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Subject:Re: Need Explanation
Date:Fri, 2 Oct 2015 17:11:35 -0700
From:"Checkmate, DoW #1" <Lunatic.Fringe@The.Edge>
Newsgroups:alt.atheism,alt.philosophy.checkmate,alt.usenet.kooks
In article <a32u0b52efjo71eq3qa8ni4cvgct90fe6v@4ax.com>, 
greghall@yacht_master.fake says...


> 
> On Fri, 2 Oct 2015 14:21:21 -0700, "Checkmate, DoW #1" <Lunatic.Fringe@The.Edge>
wrote:
> 
> 
> >Greg, we don't choose what we believe.  Our minds form opinions based on 
> >our knowledge and ability to analyze it.  You can't just declare that 
> >you believe something as a hedge, just in case it's true.  That's not 
> >truly believing, that's tantamount to thinking you can deliberately 
> >bullshit the god you claim to believe in.  If he's out there, I 
> >guarantee he can see right through that little ploy.
> 
> 
> That's where you and Pandora are wrong. God created mankind in
> his own image. The gave us brains so we could make rational 
> decisions. Any decision based on logic is a rational decision.
> 
> Rather than God being *bullshitted*, God is being honored by
> those who use the logical brain he gave them and use it wisely.
> 
> Jesus said the only way to the Father is a belief in Jesus and
> an acceptance of God's gift named Jesus. One accepts or one
> refuses to accept. It's that simple. If one refuses to accept
> then one does not receive the benefit of the gifts freely given.

The brain that god gave me doesn't believe Jesus was anything more than 
a man with a lot of myth tacked on.

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