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Help me answer some questions in relation to Christianity.

Started this discussion. Last reply by Karl Mugele Feb 6. 23 Replies

Hi All,.I was born into a Roman Catholic family. Around 20 years ago I stopped practicing religion. I said to myself what’s the point! I am busy with other stuff and religion is just an extra burden…Continue

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James commented on Con's blog post 'A final though on Christians & Non believers'
"Just one more thought. Why base your math on a twenty-four hour day? Certainly, it should be based on ones free time. Assuming that a person works eight hours a day and sleeps eight hours, how doe that change the numbers. Let's start with 72…"
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Teri G commented on Con's blog post 'A final though on Christians & Non believers'
"I like this "believing just in case"... It seems very sincere."
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James commented on Con's blog post 'A final though on Christians & Non believers'
"Yet if you figure out the percentage of a Christian's life spent praying based off of their waking hours, the percentage becomes multiples of your claim. But you also assume that prayer is the only thing to take into account when there is so…"
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Unseen commented on Con's blog post 'A final though on Christians & Non believers'
"Why should I consider Christianity rather than, say, Scientology, Zen, Hinduism, Jainism, Taoism, Shinto, Zoroastrianism, the Nordic, Roman, or Greek pantheons, Wicca?"
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Strega commented on Con's blog post 'A final though on Christians & Non believers'
"See?  Heather commandeth and even the normally taciturn cheese squeaks.  All Hail!"
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Heather Spoonheim commented on Con's blog post 'A final though on Christians & Non believers'
"Not just cheese - SQUEAKY cheese, :D"
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Milos Cakovan commented on Con's blog post 'A final though on Christians & Non believers'
"No worries! :)"
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Strega commented on Con's blog post 'A final though on Christians & Non believers'
"^^MiLos, sorry mate, genuine typo!"
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Strega commented on Con's blog post 'A final though on Christians & Non believers'
"I'll wager Heather can make poutine routine.  Incidentally Mikos, I loved that Google gimmick you posted. "
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Milos Cakovan commented on Con's blog post 'A final though on Christians & Non believers'
"She is from Quebec, right?If she can make poutine, sign me up for that religion! Nothing says salvation like cheese and gravy covered fries."
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Milos Cakovan commented on Con's blog post 'A final though on Christians & Non believers'
"Those 69 hours per year could be much better spent.... in the 69 position with your loved one, or a prostitute if that is your fancy. I find it strange that this is your "final thought" when you barely spent any time discussing anything…"
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Strega commented on Con's blog post 'A final though on Christians & Non believers'
"I wasn't promoting Pascal's wager, simply condensing Con's post to two words. Personally I'm contemplating Heather as Goddess.  Not only do I get a free sin-absolution, but she can cook!"
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Ray R. commented on Con's blog post 'A final though on Christians & Non believers'
"Con , you seem typical of all unread , unlearned , ignorant theists . You post an extremely poor paraphrase of a three hundred and fifty year old piece of pure philosophical hucksterism , as if it were brilliant insight . How sad the fate of minds…"
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Milos Cakovan commented on Con's blog post 'A final though on Christians & Non believers'
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Diane commented on Con's blog post 'A final though on Christians & Non believers'
"On the other hand, spending any amount of time in positive thought that ends up having some good effect on our lives is a good thing.  If I meditated for 1% of my time I'd most likely be a much more chilled-out and enlightened person.…"
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A final though on Christians & Non believers

Posted on February 5, 2013 at 5:26pm 28 Comments

final thought.. 

Christians believe that if one lives by the teaching of Jesus and obey his commandments what lies in store after death is a heavenly paradise. On the other hand those who rebel against God and live a sinful life are assured of an eternity of never ending suffering unless they asks God for forgiveness before they die.

 

Nonsense I hear you say. Well unfortunately this Christian belief cannot be proven or disproved. It is simply a belief. One…

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Reply to "Help me answer some questions in relation to Christianity"

Posted on February 5, 2013 at 3:44pm 1 Comment

Thank you all for your email replies. I am working my way through them as I write. I have been asked to clarify some detail so here goes...

Reliability of Fatima Witnesses

Witnesses at Fatima in 1917 as per written records consisted of Masons, Communists, Atheists and Christians. They saw the sun, contrary to all cosmic laws, twirl in the sky, throw off colors and descend to earth.

A reasonable diversity of witnesses don’t you think. I don’t see how Masons,…

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