Originally posted by Grampy BobbyIf we have been "given" free will, as you claim, why would we be "damned" [eternal excruciating torture, or so you tell us] for exercising that free will and genuinely not believing something.
Better to believe and be wrong than not believe and be damned.
It is a grotesque concept ~ it sounds like the product of the basest, most primitive and sadistic human imagination and not a "divine concept" at all.
This is "free will" confronted by extortion backed by the threat of extreme violence. It is nothing but ghastly imaginings dating back to Iron Age times.
According to you, are people also "damned" in the same way for dishonestly pretending to believe?
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Originally posted by FMFOriginally posted by Grampy Bobby according to FMF (Page 9)
If we have been "given" free will, as you claim, why would we be "damned" [eternal excruciating torture, or so you tell us] for exercising that free will and genuinely not believing something.
It is a grotesque concept ~ it sounds like the product of the basest, most primitive and sadistic human imagination and not a "divine concept" at all.
This is "fre ...[text shortened]... ccording to you, are people also "damned" in the same way for dishonestly pretending to believe?
Better to believe and be wrong than not believe and be damned.
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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby (Page 8)
"15 Questions Atheists Hate Answering" I was recently sent an article about Atheism and Theism. Sean Curry wrote the following article… Mary Wood wrote the following… 7. Pascal’s Wager: Better to believe and be wrong than not believe and be damned. Article answers this beautifully. I’d also add that in this sense, Atheists are stronger in their conviction than Theists. We are willing to bet our eternal souls (should they exist) that there is no god(s)..."
http://theaddictedmind.wordpress.com/2013/02/12/15-questions-atheists-hate-answering/
The statement: "We are willing to bet our eternal souls (should they exist) that there is no god(s)..." I find profound!
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Originally quoted by Grampy BobbyStop hiding behind quotations.
"Better to believe and be wrong than not believe and be damned."
If we have been "given" free will, as you claim, why would we be "damned" [meaning something along the lines of 'eternal excruciating torture', or so you tell us] for exercising that free will and genuinely not believing something?
Engage.
