Hey FrGamble!

October 13th, 2017 at 11:12:17 AM permalink
petroglyph
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Quote: FrGamble
No I'm trying to say that if you waste this one and only life you have and are banking on getting another shot at it you are acting foolishly.
And yet here we all are, hanging out on the internet.
The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury. GW
October 13th, 2017 at 11:29:02 AM permalink
Nareed
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Quote: FrGamble
No I'm trying to say that if you waste this one and only life you have and are banking on getting another shot at it you are acting foolishly.


So there's no torture chamber Hell or boring Heaven?

You so ease my mind ;)

Thanks!
Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER
October 13th, 2017 at 11:44:17 AM permalink
Evenbob
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Quote: FrGamble
No I'm trying to say that if you waste this one and only life you have and are banking on getting another shot at it you are acting foolishly.


Never trust a salesman or a religion that uses the
'better hurry' pitch. The whole 'better act now,
times a wastin' aspect of Xtionity has always been
a major turnoff. It's so gimmicky, it an already
gimmick stuffed religion. People laugh when
used car salesmen use it, why do they take it
seriously in a religion.
If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose.
October 13th, 2017 at 11:57:28 AM permalink
FrGamble
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Quote: Evenbob
Never trust a salesman or a religion that uses the
'better hurry' pitch.


The only exception to this might be when it is true. Life is a precious gift, use it well and don't count on having a do over.
“It is with the smallest brushes that the artist paints the most exquisitely beautiful pictures.” (
October 13th, 2017 at 11:59:42 AM permalink
Evenbob
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Quote: FrGamble
Life is a precious gift,


For such a precious gift, there sure
is a lot of it around. And for many
it's a curse. For millions, actually.
Wanna rethink that statement?
If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose.
October 13th, 2017 at 12:12:12 PM permalink
Dalex64
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Quote: FrGamble
No I'm trying to say that if you waste this one and only life you have and are banking on getting another shot at it you are acting foolishly.


The Hindu religion does not use "getting another shot at it" as an excuse for bad behavior in your current life.
"Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts." Daniel Patrick Moynihan
October 13th, 2017 at 12:33:31 PM permalink
Evenbob
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Quote: Dalex64
The Hindu religion does not use "getting another shot at it" as an excuse for bad behavior in your current life.


Quite the opposite, in fact. They teach
that what you do comes back to haunt
you next time. Karma, anybody?

kar·ma
ˈkärmə/
noun
noun: karma

(in Hinduism and Buddhism) the sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences.
If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose.
October 13th, 2017 at 1:23:21 PM permalink
Nareed
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Quote: Dalex64
The Hindu religion does not use "getting another shot at it" as an excuse for bad behavior in your current life.


Right. If you're a douche in this life, next life you come back as Donald Trump :D
Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER
February 26th, 2018 at 7:12:57 PM permalink
Evenbob
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It just occurred to me that in all
this time you've never said why
I would be better off as a god believer
than as an atheist. You've never laid
out the case. Is it because you don't have
one?

I have lots of reasons you'd be better
off as an atheist. Less stress. Less worry.
Ability to marry and have a family. Can
think for yourself and not filter everything
thru Church doctrine first. Not be concerned
that the supernatural thought police
will judge you for every errant idea that
passes through your head.
If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose.
February 27th, 2018 at 7:21:49 AM permalink
FrGamble
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If I told you that you can be a Christian and still think for yourself and not filter everything through doctrine first would you believe me? If I told you that being a Christian you would never have to worry about the supernatural thought police judging you for every thought that ran through your head would you trust me on that? You see if you have already made up your mind about these things then I don't see the point of talking to you about the free, joyful, loving, peaceful, and, sacrificial, and challenging life that would await you as a Christian.
“It is with the smallest brushes that the artist paints the most exquisitely beautiful pictures.” (