Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Atheists & Agnostics

rurallib

(63,269 posts)

12. so, if they truly believed in an afterlife what difference would it make if she lived or died?

Reply to Croney (Original post)

Sun Jan 28, 2018, 09:01 PM

Jan 2018

praying for her to live then either admits they don't believe in an afterlife or they are selfish because they don't want to go through mourning.

Unless she was a total turd and they knew she was ticketed for hell........

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

19 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

So. You prayed, and she died anyway. [View all] Croney Jan 2018 OP

Witch dunking. Voltaire2 Jan 2018 #1

Ah yes. Same thing. Croney Jan 2018 #3

people can be made to believe anything Skittles Jan 2018 #2

And these very people voted for him. Croney Jan 2018 #4

so they wouldnt even recognize the good drs and nurses who would have saved her? samnsara Jan 2018 #5

Only by saying that God worked through them to bestow his miracle. Croney Jan 2018 #6

I served on a Hospital Board years ago SCantiGOP Jan 2018 #7

So, he didnt believe all medicine was an attempt to defy Gods will. Croney Jan 2018 #8

He used the religion card SCantiGOP Jan 2018 #9

There is a direct relationship with people believing stopbush Jan 2018 #10

When a tornado hits one house and skips the next... Binkie The Clown Jan 2018 #11

so, if they truly believed in an afterlife what difference would it make if she lived or died? rurallib Jan 2018 #12

That's the kind of question they just won't answer. Mariana Jan 2018 #18

We're a countable number of generations removed from flinging poop Freelancer Jan 2018 #13

The same reason people believe the "flat earth theory"... BigmanPigman Jan 2018 #14

I can honestly say mountain grammy Jan 2018 #15

funny you should mention that Brainstormy Jan 2018 #16

It's still that way where I live now. Mariana Jan 2018 #19

When my husband was in Iraq Solly Mack Jan 2018 #17