(February 23, 2010 at 2:52 am)Samson Wrote: Thor, I had to re-look this one back up on Voltaire....I loved one of the bio's they had on him.. (The last part of this was hilarious)..
In February 1778, Voltaire returned for the first time in 20 years to Paris, among other reasons to see the opening of his latest tragedy, Irene. The 5-day journey was too much for the 83-year old, and he believed he was about to die on February 28, writing "I die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition." However, he recovered, and in March saw a performance of Irene where he was treated by the audience as a returning hero. However, he soon became ill again and died on May 30, 1778. When asked on his deathbed by a priest to renounce the devil and turn to God, he is alleged to have replied, "For God's sake, let me die in peace."
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Excellent! This makes me think of arguments I've had with believers. I've often been told that if you accept "Jesus" as your savior you are guaranteed to go to "heaven" when you die. I've countered with, "So, if Hitler truly accepted "Jesus" just before he died, Hitler would have been welcomed into heaven?" Almost every time I ask this, the answer is "I think so." I then ask "So a man can be selfless and spend his entire life helping others, he can give blood regularly, he can volunteer to entertain children at the local hospital, he can donate most of his money to charity, he can provide shelter to the homeless.... and all this means nothing because he will spend eternity in a firepit if he does not "accept Jesus"? The answer I typically get is "I don't make the rules, but I'd say yes."
How can anyone believe this tripe?
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?
God allowed 200,000 people to die in an earthquake. So what makes you think he cares about YOUR problems?
