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Argument for atheism from necessary evil

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Argument for atheism from necessary evil
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RE: Argument for atheism from necessary evil
August 24, 2010 at 7:23 pm
(August 24, 2010 at 6:34 pm)Ace Wrote: Saved from what exactly? What if you see nothing to be "saved" from?
Saved from what?

Scenario (1): I have threatened to beat my own child with a sledgehammer until he says "I love you daddy." Luckily, he says the magic words so I refrain from murdering him. I DID NOT "SAVE" MY CHILD.

Scenario (2): I have threatened to beat my own child with a sledgehammer until he says "I love you daddy." Luckily, the cops show up in time, hauling my sorry ass off to jail. THE COPS saved that child.

Of course, all the kid has to do is say "I love you, daddy," right? Its his own damn fault if he doesn't comply with the rules of a twisted game of my own making, right?
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Argument for atheism from necessary evil

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RE: Argument for atheism from necessary evil - by padraic - August 24, 2010 at 8:00 pm
RE: Argument for atheism from necessary evil - by Tiberius - August 24, 2010 at 4:16 pm
RE: Argument for atheism from necessary evil - by Tiberius - August 24, 2010 at 6:20 pm
RE: Argument for atheism from necessary evil - by Tiberius - August 24, 2010 at 9:07 pm
RE: Argument for atheism from necessary evil - by fr0d0 - August 24, 2010 at 4:52 pm
RE: Argument for atheism from necessary evil - by Entropist - August 24, 2010 at 7:23 pm
RE: Argument for atheism from necessary evil - by fr0d0 - August 25, 2010 at 5:43 pm
RE: Argument for atheism from necessary evil - by Ace Otana - August 26, 2010 at 10:46 am
RE: Argument for atheism from necessary evil - by fr0d0 - August 26, 2010 at 6:22 pm
RE: Argument for atheism from necessary evil - by fr0d0 - August 27, 2010 at 6:56 pm
RE: Argument for atheism from necessary evil - by HeyItsZeus - August 24, 2010 at 11:08 pm
RE: Argument for atheism from necessary evil - by Tiberius - August 24, 2010 at 10:23 pm
RE: Argument for atheism from necessary evil - by fr0d0 - August 27, 2010 at 8:30 pm
RE: Argument for atheism from necessary evil - by fr0d0 - August 27, 2010 at 9:53 pm
RE: Argument for atheism from necessary evil - by Xyster - August 27, 2010 at 10:48 pm
RE: Argument for atheism from necessary evil - by fr0d0 - August 28, 2010 at 7:15 am
RE: Argument for atheism from necessary evil - by fr0d0 - August 28, 2010 at 7:41 am
RE: Argument for atheism from necessary evil - by fr0d0 - August 28, 2010 at 6:02 pm
RE: Argument for atheism from necessary evil - by fr0d0 - August 28, 2010 at 7:10 pm
RE: Argument for atheism from necessary evil - by fr0d0 - August 28, 2010 at 11:02 pm
RE: Argument for atheism from necessary evil - by fr0d0 - August 29, 2010 at 8:43 am
RE: Argument for atheism from necessary evil - by Ace Otana - August 29, 2010 at 11:58 am
RE: Argument for atheism from necessary evil - by Scarface - August 30, 2010 at 10:37 am
RE: Argument for atheism from necessary evil - by Scarface - August 30, 2010 at 12:45 pm
RE: Argument for atheism from necessary evil - by Scarface - August 30, 2010 at 1:10 pm
RE: Argument for atheism from necessary evil - by Scarface - August 30, 2010 at 1:18 pm

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