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SheWhoMustBeObeyed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-09-06 01:17 AM
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24. See, that's a much better reply than mine.
Edited on Fri Jun-09-06 01:17 AM by SheWhoMustBeObeyed
I was going to suggest she ask her co-worker. Just march up and say, "I've been thinking about the death of your darling, loving light of your life, and I understand your inexpressible grief and all, but don't you know the beliefs that buoy you in times of unbearable anguish are just garbage?"

But your answer is better.
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  -How can Jesus welcome each child into Heaven? Erika  Jun-09-06 12:53 AM   #0 
  - What tripe. The children who go to hell aren't welcomed by Jesus  JVS   Jun-09-06 12:55 AM   #1 
  - Why should I post in a theology forum  Erika   Jun-09-06 12:59 AM   #5 
     - Because of the content guidelines  JVS   Jun-09-06 01:01 AM   #8 
        - I'm not a religious person  Erika   Jun-09-06 01:05 AM   #13 
           - Since when are the posters of the religion theology forum religious?  JVS   Jun-09-06 01:07 AM   #15 
           - You can say THAT again.  pnwmom   Jun-09-06 06:21 AM   #97 
              - Argh! Evil theist! OH NO!  Random_Australian   Jun-09-06 06:59 AM   #105 
                 - I told you. We are ALWAYS watching you. Even stalking you.  pnwmom   Jun-09-06 07:08 AM   #110 
                    - *looks up* *sees gigantic old man sitting on cloud, twirling moustache*  Random_Australian   Jun-09-06 07:13 AM   #112 
                       - With an imagination like that, just think what you might have  pnwmom   Jun-09-06 07:26 AM   #119 
                          - It is my acedemic rigour that will get me a career, but I must admit that  Random_Australian   Jun-09-06 07:30 AM   #120 
           - Why did you post there already anyway if it must be a forum for...  JVS   Jun-09-06 01:09 AM   # 
              - What's your problem?  Erika   Jun-09-06 01:11 AM   #18 
                 - Same question for you  JVS   Jun-09-06 01:14 AM   #20 
                    - IMO it is not. Thanks. n/t  Erika   Jun-09-06 01:16 AM   #23 
                       - You'd probably get more satisfactory responses there.  JVS   Jun-09-06 01:17 AM   #25 
  - Yeah Ericka  LiviaOlivia   Jun-09-06 12:57 AM   #2 
  - Oh look, someone agrees with me!  JVS   Jun-09-06 01:19 AM   #27 
  - Yep.  loveable liberal   Jun-09-06 12:58 AM   #3 
  - How can they explain the ability for Christ to welcome each child?  Erika   Jun-09-06 01:04 AM   #12 
     - Adult Christians don't believe that Jesus is sitting up in the clouds  pnwmom   Jun-09-06 06:31 AM   #98 
  - Because they can't  beam me up scottie   Jun-09-06 12:59 AM   #4 
  - I Think Some People Are  Lib Grrrrl   Jun-09-06 01:00 AM   #6 
  - It's not that  kgfnally   Jun-09-06 01:00 AM   #7 
  - It seems to me that it's some of the atheists here, like the OP, who  pnwmom   Jun-09-06 06:35 AM   #99 
     - And there is me, the stats bastard.  Random_Australian   Jun-09-06 06:50 AM   #102 
        - And here's to  pnwmom   Jun-09-06 06:56 AM   #103 
           - Sure, here is the best way to keep your sense of humour:  Random_Australian   Jun-09-06 06:57 AM   #104 
              - Thanks, but no thanks. That's way too many calories for me.  pnwmom   Jun-09-06 07:12 AM   #111 
              - I don't actually drink, so it is a theoretical notion for me anyway.  Random_Australian   Jun-09-06 07:19 AM   #116 
              - I'd only make it to the fourth glass  TallahasseeGrannie   Jun-09-06 08:10 AM   #127 
  - Jesus doesn't have time for swinging children  donheld   Jun-09-06 01:01 AM   #9 
  - And fixing football games  daleo   Jun-09-06 01:03 AM   #11 
     - LOL!  pnwmom   Jun-09-06 06:36 AM   #100 
  - Comfort..  TomInTib   Jun-09-06 01:02 AM   #10 
  - I am talking about the logic of Christ meeting each child  Erika   Jun-09-06 01:09 AM   #17 
     - Sometimes a life crisis is the crack in the armor through  pnwmom   Jun-09-06 06:43 AM   #101 
        - And sometimes it is the opposite. Funny how the mind works.  Random_Australian   Jun-09-06 07:01 AM   #106 
