Any other faithless org members here?

I didn't realise the athiests outnumbered the believers 2:1. No matter though, just surprising.

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Originally Posted by Byzantine Prince

I hope you are right about getting first crack at the good rooms. I certainly don't think god would have much love for me if I don't believe he exists. But how can that be real love. Real love is beyond reward and punishment. God doesn't love anyone. God punished us for eating from that tree, remember? Why? Why would he do that if he loved us unconditionally, what is this, the "tough love" syndrome god has?

Why should I even need to woship such an entity even if I was sure it existed?

Ah, ah, ah, my friend.

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Well, with all due respect, amigo, you have to stop with the black & white approach. What if the Jews amped their scriptures up to make certain they got the point across, but in the process distorted the picture. What if God, recognizing this, sent His son down here to say "Hey guys, calm down. No need to stone each other. In fact, why don't each of us worry about our own sins and helping each other out". Such a radical idea they tacked him to a tree and 2000 years later, we're still struggling to figure out what exactly He was trying to say. Oh, that's right. Not here and now, hogwash. Sorrry, bud.

Anyway, I'm not God. I cannot say what makes Him happy and what doesn't. The bible is full of sinners who pleased Him, and saints that pissed Him off. My belief is He weighs your heart, based on what's it capable of. But what do I know, I'm still one of those pesky 1/3 neanderthals that's preventing you from your elusive 100% number. ~;)

By the way, what did happen to you two weeks ago?