Suppose it's all true

Sweetemotion · 09-07-2016 09:36PM

Beautiful Slut wrote: »

In reality free will is an illusion. Atoms of your brain can only behave in one particular way that they do. Essentially your brain is an extremely complicated set of dominos.

Where did you come from? You aint a virgin, you are beautiful though.

maudgonner · 09-07-2016 09:37PM

When you're moderating Boards, why do you adopt all these fake personas?

If you're going to persist with the charade, you at least need to do it a bit better. Because there's loads of wise folks who see through your act - they give out all the time about mods 'who act like they're God'.

Renegade Mechanic · 09-07-2016 09:37PM

Beautiful Slut wrote: »

In reality free will is an illusion. Atoms of your brain can only behave in one particular way that they do. Essentially your brain is an extremely complicated set of dominos.

And the clicking stopped in mine some time ago

faceman · 09-07-2016 09:38PM

Did I leave the immersion on?

GreatDefector · 09-07-2016 09:39PM

That money was just resting in my account

boobar · 09-07-2016 09:42PM

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

...Suppose it's all true and you arrive at the Pearly Gates and are greeted by GOD, what will you say to HIM, HER or IT?

Howya Bono

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 09-07-2016 09:42PM

Hello again.

How have things been since we spoke this morning?

Great to finally meet you.

Edit: Oh and could you see your way to sending a bit of sense to Kermit?

Adyx · 10-07-2016 05:07AM

Renegade Mechanic wrote:

Problem is, he's not. I recall being told we were given free will. Making us responsible, not him. Had to chuckle when I realised that. Reckon if he is indeed there, then the bugger is a Lawyer...

If we were given free will by a god, why do religions insist we will be punished by that god for exercising that free will?

Arghus · 10-07-2016 05:35AM

Can we get up to all sorts in here?

DEFTLEFTHAND · 10-07-2016 06:58AM

If it's all true as you say a non believer won't be anywhere near the pearly gates. The conversation will be with Lucifer, not St Peter. You must repent your sins and accept the Lord while you're still alive.

BBDBB · 10-07-2016 07:27AM

I just knew there'd be a catch

Roger_007 · 10-07-2016 08:35AM

Do you have Sky Sports?

suicide_circus · 10-07-2016 08:37AM

Sweetemotion wrote: »

Woohoo. Where are my 72 virgins?

That'll be the next boards beers mate

buried · 10-07-2016 08:39AM

What time do ye stop serving breakfast?

quickbeam · 10-07-2016 08:39AM

Renegade Mechanic wrote: »

Problem is, he's not. I recall being told we were given free will. Making us responsible, not him.
Had to chuckle when I realised that. Reckon if he is indeed there, then the bugger is a Lawyer...

Suicide bombers, rapists, etc, of course are acting of their own free will, and if there is a god* then he can't be responsible for them freely chosing evil.

But he is cruel if he inflicts things like cancer, zika, cerebal palsey, earthquakes, floods, droughts, etc on us. If he's a good and benevelent god, and all powerful, then there's no reason for him not to prevent these things, for his creations that he supposedly loves.

* for the record, there isn't.

Speedwell · 10-07-2016 08:43AM

Where were you when I needed you? Why didn't you talk to me? What the **** do you want with me now?

dr.fuzzenstein · 10-07-2016 08:48AM

Adyx wrote: »

If we were given free will by a god, why do religions insist we will be punished by that god for exercising that free will?

You're confusing god and religion. One is a metaphysical construct, or magic man in the clouds as I like to call it and the other is a man-made scam to surpress people and exploit them.
The first would be a harmless enough concept, but then we decided to start killing people because my sky fairy is better than your sky fairy and the second is simply the exploitation of that mass insanity to steer people and take their money.

On that side note:
Suppose there is a god, "he" just set the wheels of the universe in motion. But it's just so handy to blame our own crappiness on a made up concept. And stop with the disease blaming, blaming a non existent entity for not reaching down from the sky and curing us of everything including the sniffles is simply idiotic.
Shocking how most people's spirituality hasn't progressed from 10 years old and Sunday school. But stifling spirituality is another function of the church.

suicide_circus · 10-07-2016 08:55AM

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

You're confusing god and religion. One is a metaphysical construct, or magic man in the clouds as I like to call it and the other is a man-made scam to surpress people and exploit them.
The first would be a harmless enough concept, but then we decided to start killing people because my sky fairy is better than your sky fairy and the second is simply the exploitation of that mass insanity to steer people and take their money.

On that side note:
Suppose there is a god, "he" just set the wheels of the universe in motion. But it's just so handy to blame our own crappiness on a made up concept. And stop with the disease blaming, blaming a non existent entity for not reaching down from the sky and curing us of everything including the sniffles is simply idiotic.
Shocking how most people's spirituality hasn't progressed from 10 years old and Sunday school. But stifling spirituality is another function of the church.

While I agree with your sentiments on organised religion, it apparently still gives comfort and solace to billions of people. Same way those teleshopping channels are a pure moneymaking enterprise but some people put them on as it helps them drift off to sleep.

Colser · 10-07-2016 08:57AM

What's the Wi-Fi code here?

timthumbni · 10-07-2016 08:59AM

For some reason my post on this earlier has disappeared.

Considering Ireland (as in the island) has a history of kiddie fiddling priests from the catholic side who vast numbers still follow their teachings and fundamental Orangemen from the Protestant side I would seriously Question gods motives unless it was a piss take.

Don't worry though as its all bull****. Let's be honest here.

TG1 · 10-07-2016 09:02AM

I'd probably say oops.... Followed by a string of profanities as the realisation that my granny was right all along and now would be waiting inside to tell me how right she was... Then I'd probably have to apologize for a life spent comparing the bible to Harry potter...

gigantic09 · 10-07-2016 09:10AM

Just like a sinner before the gates of heaven,I'll say,"it wasn't me".

Bubbaclaus · 10-07-2016 09:29AM

I'd ask him why he gives innocent young children terminal cancer, considering he is all powerful and all that.

The Backwards Man · 10-07-2016 09:30AM

If you've no Tennent's in there I'm going down to the horny red fella.

timthumbni · 10-07-2016 09:38AM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

If you've no Tennent's in there I'm going down to the horny red fella.

And who says he isn't the right path anyway. I read a book before where he premise was god just had the better publicist.

dr.fuzzenstein · 10-07-2016 10:30AM

suicide_circus wrote: »

While I agree with your sentiments on organised religion, it apparently still gives comfort and solace to billions of people. Same way those teleshopping channels are a pure moneymaking enterprise but some people put them on as it helps them drift off to sleep.

This is probably the best description of organised religion I have ever seen.

Winterlong · 10-07-2016 11:24AM

There has been a big misunderstanding....

indioblack · 10-07-2016 11:53AM

I found the instruction manual confusing.

drunkmonkey · 10-07-2016 12:04PM

Which way to littlefingers brothel?

Kiwi in IE · 10-07-2016 12:17PM

Nooooooooooo! I'm not supposed to be here! I never went along with your bullsh*te! Don't send me in there to spend eternity with all the Iona types!

The Christian idea of heaven, and the thought of living a praying/repenting/grovelling/ritualistic life while I'm here, is my idea of hell anyway, so whether or not it's true I have nothing to loose. Of all the people I love most on earth, none of them will be getting into the Christisn 'heaven' if the bible is supposed to be followed, and the types who do all the things that are supposedly necessary to get in, are certainly not the types I want to be spending eternity with.

Suppose it's all true

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