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Re: Church of FSM [message #177425 is a reply to message #177350] Wed, 02 November 2005 08:08 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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Crimson wrote on Wed, 02 November 2005 01:42

You guys grew up and stopped believing in Santa, now it's time to go the next step.


Let's look at the reasons WHY people stop believing in Santa (though I assume you mean the marketing-gimic Santa as we use it today and not St. Nicholas, because he WAS a real person).

1. You parents admitted they were the ones who bought you the gifts.

2. Failing (1) occuring, the gift magically stop appearing when you are no longer in immediate contact with your parents.

These are two physical evidences that Santa (as the marketing department would want you to believe in) does not exist. This proof does not hold for the idea of God. You can't equate God to Santa. One has physical evidence to disprove the existance of, and the other has no proof for or against it.

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I WANT SOME DAMN PROOF! Believing in a higher power takes a shitload of faith that I don't give out freely just because other people say "he's" out there.


Infact, please stop referring to "proof" and "faith/belief" in the same sentence. The two are exclusive of one another. You can not claim to have faith in ANYTHING if you have proof of it. The reason it is called faith if because there is NO proof of it's existance.

Though I do admit you're being a bit hypocritical here. I'm sure you beleive in the existance of atoms, electrons, bacteria, etc. But tell me, have you ever seen them with your own eyes (unaided by any devices)? If you haven't then you have no PROOF of their existance. Yet you chhose to believe the person that says they exist. I'd think-follownig your request above= that you'd want some proof before acknowleging that those things exist.

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"Give me a child before the age of 5 and I'll make it a Catholic for life."


Quite interesting how a countries education system starts around the same time.... I suppose the education system is just as evil as you seem to be implying the church is...

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