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8. Unless you are calling a different belief silly

Mon Apr 30, 2018, 12:20 PM

Apr 2018

...and you can't possibly know what that is unless you ask them, unless of course they are an atheist and you already know what they "believe".

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Love, God [View all] Soph0571 Apr 2018 OP

I didn't know God and Santa Claus were one in the same. democratisphere Apr 2018 #1

In certain respects, they are exactly similar. Iggo Apr 2018 #3

K & R 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2018 #2

Silly. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #4

Intolerance, obviously Major Nikon Apr 2018 #6

Now, now. trotsky Apr 2018 #7

Unless you are calling a different belief silly Major Nikon Apr 2018 #8

And you can't know unless you ask EVERY SINGLE BELIEVER Heddi Apr 2018 #9

Well that's different Major Nikon Apr 2018 #10

Speaking of which, guillaumeb May 2018 #20

What an interesting and illuminating response. guillaumeb May 2018 #24

Fair point Major Nikon Apr 2018 #11

That is, perhaps, the weakest of your many one-word replies. MineralMan May 2018 #13

Probably better just to provide the actual quote Major Nikon May 2018 #14

Indeed. There are many other such verses, too. MineralMan May 2018 #15

We can't take the bible literally, except when we must take it literally Major Nikon May 2018 #16

However, we mustn't reveal which parts we take literally. MineralMan May 2018 #17

Naturally Major Nikon May 2018 #18

Truly, that is the power of God, who speaketh through his ass. MineralMan May 2018 #19

I try to fit it to the post. guillaumeb May 2018 #21

So you ignore Jesus' teaching about turning the other cheek. trotsky May 2018 #23

"Eternal punishment awaits all who question God's infinite love... Act_of_Reparation May 2018 #12