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If You Were A Theist
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If You Were A Theist
August 28, 2015 at 1:01 am
This is a follow up on my thread If You Were An Atheist, and is directed towards atheists.

If you were a theist how would your life change?

I understand this is a hard question, but I am just asking for inferences.

Personally, I would be much happier, believing that I would never die.  Also, I would stay on the forum and try to convert people. Yup, I would be a pretty bad theist.

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RE: If You Were A Theist
August 28, 2015 at 1:20 am
Well, just because there is a "God" that doesn't mean there is an afterlife. There could also be an afterlife without there being a god.
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RE: If You Were A Theist
August 28, 2015 at 1:21 am
http://atheistforums.org/thread-35695.html

don't know how you missed it.
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RE: If You Were A Theist
August 28, 2015 at 2:28 am
Um...many moons ago I WAS a theist.  All it did was fuck up my Sunday mornings.

Things are better now.
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RE: If You Were A Theist
August 28, 2015 at 3:17 am
I don't know I never was one.
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RE: If You Were A Theist
August 28, 2015 at 3:30 am
Morally speaking I was demonstrably worse; "Southern Baptist" says it all.
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(September 17, 2015 at 4:04 pm)Parkers Tan Wrote: I make change in the coin tendered. If you want courteous treatment, behave courteously. Preaching at me and calling me immoral is not courteous behavior.
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RE: If You Were A Theist
August 28, 2015 at 10:01 am
(August 28, 2015 at 3:30 am)Starvald Demelain Wrote: Morally speaking I was demonstrably worse; "Southern Baptist" says it all.
Are you sure you wouldn't want to be like GC? That sounds pretty fun!
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RE: If You Were A Theist
August 28, 2015 at 10:01 am
(August 28, 2015 at 1:20 am)robvalue Wrote: Well, just because there is a "God" that doesn't mean there is an afterlife. There could also be an afterlife without there being a god.
For the sake of the thread lets assume that it does.
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RE: If You Were A Theist
August 28, 2015 at 10:02 am (This post was last modified: August 28, 2015 at 10:03 am by Shuffle.)
(August 28, 2015 at 1:21 am)Celestine Wrote: http://atheistforums.org/thread-35695.html

don't know how you missed it.
Damn it. She beat me too it. Well, I guess I will have to report her, because I am way too butt hurt right now.
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RE: If You Were A Theist
August 28, 2015 at 10:27 am (This post was last modified: August 28, 2015 at 10:28 am by robvalue.)
If I knew for sure there was an afterlife I'd be very pissed and I'd try to get out of it if possible. The only exception would be one I'm in charge of.

If God is some prick who chooses where I go based on whether I toady around him, I can't trust or respect that. So I'll just do what I think is right. If he's not a prick, he'll respect my attempt at a good life.
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