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| quote: | Originally posted by kr00t0n
"There is a bushman living in the middle of the Saharan desert. He's never heard of religion or god and doesnt worship, but has learnt to live with and respect nature. Will he go to Hell when he dies for not believing in God?"
"No, but if someone had shown him and preached to him and tried to teach him about religion and he still didn't believe, then he would."
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Worst. Argument. Evar.
That's just ludicrous. How can you possibly prescribe to something like that?
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Jun-23-2005 22:17
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Floorfiller
Girl + Sweater = Hotness

Registered: Apr 2002
Location: Illegal Pete's
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| quote: | Originally posted by kr00t0n
Prove that he does...
Gimme some concrete proof and I'd be considerably more likely to believe.
Sorry if my logic prevents me from having faith of that nature, but it's not a case of me not choosing to believe in God, it's a case of me not being able to, because I simply don't.
And I love it when people tell me I am going to Hell, regardless of how I live my life, simply because I don't believe, as that certainly makes for a very loving and forgiving god doesn't it?
I remember when one of my bible-bashing housemates back in 2003 tried to force his ideals on me. He simply couldnt come up with viable counter-arguements for the points I was making.
He gave me this BS story after I asked him:
"There is a bushman living in the middle of the Saharan desert. He's never heard of religion or god and doesnt worship, but has learnt to live with and respect nature. Will he go to Hell when he dies for not believing in God?"
"No, but if someone had shown him and preached to him and tried to teach him about religion and he still didn't believe, then he would."
"So, if some person walks up to me and tells me that peanut butter is the almighty power that rules over all creation, I should believe him? It could sound just as far fetched to the bushman, but he is forced to believe under penalty of eternal damnation? Nice friendly god you got there."
"........"
"Exactly, now I am happy to respect your religious beliefs, if you'd just respect my lack thereof"
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actually i believe that it addresses people similar to the bushman in the story in the bible...it basically says that those ignorant of god are still able to go to heaven, just a different level then believers or something...but once you're aware of god and you reject him that's when you go to hell...
not that any of that matters...its all bullshit anyway..
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Jun-23-2005 22:20
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lücid
electric girl

Registered: Aug 2003
Location: NY
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Jun-23-2005 22:23
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NiteMer
Prog/Trance Ambassador

Registered: Jun 2004
Location: Denver, CO
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| quote: | Originally posted by kr00t0n
Prove that he does...
Gimme some concrete proof and I'd be considerably more likely to believe.
Sorry if my logic prevents me from having faith of that nature, but it's not a case of me not choosing to believe in God, it's a case of me not being able to, because I simply don't.
And I love it when people tell me I am going to Hell, regardless of how I live my life, simply because I don't believe, as that certainly makes for a very loving and forgiving god doesn't it?
I remember when one of my bible-bashing housemates back in 2003 tried to force his ideals on me. He simply couldnt come up with viable counter-arguements for the points I was making.
He gave me this BS story after I asked him:
"There is a bushman living in the middle of the Saharan desert. He's never heard of religion or god and doesnt worship, but has learnt to live with and respect nature. Will he go to Hell when he dies for not believing in God?"
"No, but if someone had shown him and preached to him and tried to teach him about religion and he still didn't believe, then he would."
"So, if some person walks up to me and tells me that peanut butter is the almighty power that rules over all creation, I should believe him? It could sound just as far fetched to the bushman, but he is forced to believe under penalty of eternal damnation? Nice friendly god you got there."
"........"
"Exactly, now I am happy to respect your religious beliefs, if you'd just respect my lack thereof"
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Problem is that you've dealt with Christians trying to force their opinions on you. You have a right to choose yourself, and no one should push anything on you. The issue of someone who never hears the word is complicated though. If he never sinned, he would be okay, but that's highly unlikely. Problem is that people have an image of God standing up there and throwing people into hell, like he's pissed off at them or something. That's not it. Consider this analogy. You are on one side of a large chasm, on the other rests God. The Chasm is sin. God cannot coexist with sin, and hence we need a bridge (or way to be cleansed of our sin). That is why Jesus lived a perfect life to redeem us of our sins and be the bridge to God. I'm not telling you to believe this, but this is the essence of Christian faith, not some guy hurling people into hell.
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