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beam me up scottie

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26. Interesting controversy.
Mon May 11, 2015, 09:35 PM
May 2015

How do we know that he wasn't mindless and didn't eat brains when he came back?

They glossed over a lot of stuff you know.

Plus people didn't bathe regularly back then, it's entirely possible no one would have noticed the rotten odour coming from Jesus.

He could very well be a zombie or a Rakshasa.

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Thanks for bringing the more interesting articles here. Curmudgeoness May 2015 #1
You're very welcome! beam me up scottie May 2015 #3
This describes it just about right. F4lconF16 May 2015 #2
Me either. beam me up scottie May 2015 #4
Ah, that's unfortunate... F4lconF16 May 2015 #5
We weren't raised as atheists, just without religion. beam me up scottie May 2015 #6
Odd how that happens. F4lconF16 May 2015 #7
My s/o's mother is afraid of dying. beam me up scottie May 2015 #8
Do you think that's the primary reason? F4lconF16 May 2015 #9
No. beam me up scottie May 2015 #10
I meant more in general than in her case specifically. F4lconF16 May 2015 #11
I don't know. beam me up scottie May 2015 #13
Maybe it depends on the type of church, too. F4lconF16 May 2015 #15
Interesting. SusanCalvin May 2015 #12
You must have been a cute kid. beam me up scottie May 2015 #14
It's the main reason people are so hostile to atheists, I think. F4lconF16 May 2015 #17
Yes. ^this ^ beam me up scottie May 2015 #21
...damn. F4lconF16 May 2015 #24
Interesting controversy. beam me up scottie May 2015 #26
If you define "cute" SusanCalvin May 2015 #19
Man, smart annoying kids are the best kind. beam me up scottie May 2015 #22
Education does incredible things. F4lconF16 May 2015 #16
Absolutely agree about the indoctrination. SusanCalvin May 2015 #18
I'll see if I can find it. F4lconF16 May 2015 #20
7. Eventually, you just say “screw it” and walk away progressoid May 2015 #23
You make it sound so easy... beam me up scottie May 2015 #25
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