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Is it wrong to convert for the benifits? (pg. 2)
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| Halcyon+On+On |
| quote: | Originally posted by Xan_2v2
I know a way you could get 42 virgins to satisfy you for all eternity |
I'll bet you don't. |
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| Xan_2v2 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On
I'll bet you don't. |
there are some rather tough requirments, need to learn home chemistry for a start |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
| No, I don't think so. |
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| Xan_2v2 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On
No, I don't think so. |
but i do, & thats all that matterss, faith trapples all reason underfoot |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
| quote: | Originally posted by Xan_2v2
but i do, & thats all that matterss, faith trapples all reason underfoot |
Nope, no trappling here, move along. |
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| elFreak |
| quote: | Originally posted by Xan_2v2
but i do, & thats all that matterss, faith trapples all reason underfoot |
have you been saved by
yet?
if you are going to believe in make believe things at least believe in one that is cool and delicious. |
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| Xan_2v2 |
| quote: | Originally posted by elFreak
have you been saved by
yet?
if you are going to believe in make believe things at least believe in one that is cool and delicious. |
yes I have been touched by his noodely appendage |
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| Zoso |
Latvian Orthodox FTW.
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| Lira |
Why do you think people convert to any given particular?
Because that specific religion gives them something other religions can't offer. Be it a sense of community (where a specific religion is adopted by the majority), or a particular promise that helps you cope with the difficult of life, there's often a strong rational (yes, I said it!) element behind this kind of choice. |
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| Moral Hazard |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
Why do you think people convert to any given particular?
Because that specific religion gives them something other religions can't offer. Be it a sense of community (where a specific religion is adopted by the majority), or a particular promise that helps you cope with the difficult of life, there's often a strong rational (yes, I said it!) element behind this kind of choice. |
I have to agree with Lira, there is no reason any person would convert to or from anything unless they believed they would glean benefits from the conversion. |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
| quote: | Originally posted by Moral Hazard
I have to agree with Lira, there is no reason any person would convert to or from anything unless they believed they would glean benefits from the conversion. |
So then Job only had faith in God because he felt that he could get something outta Him? |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On
So then Job only had faith in God because he felt that he could get something outta Him? |
That was about conversion, not about faith once you're converted. In that case, Job didn't give up on his faith because he felt that if God had given him all he had, God also had the right to take it all from him. When people told him he was a crazy nutter for believing in a God that was making him miserable, he had a strong argument to justify his faith.
(As I recall it) |
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