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jar

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Message 4 of 69 (283859)
02-04-2006 10:49 AM

Reply to: Message 1 by Dubious Drewski
02-04-2006 3:45 AM

If the way to heaven is through acceptance of Jesus into your heart, the alternative being damnation, what happens to all non-Christian peoples of the earth?

According to the New Testament, the non-christian is more likely to be saved than the Christian.

I was told as a child that those people chose to live in ignorance of God and therefore deserved Hell.

That is a horrible thing to tell anyone, child or grownup.

Obviously, the best possible scenario is that only one religion is truly right and the rest either innacurate or plain wrong.

Religions are but a human construct and totally unrelated to GOD. It's likely that no religion is completely right just as it's likely that no religion is completely wrong.

The Map is not the Territory.

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Message 14 of 69 (284143)
02-05-2006 1:15 PM

Reply to: Message 7 by Dubious Drewski
02-04-2006 9:59 PM

Re: who are you responding to?

Would it be wise to then, based on this, reject the idea of any formal religion and just focus on being a good, moral person?

Or do I run the risk of simultaneously burning in every single Hell from every single religion on earth?

According to the Bible, that is exactly the right course. The Bible says that if you just try to do what is right, really, sincerely try to do the little things, you will be saved. Other religions say the same thing.

Belief is not a prerequisite for salvation.

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Message 20 of 69 (284264)
02-05-2006 8:27 PM

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02-05-2006 5:58 PM

Re: not so funny when you have to explain.

Ah, but there is where you have the great advantage. When presented with overwhelming evidence that some belief has been falsified, you have no problem saying, "That's interesting!"

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Message 69 of 69 (704476)
08-10-2013 7:37 PM

Reply to: Message 19 by NosyNed
02-05-2006 5:58 PM

Re: not so funny when you have to explain.

I'd forgotten this exchange, but it is important.

I saw an interview with the current Dali Lama where he was asked what he would do if evidence was presented that there was no God or any form of afterlife or rebirth. His answer was "I'd have to spend a lot of time saying 'I guess we were wrong' ".

Edited by jar, : take out kitty post

Anyone so limited that they can only spell a word one way is severely handicapped!

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