           - You're right, of course. Tragedy has broken many a person's faith.  pnwmom   Jun-09-06 07:06 AM   #108 
              - The paths we take. Fascinating. Then there is the idea that God made  Random_Australian   Jun-09-06 07:17 AM   #115 
                 - Hmmm. . . I'm going to have to think about that, RA.  pnwmom   Jun-09-06 07:30 AM   #121 
                    - Thinking: The Fourth best way to pass the time!  Random_Australian   Jun-09-06 07:35 AM   #122 
  - He's too busy guiding B*sh  quantessd   Jun-09-06 01:06 AM   #14 
  - Wouldn't it be nice, though, for this part of their belief to prove true?  Journeyman   Jun-09-06 01:08 AM   #16 
  - Illusions are nice  Erika   Jun-09-06 01:15 AM   #22 
  - Have you ever heard of irrational numbers?  pnwmom   Jun-09-06 07:15 AM   #113 
  - See, that's a much better reply than mine.  SheWhoMustBeObeyed   Jun-09-06 01:17 AM   #24 
  - I wouldn't do that but I thought that  Erika   Jun-09-06 01:21 AM   #28 
     - How do you know that they don't  beam me up scottie   Jun-09-06 01:27 AM   #33 
     - Beam me up -- thank you.  pnwmom   Jun-09-06 05:02 AM   #85 
     - No  TallahasseeGrannie   Jun-09-06 08:07 AM   #126 
     - then take responsibility for your certainty  SheWhoMustBeObeyed   Jun-09-06 01:57 AM   #47 
        - Hey, I was wrong once, too.  pnwmom   Jun-09-06 05:04 AM   #86 
  - Very nice.  beam me up scottie   Jun-09-06 01:23 AM   #30 
     - But we have W who is running this country on the fallacy  Erika   Jun-09-06 01:25 AM   #31 
        - And?  beam me up scottie   Jun-09-06 01:28 AM   #34 
           - faith? As in the tooth fairy, Santa, or what?  Erika   Jun-09-06 01:31 AM   #36 
              - What the fuck?  beam me up scottie   Jun-09-06 01:33 AM   #37 
                 - The heaven/safety net is getting a little old.  Erika   Jun-09-06 01:54 AM   #45 
                    - That's not your call.  beam me up scottie   Jun-09-06 01:55 AM   #46 
                       - Who are you to call me on anything? n/t  Erika   Jun-09-06 02:00 AM   #50 
                       - Oh, right.  beam me up scottie   Jun-09-06 02:03 AM   #51 
                          - And your role is and why? n/t  Erika   Jun-09-06 02:06 AM   #53 
                             - I think you're the one who owes an explanation.  beam me up scottie   Jun-09-06 02:08 AM   #54 
                                - Ah, where have I attacked?  Erika   Jun-09-06 02:11 AM   #55 
                                   - "We need to grow up"  beam me up scottie   Jun-09-06 02:14 AM   #56 
                                      - You see an attack in this?  Erika   Jun-09-06 02:16 AM   #57 
                                         - You're telling believers to grow up.  beam me up scottie   Jun-09-06 02:17 AM   #59 
                                            - No, it isn't  Erika   Jun-09-06 02:21 AM   #62 
                                               - What's fascinating is the total lack of logic  beam me up scottie   Jun-09-06 02:24 AM   #64 
                                                  - Please show me your logic in an afterlife.  Erika   Jun-09-06 02:33 AM   #67 
                                                  - Show me where I claimed there was logic in an afterlife.  beam me up scottie   Jun-09-06 02:35 AM   #68 
                                                  - Your post #64. n/t  Erika   Jun-09-06 02:39 AM   #71 
                                                  - Point it out.  beam me up scottie   Jun-09-06 02:41 AM   #72 
                                                  - Game, set & match. Well played Bmus, and another fine victory.  Random_Australian   Jun-09-06 07:56 AM   #125 
                                                  - Hi again, Beam me up.  pnwmom   Jun-09-06 05:35 AM   #88 
                       - I think you're right.  bananas   Jun-09-06 03:37 AM   #83 
  - Most peoples concepts of heaven are "Angels playing harps on clouds"  Jara sang   Jun-09-06 01:13 AM   #19 
  - Most children's, probably. Not necessarily most adults.  pnwmom   Jun-09-06 05:38 AM   #89 
  - Posts like these  Freedom_Aflaim   Jun-09-06 01:15 AM   #21 
  - Out of curiousity, Why? n/t  Erika   Jun-09-06 01:18 AM   #26 
     - I think the point is that your post does not add anything to the debate,  Random_Australian   Jun-09-06 07:05 AM   #107 
