genegc2

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   by genegc2 10y ago

   > I don't believe in things that seem unlikely and have no proofs. Neither do I. So I guess my parting comment is that we all need to do a better job of discussing opposing belief systems with mutual respect. There are good argument
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   by genegc2 10y ago

   There are more consequences than just hell and jail - and a faith or belief system purely motivated on hell and/or jail is an immature one. My argument boils down to Natural Law, and it sounds to me like yours does too. When you say &q
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   by genegc2 10y ago

   > Why? I can write a game where you have choice, but no pain or suffering. Is God worse programmer? If our choices were reduced to those which could not cause pain and suffering, life would resemble a game; our choices would lack any con
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   by genegc2 10y ago

   You bring up two issues here - the need for evidence, and the problem of pain and suffering. There are of course a lot of resources on both sides of the coin about those issues. I'll just summarize my very limited understanding - my pe
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   by genegc2 10y ago

   That's certainly equally valid. But my brief comment was meant to also be a humble suggestion of another place to look - another thing worth trying. It's a viewpoint that definitely seems to be in the minority in this forum, but i
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   by genegc2 10y ago

   In my experience, there is no joy without faith.