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Oct 28, 2004 18:06



I cannot conceive of a God who rewards and punishes his creatures, or has a will of the kind that we experience in ourselves. Neither can I nor would I want to conceive of an individual that survives his physical death; let feeble souls, from fear or absurd egoism, cherish such thoughts. I am satisfied with the mystery of the eternity of life and ( Read more... )

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anonymous November 8 2004, 07:09:56 UTC
as beautifully worded as that was, i must fervently disagree. and i actually take offense when you say "feeble souls, from fear or absurd egoism". and that implies...??? also, its ironic how you used the word soul, b/c your basic premise was that our soul does not go to heaven or hell.

in any case, your thoughts were beautifully written. truly. i was actually moved by the power of your words. BUT. i must tell you that there is a God, that we, you and I, must believe in. eternity is real...it just depends on the way you'd like to spend it. im here if you want to talk...

-jon

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hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha stuartwesterman November 8 2004, 20:28:06 UTC
notice the title of the entry.

take it up with einstein... not me.

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Re: hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha stuartwesterman November 8 2004, 22:14:56 UTC
another one you can take up with him:

"A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death."

-Albert Einstein

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anonymous December 2 2004, 23:19:44 UTC
Hey there, i really liked this post. I feel much the same way and I'm glad to know there are other people out there too. Keep it up :)

Sarah K.

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