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The dangers of faith

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The dangers of faith
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RE: The dangers of faith
January 6, 2014 at 10:16 am
(January 6, 2014 at 5:06 am)Jacob(smooth) Wrote: So far my experiment with atheism kinda sucks. Dodgy. I'm still waiting for the payoff!
Sorry to disappoint... there's no payoff.

At most, you can feel content in the knowledge that there's no big brother watching you and recording all your deeds to apply a proper punishment (or, in rare cases, praise) after your death.
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RE: The dangers of faith
January 6, 2014 at 10:21 am
(January 6, 2014 at 6:51 am)Esquilax Wrote:
(January 6, 2014 at 5:06 am)Jacob(smooth) Wrote: Personally the most I expect God to do for me is make me feel better when I feel bad. Which, since a few weeks ago, I've not been doing. So far my experiment with atheism kinda sucks. Dodgy. I'm still waiting for the payoff!

Not to put too fine a point on it, but if you want to be comforted by an imaginary being, I'm sure we could all recommend plenty of fantasy novels you could read to get your mind off things. Tongue

...or you could find real people who are prepared to do the same: family, friends, lovers, therapists, mentors.
Sum ergo sum
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RE: The dangers of faith
January 6, 2014 at 10:27 am (This post was last modified: January 6, 2014 at 10:28 am by Jacob(smooth).)
(January 6, 2014 at 10:16 am)pocaracas Wrote:
(January 6, 2014 at 5:06 am)Jacob(smooth) Wrote: So far my experiment with atheism kinda sucks. Dodgy. I'm still waiting for the payoff!
Sorry to disappoint... there's no payoff.

At most, you can feel content in the knowledge that there's no big brother watching you and recording all your deeds to apply a proper punishment (or, in rare cases, praise) after your death.

No payoff?!

Well that sucks!
(January 6, 2014 at 10:21 am)Ben Davis Wrote:
(January 6, 2014 at 6:51 am)Esquilax Wrote: Not to put too fine a point on it, but if you want to be comforted by an imaginary being, I'm sure we could all recommend plenty of fantasy novels you could read to get your mind off things. Tongue

...or you could find real people who are prepared to do the same: family, friends, lovers, therapists, mentors.
I have most of those. I fall back on God when they don't help.
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Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength, I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken."
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#14
RE: The dangers of faith
January 6, 2014 at 11:12 am
Evolution in action
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RE: The dangers of faith
January 6, 2014 at 11:32 am
Assuming God exists, this still wouldn't be surprising. After all, even Peter failed to keep on the water in the Bible (he. managed it intially). So technically this should say that he attempted to be the 3rd person in history to manage this. Wink
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RE: The dangers of faith
January 6, 2014 at 11:57 am
Quote:Well, I think his congregation learned a valuable lesson.

I suspect that is a forlorn hope.
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RE: The dangers of faith
January 6, 2014 at 1:52 pm
(January 6, 2014 at 5:46 am)Godschild Wrote: Actually I saw it as sad, when people have the Bible and then put their meaning to it, it will always cost them.

Yeah, as if you don't do the same thing all the fucking time.

"But my meanings I get out of it are the real ones!"

And you would know that how exactly?
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RE: The dangers of faith
January 6, 2014 at 2:31 pm
I'm so badass...

That I wipe my ass with pages of revelations.
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RE: The dangers of faith
January 6, 2014 at 3:17 pm
(January 6, 2014 at 11:32 am)MindForgedManacle Wrote: Assuming God exists, this still wouldn't be surprising. After all, even Peter failed to keep on the water in the Bible (he. managed it intially). So technically this should say that he attempted to be the 3rd person in history to manage this. Wink

More likely the first.
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RE: The dangers of faith
January 6, 2014 at 4:15 pm
That's kinda awesome. I got faith, you never need fear shame for laughing at me after I'm ripped apart by lions. Big Grin
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