 2016 at 5:16 am
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - July 3, 2016 at 5:17 am
RE: Curious to know - by Little Rik - July 3, 2016 at 5:41 am
RE: Curious to know - by Edwardo Piet - July 3, 2016 at 5:48 am
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - July 3, 2016 at 6:13 am
RE: Curious to know - by robvalue - June 19, 2016 at 10:24 am
RE: Curious to know - by Thumpalumpacus - June 19, 2016 at 1:46 pm
RE: Curious to know - by LastPoet - June 19, 2016 at 10:26 am

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