RE: On Hell and Forgiveness
August 30, 2018 at 1:36 pm
(This post was last modified: August 30, 2018 at 1:42 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Pretty much a variation on the theme from earlier - but to many believers, people reject gods because they are mistaken about gods. It doesn't occur to them that some of us would and do reject gods in the event of and precisely because of what they take to be true about gods, the articles of their faith.
There wouldn't be any clearing up of misconceptions in that case, only an affirmation of the basis of our rejection.
essentially what if a god sat us down and demonstrated;
"I really am what I say I am, and really did what I said I did - and here I am, I exist!"
- It is because of what you say you are and what you say you did that I reject you, I rejected the idea of you then on these grounds despite my personal disbelief, and I reject you, now regardless of your reality on those same grounds.
Now do whatever the fuck it is you're going to do and prove me right yet again.
There wouldn't be any clearing up of misconceptions in that case, only an affirmation of the basis of our rejection.
essentially what if a god sat us down and demonstrated;
"I really am what I say I am, and really did what I said I did - and here I am, I exist!"
- It is because of what you say you are and what you say you did that I reject you, I rejected the idea of you then on these grounds despite my personal disbelief, and I reject you, now regardless of your reality on those same grounds.
Now do whatever the fuck it is you're going to do and prove me right yet again.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
