(April 4, 2016 at 8:07 am)robvalue Wrote:(April 4, 2016 at 1:43 am)Nihilist Virus Wrote: I guess my point is that even with the pass, they're still irrational. Irrational inception.
I agree, although I see it more as their actions betraying their words. They don't believe as strongly as they say they do, or as much as they think they do.
This whole thing is based on the premise that Jesus made it an absolute rule that you have to have to sell all your belongings and give to the proceeds to the poor. He did not. The point that it would be irrational to not give all your belongings just to possibly boost your chances has not been made. I do agree that many Christians don't live up to many of Jesus' words but that doesn't invalidate Jesus or his teachings.