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Originally posted by AzCivic
it still points to a higher level of intelligence, one that actually wonders where we came from and where are we going, rather than just, i'm hungry, i'm tired, i gotta poop.

How...graphic. And yet...so inconsequential.

so you think if you're a true believer and have complete faith and you happen to steal something during a long stretch of bad times then your instantly doomed to hell until you repent? thats not how it works. but if you were to steal something and you were a true believer something inside of you would make you feel bad for what you did, and make you want to repent anyway.

yes there's rules(birth control NOT being one of them) but isnt it funny how those rules, if followed, keep you out of alot of trouble? "no sex before marriage" keeps you from getting someone who you really don't care about pregnant, also could keep you from getting some funky disease. again its not as if you happen to have sex before marriage, that your doomed to an eternity in hell. god is not out to get you.

I'm merely pointing out that some people's interpretations of "the word" are wrong. No, I don't think that someone will go to hell for stealing...true believer or otherwise. And I suppose the birth control thing was a bad example since that's really only within the catholic church. I've followed my instincts for the better part of my adult life and I've turned out just fun. I'd even dare say I've probably had a lot more fun than people had all of their religious baggae with them making it impossible to do what they really wanted to do. God may not be out to get me...but he sure enjoys fuckin' with the rules.