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...of starving children are ignored? (insert any innocent group in place of straving children, i.e. cancer victims, abused children etc..)

I lost my 14 yr. old son two weeks ago to the H1N1 virus. I know this is a strange place to ask about this but I am lost. I some of you have had to do this. It is something no parent is prepared for. Any information on how you made the decision is greatly appreciated.

... would it be better that I not color in it at all than risk coloring outside of the lines?

...gonna send me to hell?

All religious people believe what they have been told about their god/gods by other people. That is not faith in a deity but trust in other people. If god has revealed himself to them then it is not faith at all. It is fact and since their are no gods to reveal themselves it is actually delusion.

There are many descriptions of hell but the moat basic is that you will be separated from god for eternity. How is that different from life in earth since god is not active in our lives here?

Is it necessary to pull the rear axle? Does anyone have a service manual for this model?

"I suggest that you never take a tranquilizer and a laxative at the same time." Sounds like good advice but is it really one of the suggestions. Maybe you could list all the ones you know.

Christians and muslims both believe in the same god. They believe that their god is all-powerful and create everything. They believe in eternal paradise or eternal suffering depending how you are judged at death. Satanist believe there is no god and no heaven or hell. They believe you live your life as you please and let others do the same.

..."Do you have the exact same religious beliefs as me"?

An all-powerful being created the universe and everything in it. He created man and filled him with curiosity and desires. He then gave man a bunch of arbitrary rules that challenged man to ignore his god given desires and told man not to seek knowledge. As punishment for breaking these rules he decided man should suffer eternal damnation. He could have chosen any punishment he wanted. One year without the use of yours hands or two days with no food seem like reasonable punishments for petty offenses but god chose eternal suffering. Of course mankind could not live without breaking the rules so god decided to help man out. He could have changed the rules. He could have lessened the punishments. He could have given man stronger will power or lessened mans desires. Instead he chose to have his son crucified. Then he condemned the ones that crucified his son to eternal suffering even though he required the crucifixion to satisfy his own desire for carnage. Now as a member of mankind I have the option of believing that Jesus died for me or suffering eternal damnation. Of course god did not tell me this directly. He chose a bunch of charlatans and pedophiles to inform. I am not only supposed to believe these men but I am supposed to give them 10% of my income and I am supposed to have a overwhelming love for this all powerful being. The fact that I find all of this ridiculous and think that any such being is sadistic at best, condemns me to eternal suffering. Does that pretty much sum it up?