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Throughout human history, as our species has faced the frightening, terrorizing fact that we do not know who we are, or where we are going in this ocean of chaos, it has been the authorities — the political, the religious, the educational authorities — who attempted to comfort us by giving us order, rules, regulations, informing — forming in our minds — their view of reality.
-T. Leary
Originally posted by karoly aczelI believe he would have lowered Himself to play chess if necessary to save the lost sheep, but those Roman bastards executed Him and He was required to return home to His Father.
He's such a great friend he won't lower himself to anything 'worldly' ... 🙄
Originally posted by KingOnPointYou ever played poker? Or any other gambling game?
BigDog and More,
You have no proof that we are not judged by God. You have no proof that we don't answer to God. You see no better spiritually than any other human being on this earth.
All of you, do you want to take the chance of missing God's best for you?
Originally posted by KingOnPointYes, the time is coming when a man who kills you will think he is thereby serving God!
RJHinds,
Jesus must have died. He came to offer salvation to the world.
King James Version
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Luke 24: 18-27
And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?
And he said unto them, What things? And ...[text shortened]... nd all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
Originally posted by BigDoggProblemBut if you gamble, what is to be won or lost in your game?
You ever played poker? Or any other gambling game?
A bet involves not only the stakes, but the odds. The stakes [eternal torment] may indeed be high, but the odds - of your specific 'god' existing are vanishingly small. A much smaller ratio than the stakes, if I read the cards rightly.
Originally posted by BigDoggProblemBigDoggProblem and More,
You ever played poker? Or any other gambling game?
A bet involves not only the stakes, but the odds. The stakes [eternal torment] may indeed be high, but the odds - of your specific 'god' existing are vanishingly small. A much smaller ratio than the stakes, if I read the cards rightly.
Originally posted by RJHindsThere IS no gamble since all your religious clap trap was made up by men in the first place, to control the wild ones and to conveniently put the religious leaders on top of the heap. Funny how that always seems to work out.
But if you gamble, what is to be won or lost in your game?