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Scott A McGreal posted a blog postA Hell of a choice: Christians try to whitewash one of their most awful beliefs
There has been some discussion about the topic of Hell over at Psychology Today[1] recently. You might even say it's a hot topic! (Sorry.) Psychologist Nathan Heflick wrote about the psychological aspects of the subject and invited readers to share why they personally believe in Hell. Humanistic blogger Greg Henriques, took a more controversial line, and wrote an …See More
Scott A McGreal liked Horacio Martinez's blog post Why I DON'T Accept Jesus Christ As My Lord And Savior.Scott A McGreal commented on Horacio Martinez's blog post 'Why I DON'T Accept Jesus Christ As My Lord And Savior.'"Besides, he told lies.
He promised: "Ask of me anything and in my Father's name I will do it." Ask him to heal all the children with cancer in the world, he won't even do that."
Scott A McGreal replied to JC Samson's discussion 'Agnostics vs Atheists'"In regard to agnosticism, there is a distinction between "weak" and "strong" varieties. A weak agnostic says "I, personally, do not know if there is a god or not" and they may or may not be open to making a more…"
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Richard Dawkins in recent writings has referred a number of times to a charming fellow named William Lane Craig, also known as "the Genocide Preacher". For those who have not heard of him he has a webpage with the preposterous title of "Reasonable Faith". In a recent Q & A page he explains why it was perfectly…See More
Scott A McGreal commented on Scott A McGreal's blog post 'Genocide is OK if the True God commands it – but how to know which God is the right one?'"That's a very good point. Victor Stenger once pointed out that if there was a being who created everything, he could have set up any laws he wished, including allowing humans to live in space and travel to other planets at will. If he…"
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A Hell of a choice: Christians try to whitewash one of their most awful beliefs
Posted on December 23, 2012 at 7:09am 0 Comments 0 Likes
There has been some discussion about the topic of Hell over at Psychology Today[1] recently. You might even say it's a hot topic! (Sorry.) Psychologist Nathan Heflick wrote about the psychological aspects of the subject and invited readers to share why they personally believe in Hell. Humanistic blogger Greg Henriques, took a…
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Posted on October 8, 2012 at 6:59am 2 Comments 5 Likes
Richard Dawkins in recent writings has referred a number of times to a charming fellow named William Lane Craig, also known as "the Genocide Preacher". For those who have not heard of him he has a webpage with the preposterous title of "Reasonable Faith". In a recent Q & A page he explains why it was perfectly…
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