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View Poll Results: is there a god
there is only one god, the christian god 14 25.00%
there is no god, no heaven, no hell 25 44.64%
there are several gods 4 7.14%
i am god 6 10.71%
i believe in "The Force" 7 12.50%
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Old 04-22-2005, 05:50 AM   #46
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Pie, brilliant.
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Old 05-11-2005, 02:33 PM   #47
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I think there's a God. I don't think [pronoun of your choice (poyc)] is a Christian. I'm not sure if [poyc] has free will (whatever exactly that may be). Have a wonderful day. Amen.
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Old 05-11-2005, 05:28 PM   #48
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"`Oh, that was easy,' says Man, and for an encore goes on to prove that black is white and gets himself killed on the next zebra crossing.
This line always puzzled me. I can never quite figure out how it works.
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Old 05-11-2005, 09:38 PM   #49
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This line always puzzled me. I can never quite figure out how it works.
Zebra crossing == pedestrian crossing
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"Most leading theologians claim that this argument is a load of dingo's kidneys, but that didn't stop Oolon Colluphid making a small fortune when he used it as the central theme of his best-selling book Well That About Wraps It Up For God."
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Old 05-12-2005, 12:14 AM   #50
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I entered the poll as "I am god", but only for comedic value and lack of other viable options... not that it's that funny. I'd honestly answer that I have no clue if there is one and that I wish there were a god that I knew and loved. I can't intelliegently beleive in any of the gods in existense currently... how sad am I? Sometimes I sincerely wish I could believe because often I could use one. No offense to those of you who believe... sometimes I envy your (blind?) devotion and faith.
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Old 05-12-2005, 01:08 AM   #51
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No offense to those of you who believe... sometimes I envy your (blind?) devotion and faith.
Yeah, clearly no offense embedded there.
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Old 05-12-2005, 01:10 AM   #52
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This line always puzzled me. I can never quite figure out how it works.
Look at the cover of the Beatles Album, Abbey Road.

That's a Zebra Crossing.
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Old 05-12-2005, 05:07 AM   #53
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Thanks, Pie, wolf, that makes a bit more sense than the zoological definition.
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Old 05-12-2005, 10:04 AM   #54
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Oh, wow. Now I understand your problem. Yes, I can see how that would be confusing.

Although your interpretation is also funny.
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Old 05-12-2005, 10:49 AM   #55
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There is a God/Dess. I KNOW it. S/He comforts and protects me. I know it. I have felt God.
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Old 05-12-2005, 11:09 AM   #56
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I have felt God.
Only so long as it was consensual...
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Old 05-12-2005, 12:12 PM   #57
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it HAS to be. that's why so many people never will feel God, and if I recall correctly from one of these threads, the main reason why they refuse to acknowledge his existence.
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Old 05-13-2005, 04:06 AM   #58
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I couldn't vote. No agnostic choice.

The existence of God can not be proven either way. God is irrelevant. Only inter-human interactions matter at all.

We should all just follow the Golden Rule. What else matters?
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Old 05-13-2005, 08:26 AM   #59
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We should all just follow the Golden Rule. What else matters?
As long as you avoid masochists.
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Old 05-13-2005, 09:10 AM   #60
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No offense to those of you who believe... sometimes I envy your (blind?) devotion and faith.
The ones with blind faith are the ones to ignore. They have no reason, no justification for their belief. These are usually fundies.

The bible tells us to have reasons for our faith, and be ready to give answers to questions about your faith.

RELIGION loves blind faith. God doesn't.
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