Beliathon will regret
we all know when
I was hit by a truck on my bike once, woke up in the hospital, and was informed that I was lucky to be alive and in one piece. My mind never once turned to any deities or other imaginary friends that day. If it had, it probably would've been one of the cool ones like Thor or Zeus. Definitely not that blubbering pussydick Jesus Christ, that guy was such a whiny bitch.
I mean seriously, whose ass did Jesus ever kick? Okay, to be fair I suppose there was that one time when he whipped the bankers in the temple, but my point stands - Thor would totally whoop Jesus Christ's ass.
Does it comfort you to imagine that I would be so weak-minded as to suddenly betray two decades of rationality in exchange for a few fleeting moments indulgence in superstitious fantasy?
You can't be serious. Fear of death is for those fortunate enough to have never known true suffering.
Honestly I regard death with a sort of neutral curiosity. It's going to happen sooner or later, why fret about it?
Do you fear?
Yes, all sane men know fear. I fear suffering, for as a child I suffered more than my fair share, and wish to suffer as little as possible for the remainder of my life, however long that may be.
I'm sorry.
Christians can see suffering as a way to build us up,
Yes, pain purifies the soul, pleasure taints the soul, I've heard it all before. Like I said, I've read your books and I find the dogma uncompelling, and worse still I find it to be much more harmful than helpful. Well, I'll let you boys get back to your flagellation, don't wanna leave that soul impure for your Lord do you?
Man this shit never gets old. Thanks for being so easy to mock, theists. Frankly this whole thread has left me feeling like a battleship shooting down seagulls.