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Originally Posted by HuskyMan
yeah, and I've known men who have been to hells known as vietnam. some showed a strong will to survive while others did not. strong will or no strong will your clock and my clock will stop one day. 70 years and a hole in the ground. your father's fight in a POW camp merely delayed the inevitable. say you fought the flu and got over it? it doesn't matter because you and I are still gonna check out. so, whether a POW, AIDS, the flu or cancer, ultimately THE GRIM REAPER WILL HAVE HIS SAY.
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The foxhole comment implies that anyone in danger of their life will turn to god. Not comparing who had it worse or anything else. I am just saying that my dads life was in jeopardy every minute of every day for 5 years and he did not nor does he believe in god. So there are atheists in fox holes.
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Originally Posted by HuskyMan
speaking of which, two close friends who crossed over (hearts stopped, breathing stopped, doctors declared them "dead" as in "call the coroner"). came back and shared their stories with me personally. from what they explained, only one of two possibilities exists:
1. they invented the most insane fantasia based story ever told or...
2. there is something more on the other side, no matter whether your father, my father or the dog next door believes it.
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No idea who they are or what they "saw". The mind has ways of creating things to comfort it's self. A person who fears death and the 'afterlife' I believe is more likely to imagine/create things that comfort them.
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Originally Posted by HuskyMan
FYI, you may wish to consider looking into the term "God" a little more closely. especially the ancient teutonic uses of the term. it isn't what most people think...........
due to obtaining a more clear understanding of the word "God", I refuse to use it at all.
this post will gender the same mud slinging, biased, pre-determined "I've got my mind made up and you aren't gonna change it" type responses. it's ok, it doesn't matter, I know what I know.
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It's a free country and you can believe what you want. I am perfectly comfortable not having any idea what happens after I die. Nor do I care.
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- With out god, life is everything.
- God is an ever receding pocket of scientific ignorance that's getting smaller and smaller as time moves on..." Neil DeGrasse Tyson
- You can pray for me, I'll think for you.
- When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.
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