My friends baptism

[nolanfan34]

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"I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Stephen Roberts

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Great quote.

Am I the only one who read this thread, wishing El Diablo had weighed in, just for comedy's sake?

[dr. klopek]

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I could lead a perfectly selfless life, and without a drop of church water on my forehead, will suffer eternal damnation.

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But Christians don't believe that any of us could lead perfectly selfless lives on our own; we're too rotten to lead truly good lives. The Christian message is that we all need help to do that.

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Okay, but what I'm saying is that I could follow christ's example as closely as any christian is capable of, but if I don't get baptised, I go to hell.