You guys can believe that you know better than Jesus does, that you created heaven and hell or that there isn't a heaven and hell. You can believe whatever you want to. But you will find out when you die who was right; you or Jesus. If you want to gamble with your souls and the souls of your children that you are right, then be my guest... Whatever profit you receive will be lost the day you die which could be as soon as today. Was it worth it? It might be to you, but do you not think your children should be given the choice to learn the words of eternal life? Or do you want to take that from them also?
10 comments
I'm not taking anyone's choice away. My children have the same rights as I had. The right to read and make up their own minds. I did that, and I still do that,,, and guess which side I'm on? Not yours !
Either you DEFINETLY live a great and fun life, or you MAYBE get to heaven...
Maybe... as in completely unsubstantiated assertions.
1: eternal life is endless suffering, whether you go to heaven or to hell doesn't matter. you'll be bored to death. except you can't die. which sucks.
2: every single afterlife from every single religion that has ever been, as well as every idea I come up with concerning the afterlife, have an equal chance of happening. so we might as well be screwed when we face Odin and he'll be just as pissed as your Jeebus.
3: however, since every idea of an afterlife is unproven, impossible without an omnipotent god, or strictly unimaginable bullshit, I take all these chances and I'll just live my mortal life, hoping I will spend it well.
back to you.
You guys can believe that you know better than Odin does, that you created Valhalla and Hel or that there isn't a Valhalla and Hel. You can believe whatever you want to. But you will find out when you die who was right; you or Odin. If you want to gamble with your souls and the souls of your children that you are right, then be my guest... Whatever profit you receive will be lost the day you die which could be as soon as today. Was it worth it? It might be to you, but do you not think your children should be given the choice to learn the words of eternal life? Or do you want to take that from them also?
Fixed. With surprisingly little effort, I might add.
I'm an atheist, my wife is Jewish, ethnically-speaking. She's not what you'd call a "believer" in the faith of Judaism, but she thinks it's important to celebrate certain cultural observances, and that's fine with me. We have a son and we plan on exposing him to the cultural traditions from both sides of the family. The original post brings up "choice" and that's what it's all about for us too. Despite not "believing" in Jesus or Judaism in our family, there is definitely wisdom in these philosphies which we think our son could benefit from. But the same could be said for Grimm's Fairy Tales, or any other collection of folk wisdom and stories. Our philosophy is to expose our son to everything, Greek and Roman mythology, Eastern philosophy, Judaism, Christianity, Science, Rock and Roll, and encourage him to have a critical mind and develop his own personal ethos that will help him be a good person in the world. As a parent all I want for my kids is that they grow up with self-confidence and compassion in their hearts and healthy skepticism and curiosity in their minds. Whatever paths they ultimately take to get there, that's great. I get so sick of this Christian inference that they are giving their children "choice" by forcing them to be indoctrinated with dogma that does not allow for any questioning. What kind of choice is that?
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
To post a comment, you'll need to Sign in or Register . Making an account also allows you to claim credit for submitting quotes, and to vote on quotes and comments. You don't even need to give us your email address.