lpetrich

I wonder why fundie jerks simply don't commit suicide; since they believe that they'd be much happier as a result, one would expect them to do so. And the rest of us would be a LOT better off.

But I'm sure that they'd moan and groan about how suicide is gate-crashing or something like that.

ajm51987

Watcha talking about? Fundies are killing themselves all the time. See if they do it for god it makes it all OK

Chicken Girl

Well, suicide is a sin according to the catholics, so if they committed suicide they'd go to hell (or at least purgatory).

I don't know about the protestants, though.

The Lone Ranger

I've read claims that the reason the Church made suicide a sin was because they had converts doing just that -- committing suicide in search of a better "life", that is.

Dead people don't tithe much.

Cheers,

Michael

agapeo

Well now, didn't ya hear about the secret conspiracy among "fundies"? Probably not. It goes like this. They're not certain about the hell part and they can't stand the thought of all you atheists escaping eternal punishment so they've decided to stick around as long as they can to make your life a "living hell." Is that what you meant by being a lot better off without them around? Your hell on earth would be over.

Captain Pedantic

All fundies, of any denomination, will suddenly tell you that suicide is definitely a sin when confronted with this logic.

Similarly, when faced with a disease like cancer, most fundies will try all they can to try and prevent or hold off death for as long as possible. Forces of nature be damned.

It comes down to the fact that the human preservation instinct in (nearly) all of us is also present in fundies.

HelenM

Maybe they've got more sense than you're giving them credit for

If a Christian said "Why don't atheists commit suicide? There is no point to their life, after all, since they don't believe in God." would you see that as a well thought-out, meaningful, analysis of the implications of the atheist worldview?

Would you be a little offended?

Helen

Goliath

HelenM,

Incorrect. Atheism is not a worldview. So, I'm afraid that your analogy falls flat on its face.

Sincerely,

Goliath

Mad Kally

[QUOTE]Originally posted by HelenM:


Maybe they've got more sense than you're giving them credit for

I don't think so..

If a Christian said "Why don't atheists commit suicide? There is no point to their life, after all, since they don't believe in God." would you see that as a well thought-out, meaningful, analysis of the implications of the atheist worldview?

Would you be a little offended?

No, I would just consider the source..

agapeo

Doesn't that work both ways? IOW you don't find it the least bit offensive that anyone would suggest that someone commit suicide because of the "pain in the ass" they might be to that person? OK, maybe not offensive, but a little bit twisted.

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