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Proving The Resurrection By the Minimal Facts Approach
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RE: Proving The Resurrection By the Minimal Facts Approach
(June 25, 2015 at 8:56 pm)Godschild Wrote:
(June 25, 2015 at 11:25 am)Tonus Wrote: But it makes you wonder what god was offering them.  I cannot imagine that this is what happened:

GOD: Here is the choice: eternal life in heaven, or eternal torment in hell.
Person: Well, that seems like a pretty easy choice to make, so I'll...
Devil: Hey, not so fast!  I have MONEY!
GOD: LOL, that's a pretty weak offer to ma--
Person: GIMME MONEY OMG MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY!!!
GOD: Wait, what... how???
Devil: *tosses another soul on the barbie*

There really is no emotion that would favor the devil's offer.  Even stuff that isn't practical would favor taking god's offer.  Any story where so few people make such a clear and obvious choice has to be suspect.  It goes against everything we know about ourselves as a species and as individuals.

You must not pay much attention to what's going on in the world, it's money, wealth, things, all the things Satan would have use to pay attention to, why, so we will be distracted from God. He pulled this on Eve, he told he of the great wealth of knowledge she would gain, again and again greed.

GC

I think somehow you missed the point.  The point being that given the stakes, the Eve story is absurd.  It's like the old joke:

"Your money or your life"

long pause

"Well? Your money or your life?"

"Give me a minute, I'm thinking."
If there is a god, I want to believe that there is a god.  If there is not a god, I want to believe that there is no god.
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RE: Proving The Resurrection By the Minimal Facts Approach - by Jenny A - June 25, 2015 at 9:00 pm

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