RE: Would you as an atheist EVER do this?
November 29, 2017 at 10:30 am
(This post was last modified: November 29, 2017 at 10:31 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(November 29, 2017 at 10:11 am)Alexmahone Wrote: Suppose you have a religious person with a terminal illness. Would you as an atheist EVER try to convince him/her that there's no heaven or afterlife? I wouldn't! (Although I have a strong suspicion Dawkins would.Nah, I'd even go so far as to tell them that all their kids love them and that just a minute ago their highschool sweetheart called and said they were wrong to break it off.)
(November 29, 2017 at 10:14 am)FatAndFaithless Wrote: No, just like I would hope a theist wouldn't come to an atheist's deathbed and try to convert them. And I doubt Dawkins would do that.
Hope in one hand, shit in another. Evangelical presence and pressure is highest at the beginning and end of life. That's the business model. Catch em on the way in and collect a residual, or catch em on the way out and bank on a windfall.
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