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Old 04-22-2002, 12:25 PM   #11
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"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom."

Interesting that the stick, not the carrot, is the motivator for Christians. As if there are no other motivations for wisdom possible.

How about love of life?

Love of personal excellence?

Love of wisdom? literally: philosophy

Love of the natural universe? expressed as science
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Old 04-22-2002, 01:26 PM   #12
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<strong>"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom."

Interesting that the stick, not the carrot, is the motivator for Christians. As if there are no other motivations for wisdom possible.

How about love of life?

Love of personal excellence?

Love of wisdom? literally: philosophy

Love of the natural universe? expressed as science</strong>
Ah, but then you'd be committing the sin of pride.
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Old 04-22-2002, 01:35 PM   #13
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Originally posted by Random Number<strong>Ah, but then you'd be committing the sin of pride.</strong>
He's got you there.
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Old 04-22-2002, 01:51 PM   #14
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"God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve."

That tends to rank up there as one of the most annoying ones I have heard.
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Old 04-23-2002, 08:35 AM   #15
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"God answers all prayers. Sometimes the answer is, 'No'."

Of course a good Christian will only ask for things that are likely anyway, to improve His odds. "Do not put God to the test." He might fail!
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Old 04-23-2002, 08:41 AM   #16
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"When god closes a door, he opens a window". Aaack.
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Old 04-23-2002, 08:44 AM   #17
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"Seven days without prayer makes one weak"
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Old 04-23-2002, 08:45 AM   #18
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"I asked Jesus how much he loved me, and he said, 'This much', and he stretched out his arms and died."

A moment of silence for Jesus, please! <img src="graemlins/boohoo.gif" border="0" alt="[Boo Hoo]" />
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Old 04-23-2002, 08:46 AM   #19
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<strong>"Christians aren't perfect, just forgiven!"</strong>
Translation: I just got a "get out of hell free" pass, so I go to heaven even though I murdered 3 people. You, on the other hand, are to be tortured for eternity for not saying my god's kid is better than anyone else, even though you never hurt anyone in your life.
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Old 04-23-2002, 08:49 AM   #20
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<strong>"I asked Jesus how much he loved me, and he said, 'This much', and he stretched out his arms and died."

A moment of silence for Jesus, please! <img src="graemlins/boohoo.gif" border="0" alt="[Boo Hoo]" /> </strong>
Which reminds me of a joke (not on topic)

Q: What's this (stretch out arms)
A: A really fucked up way to spend Easter.
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