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Atheists & Agnostics

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17. Here I thought God doesn't play dice with the universe

Sat Dec 12, 2015, 02:03 AM

Dec 2015

No wonder theology is such a high level subject, so confusing.

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My father tried to argue with me over religion. I told him [View all] JRLeft Dec 2015 OP

My sympathies. beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #1

He truly believes, why because he was raised to believe it. JRLeft Dec 2015 #2

I think some people are too frightened to question its authority. beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #3

No, he doesn't. He believes in science, but he tried to say JRLeft Dec 2015 #4

Exactly! beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #5

LMFAO, the truth their God ignores them everyday. JRLeft Dec 2015 #6

If recovering is proof of, is dieing proof against? Lordquinton Dec 2015 #12

They would just say that means they're going to the afterlife. JRLeft Dec 2015 #14

So god didn't love them enough to save them? Lordquinton Dec 2015 #15

God probably uses a lotto system to pick and choose. JRLeft Dec 2015 #16

Here I thought God doesn't play dice with the universe Lordquinton Dec 2015 #17

There is some pretty weird shit in the bible. progressoid Dec 2015 #7

LMFAO, pretty perverted shit in there. JRLeft Dec 2015 #8

Oh, that's nothing. Act_of_Reparation Dec 2015 #9

At least mine never tried to argue Bible with me. SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #10

Mine said the same thing. JRLeft Dec 2015 #11

I think Dad was scared of dying. SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #13

My Mom clings to all sorts of unorthodox magical thinking: lindysalsagal Dec 2015 #18

"she needs her voodoo to get through the day" amuse bouche Dec 2015 #19

You could bring up Revelation 7 and 14 Freelancer Dec 2015 #20