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Originally posted by lioyankIt is a rational approach. Its incorrectness doesn't entail that it is an irrational approach.
LMAO. I hope you're not implying Pascal's theory is rational...
But I wasn't even talking about Pascal's wager in particular. I was responding to your claim that belief founded in statistical correctness - a general rational approach, of which Pascal's wager is a flawed instance - is unacceptable.
So, are all rational avenues to faith unacceptable?
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06 Oct 05
Originally posted by Bosse de NageThanks.
Quite so, matey, quite so. Even though you are a ham, they would not, could not make you flame.
You have just refuted the refutation of Pascal's Wager. As a Christian, I do not have to worry about being thrown into the lake of fire, because all the other gods are loving and will accept me as I am.
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Originally posted by dj2beckerThe more curmudgeonly ones might make a few insulting remarks about your intelligence.
You have just refuted the refutation of Pascal's Wager. As a Christian, I do not have to worry about being thrown into the lake of fire, because all the other gods are loving and will accept me as I am.
I'm not sure that Pascal's wager has any meaning outside a purely Christian context.
06 Oct 05
Originally posted by dj2beckerBut how do you know if your a christian and if you are interpreting the bible in the right way?
Thanks.
You have just refuted the refutation of Pascal's Wager. As a Christian, I do not have to worry about being thrown into the lake of fire, because all the other gods are loving and will accept me as I am.
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06 Oct 05
Originally posted by LordOfTheChessboardBecause I have experienced the power of God in my life and experienced forgiveness of sin and I am no longer a slave of sin. I have also experience God speaking to me through his Holy Spirit when I read the Bible. God promises to send the Holy Spirit to those that obey Him. I have found the promises of the Bible to be true. I have found that God is a reality and that He does what he promises.
But how do you know if your a christian and if you are interpreting the bible in the right way?
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Here's just one example:
Isaiah 59:1-2 Behold, the LORD's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.
1 John 1:9 - If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
I have experienced the bondage of sin, but I have also experienced deliverance and the peace that passes all understanding that accompanies forgiveness.
06 Oct 05
Originally posted by dj2beckerI don't know if Allah goes for a lake of fire, but Islam is probably the most strongly monotheistic religion out of all the major religions. "There is no God but Allah".
Does the "Hindu god" (or any other god for that matter) make any claims that he will smite all non-Hindus?
Does Allah (for example) say that all non-Muslims will be cast into a lake of fire?
Muslims think the whole idea of the Trinity is a sorry excuse for Christians to worship three gods.
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06 Oct 05
Originally posted by orfeoDoes the Koran explicitly state that whoever does not believe in Mohammed will be condemned or will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven?
I don't know if Allah goes for a lake of fire, but Islam is probably the most strongly monotheistic religion out of all the major religions. "There is no God but Allah".
Muslims think the whole idea of the Trinity is a sorry excuse for Christians to worship three gods.