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Fear of dying because of my views
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RE: Fear of dying because of my views
I recall seeing a quote (I believe by Mark Twain) that went something like, "I was not inconvenienced one bit before I was born. And I expect I won't be inconvenienced one bit after I die."

You must also consider that it is the believers who must worry about death. They're the ones who have to fret about being put in front of some deity who will demand that they justify their lives. They have to worry about whether or not skipping church to play golf, or having sex before they were married, or watching a porn movie, or masturbating, or cheating on a test, or any one of a thousand other things will cause them to spend an eternity roasting in a firepit. I have no such concerns because I'm quite certain there will be no "final judgement". Enjoy life while you have it!
Science flies us to the moon and stars. Religion flies us into buildings.

God allowed 200,000 people to die in an earthquake. So what makes you think he cares about YOUR problems?
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Fear of dying because of my views - by dean211284 - July 3, 2012 at 5:36 pm
RE: Fear of dying because of my views - by Ace Otana - July 3, 2012 at 5:48 pm
RE: Fear of dying because of my views - by dean211284 - July 3, 2012 at 5:56 pm
RE: Fear of dying because of my views - by Epimethean - July 3, 2012 at 6:36 pm
RE: Fear of dying because of my views - by padraic - July 3, 2012 at 7:55 pm
RE: Fear of dying because of my views - by Godschild - July 4, 2012 at 1:58 am
RE: Fear of dying because of my views - by Annik - July 4, 2012 at 10:57 am
RE: Fear of dying because of my views - by Darwinian - July 4, 2012 at 11:01 am
RE: Fear of dying because of my views - by J.D. - July 4, 2012 at 2:59 am
RE: Fear of dying because of my views - by padraic - July 4, 2012 at 3:14 am
RE: Fear of dying because of my views - by Godschild - July 5, 2012 at 3:29 am
RE: Fear of dying because of my views - by Zen Badger - July 5, 2012 at 8:17 am
RE: Fear of dying because of my views - by Reforged - July 5, 2012 at 3:17 pm
RE: Fear of dying because of my views - by padraic - July 4, 2012 at 5:46 am
RE: Fear of dying because of my views - by Epimethean - July 4, 2012 at 4:15 pm
RE: Fear of dying because of my views - by dean211284 - July 4, 2012 at 6:32 pm
RE: Fear of dying because of my views - by Reforged - July 4, 2012 at 8:47 pm
RE: Fear of dying because of my views - by Reforged - July 4, 2012 at 9:10 pm
RE: Fear of dying because of my views - by ktulu - July 5, 2012 at 1:01 am
RE: Fear of dying because of my views - by Reforged - July 4, 2012 at 9:20 pm
RE: Fear of dying because of my views - by Napoléon - July 4, 2012 at 9:32 pm
RE: Fear of dying because of my views - by jackman - July 4, 2012 at 10:18 pm
RE: Fear of dying because of my views - by Napoléon - July 5, 2012 at 3:34 pm
RE: Fear of dying because of my views - by Ace Otana - July 5, 2012 at 4:44 pm
RE: Fear of dying because of my views - by jackman - July 5, 2012 at 6:01 pm
RE: Fear of dying because of my views - by Ace Otana - July 5, 2012 at 6:06 pm
RE: Fear of dying because of my views - by jackman - July 4, 2012 at 11:22 pm
RE: Fear of dying because of my views - by Angrboda - July 5, 2012 at 5:37 am
RE: Fear of dying because of my views - by Thor - July 5, 2012 at 4:26 pm
RE: Fear of dying because of my views - by Cato - July 5, 2012 at 7:11 pm
RE: Fear of dying because of my views - by dean211284 - July 5, 2012 at 9:07 pm
RE: Fear of dying because of my views - by Napoléon - July 6, 2012 at 9:25 am

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