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"A human being is part of the whole, called by us 'Universe'; a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest -- a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness.

This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and affection for a few persons nearest us.

Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole nature in its beauty.

Nobody is able to achieve this completely but striving for such achievement is, in itself, a part of the liberation and a foundation for inner security."

-Albert Einstein

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AroundtheSon said:

You can tell who has the Golden Ring in this thread. I wish it for all, but some don't care to wear it.

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proud_republican said:

no. he wasnt ever taught that jesus and christianity are the right path. its the same thing with people in say... india who were born and raised hindu. they were never shown so they are exempt.

(btw, im an athiest because the simpke idea of any religion makes me laugh my ass off. i do however, have an aunt who is one of those "accept christ of burn forever in the fiery pits of hell" christians, whom ive asked a question similar to this one)

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supra said:

proud_republican said:

no. he wasnt ever taught that jesus and christianity are the right path. its the same thing with people in say... india who were born and raised hindu. they were never shown so they are exempt.

(btw, im an athiest because the simpke idea of any religion makes me laugh my ass off. i do however, have an aunt who is one of those "accept christ of burn forever in the fiery pits of hell" christians, whom ive asked a question similar to this one)

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don't know if its been said already, and i don't feel like reading 6 pages.

But I have always loved this theory.  If your never taught the ways of or exposed to jesus, then you go to heaven, since you are naive to the concept.  So, would this not make missionaries, those sent to other countries to spread the word, people who damn others to hell?

If you go to India, to spread the word of the christian god, you are GUARANTEED not to make christianity the dominant religion of the country.  If you never go, then those you do not make contact with know no better, so get to go to heaven, however, if you talk to them about it, and they don't accept it (and probably won't, as its ridiculous to believe one way is right, and another is wrong, especially when your spreading a much younger religion, but thats another argument) then you have pretty much just sent them to hell.

missionaries, please quit doing the work of the devil and building satan's army.

peace

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My thoughts exactly! If being ignorant of Christ saves one from hell then why are we spreading this garbage? There should be a law in effect that makes the mentioning of Christ punishable by manslaughter.

It may sound stupid, but it makes as much sense as Cannabis being Illegal huh

Atheist said:

THATS WHY GOD/JESUS/HEAVEN/HELL IS FAKE

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Believing the words from a fantasy book written by an unknown author 2000 years ago about a schizophrenic man thinking he is the son of god.  Yeah that makes total sense

uber_aj said:

The other thing that really pisses me off about Christianity is, since I'm not Jewish, all of my ancestors who lived before ~40AD automatically went to Hell b/c Yahweh was too lazy to send his son at the beginning of time.

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sandman_130 said:

Every perfect calculation that keeps the earth stable and supporting life is impossible by chance.

Why do you read a science book and figure the odds out.

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sandman_130 said:
Every perfect calculation that keeps the earth stable and supporting life is impossible by chance.

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