(November 9, 2013 at 4:00 pm)ronedee Wrote: Well.... "IF" was for your benefit. I usually get flack for the "assumption" that all are on-board for Jesus' word.
Gotcha. Good move.
(November 9, 2013 at 3:29 pm)freedomfromfallacy Wrote: Or better yet, "What am I thinking as I walk by a homeless person freezing on a sidewalk?" Why does a god have to be involved at all? According to most theists, I am in cahoots with the 'devil' if I fail to offer the person help, and if I help the homeless person then 'god' get's the credit. I'll tell you [what I think] when I see a cold homeless person. I think "That person looks cold, how can I help them?" Why must there be any god involved?
ronedee Wrote:Well... my first thought is "what would Jesus do". If I were choosing lunch I may consider my own opinion!My first thought is to help. I see no need to ask what anyone else would do - even Jesus. For all I know, Jesus knows this man will kill someone tomorrow if he has a meal, a blanket, and lives, and would prefer that I not feed him.