  - Jesus has great time management skills.  godhatesrepublicans   Jun-09-06 01:23 AM   #29 
  - So does Santa. Think of all those presents he delivers  Erika   Jun-09-06 01:27 AM   #32 
  - look at how intellectually superior you are  davepc   Jun-09-06 01:28 AM   #35 
  - The OP question is inferior to the "Can god make a burrito so hot...  JVS   Jun-09-06 01:34 AM   #39 
  - Why would you say such a thing?  Erika   Jun-09-06 01:35 AM   #41 
     - Saying that religious people need to grow up IS a bit condescending.  pnwmom   Jun-09-06 07:17 AM   #114 
  - If it gives her comfort to believe that  Crunchy Frog   Jun-09-06 01:34 AM   #38 
  - thank you  renate   Jun-09-06 01:41 AM   #42 
  - We need to accept the finality of death and alter our actions.  Erika   Jun-09-06 01:49 AM   #43 
     - If it's that important, tell it to her.  Crunchy Frog   Jun-09-06 01:58 AM   #49 
     - I would not burst the bubble of my co-workers faith  Erika   Jun-09-06 02:04 AM   #52 
        - Why not?  Crunchy Frog   Jun-09-06 02:16 AM   #58 
           - If you don't see it as a problem, why did you address it?  Erika   Jun-09-06 02:19 AM   #60 
              - Um, I have a problem with you, hence I am addressing you  Crunchy Frog   Jun-09-06 02:39 AM   #70 
                 - My "thread" was about the existence of Christ and Heaven  Erika   Jun-09-06 02:41 AM   #73 
     - Who are you to decide that?  Nicole   Jun-09-06 02:23 AM   #63 
     - You haven't followed my posts  Erika   Jun-09-06 02:37 AM   #69 
        - Yes, I did  Nicole   Jun-09-06 02:53 AM   #78 
     - You may "need" to. But I don't need to.  pnwmom   Jun-09-06 05:54 AM   #94 
  - Why does it matter?  Behind the Aegis   Jun-09-06 01:34 AM   #40 
  - Oh for fuck's sake.  beam me up scottie   Jun-09-06 01:53 AM   #44 
  - Maybe Christ will interfere and lift them up? n/t  Erika   Jun-09-06 01:57 AM   #48 
  - Best smiley ever! ;) nt  greyl   Jun-09-06 02:32 AM   #66 
  - "Those mean old atheists...  varkam   Jun-09-06 02:45 AM   #76 
  - Yes! We know what you are thinking. Just like Santa Claus.  pnwmom   Jun-09-06 05:41 AM   #90 
  - Erika, I do not know if you have experienced the death of  TomInTib   Jun-09-06 02:20 AM   #61 
  - That is why I would not burst her bubble  Erika   Jun-09-06 02:31 AM   #65 
  - Live long...and life might could alter your prism...  TomInTib   Jun-09-06 02:43 AM   #74 
  - Thank you, MsTominTib, for your moving post.  pnwmom   Jun-09-06 05:44 AM   #92 
  - Are you asking these questions because you really don't know the answers,  BuffyTheFundieSlayer   Jun-09-06 02:44 AM   #75 
  - Why is your question so defensive?  Erika   Jun-09-06 02:48 AM   #77 
     - I'm an atheist  BuffyTheFundieSlayer   Jun-09-06 02:53 AM   #79 
     - No attack? "How can grown people believe in such garbage?"  bananas   Jun-09-06 02:54 AM   #81 
  - I'm a materialist.  varkam   Jun-09-06 02:54 AM   #80 
  - So you know all the answers, huh.  quantessd   Jun-09-06 03:16 AM   #82 
  - Who says it is garbage? I rather like it. The point of dispelling illusion  Random_Australian   Jun-09-06 04:26 AM   #84 
  - If you're serious, and not just trying to prove your superiority to us  pnwmom   Jun-09-06 05:26 AM   #87 
  - FLAME WARRIORS -- EN GUARDE!  xchrom   Jun-09-06 05:43 AM   #91 
  - Too bloody right. I'll see some arguments & reasons behind attaching  Random_Australian   Jun-09-06 05:56 AM   #95 
     - lol -- good burn, dude!  xchrom   Jun-09-06 06:11 AM   #96 
  - I don't know a good place to put this post, because I wanted to thank  pnwmom   Jun-09-06 05:49 AM   #93 
  - I think that includes me, so thanks, and reciprocated.  Random_Australian   Jun-09-06 07:07 AM   #109 
     - Yes, it does, RA.  pnwmom   Jun-09-06 07:22 AM   #117 
        - I think, (as in I long suspected and now that appears to be verified)  Random_Australian   Jun-09-06 07:25 AM   #118 
           - Yes it is. In the dark world we seem to be living in,  pnwmom   Jun-09-06 07:42 AM   #123 
              - Peculiar? Like them unicylclists? One wheel indeed.  Random_Australian   Jun-09-06 07:50 AM   #124 
  - Locking...  LisaLynne   Jun-09-06 08:15 AM   #128 
 

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