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To: MineralMan
God loves you anyway, and Christ died for your sins as well as mine.

He also gave us free will to accept or reject Him.

If I am wrong, what have I lost? If you are wrong, what have you lost?

I hope you'll accept our prayers for your awakening in the spirit in which they are intended.

86 posted on 01/26/2005 10:47:32 AM PST by JimRed (Investigate, overturn and prosecute vote fraud in the State of Washington !)
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To: JimRed

You're welcome to pray for me or for whatever you wish. That's your choice.


93 posted on 01/26/2005 10:50:24 AM PST by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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To: JimRed

> If I am wrong, what have I lost?

Your immortal soul, quite possibly. If you are wrong doesn't mean only that maybe there's no god. Could also meant here is a god... who doesn't like Christians. Maybe the Muslism are right. Maybe the ancient Sumerians. Maybe something completely alien.

None of these possibilities are reasons to act like a schmuck, though, despite what bigots like RobRoy have to say.


96 posted on 01/26/2005 10:51:33 AM PST by orionblamblam
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To: JimRed

"If I am wrong, what have I lost? If you are wrong, what have you lost?"

A common question, I suppose. If you are wrong, then you die and return to dust. Since I already accept that as my eventual fate, I lose nothing.

If I am wrong, then I am wrong. I do not believe or disbelieve based on some promise of some reward or punishment after my death. That concept makes no sense to me whatsoever. I behave in my life as though this is the only life I get. That makes it very precious to me.

You have your belief. I have my disbelief. I suspect that we both behave in our lives in almost precisely the same ways.

I cannot believe just because I am fearful. That is not belief; it's something else. I disbelieve because I cannot believe. It is that simple.


111 posted on 01/26/2005 10:56:42 AM PST by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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