The new paganism

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That is one way to say it. It's the risk of living life more abundantly.

Originally posted by Suzianne
That is one way to say it. It's the risk of living life more abundantly.

I wish there were more buns in my life.

😞

Originally posted by Suzianne
That is one way to say it. It's the risk of living life more abundantly.

What "risk" are you referring to?

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Of course, but since you have said that altruism does not exist, I do not doubt that you disbelieve it.

Do you think John 10:10 is some sort of lie?

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"Sanctimonious"?

Do you see life as being some sort of "zero sum" game?

That someone "making a difference" somehow takes away from your ability to do the same?

More people, not fewer (and especially Christians), should really take a look at what this "more abundant life" idea really means. It is a gift of the Holy Spirit, which also frees us to do the "good works" many associate with Christianity.

Pssssst, hint, it's a good thing, and something which should come standard with the Christian life, not something to excoriate people over, or demean as "sanctimony".

No wonder you don't believe in altruism.

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But you also seem to think that it [John 10:10] is somehow theoretical and not in any way practical.

Originally posted by Suzianne
I can't count how many I've had to drag into my car and take them to the hospital. I've had to give some CPR. Some make it, some don't.

Are you saying you've lost count of how many homeless people you have dragged into your car, or are you saying you have also lost count of how many people's lives you have saved by giving them CPR, and lost count of how many have died while you were giving them CPR? Or are you claiming to remember how many lives you have saved (and how many have died as you tended to them) and that all you have actually lost count of is just the number of homeless people you have dragged into your car?

Originally posted by FMF
Are you saying you've lost count of how many homeless people you have dragged into your car, or are you saying you have also lost count of how many people's lives you have saved by giving them CPR, and lost count of how many have died while you were giving them CPR? Or are you claiming to remember how many lives you have saved (and how many have died as you tend ...[text shortened]... ave actually lost count of is just the number of homeless people you have dragged into your car?

This post is a new low. At least she is making a difference.

What are you doing?

Originally posted by chaney3
What are you doing?

I am asking her what it is exactly that she has lost count of.

Originally posted by FMF
I am asking her what it is exactly that she has lost count of.

Normally called taking the piss, no?

Originally posted by Suzianne
Normally called taking the piss, no?

Taking the piss? No, not at all. Over such a serious claim that you're making? You saving lives - on the pavement or in your car ~ people dying in your hands? And it happening so often that you are not able to remember how many times it did happen? Absolutely not. You should just answer the question and clarify, as twhitehead suggested too