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Only if those who care about them are very religious. For an atheist, the thought of dying and going into oblivion rather than some sort of afterlife, holds no more terrors than the simple thought of death. I've noticed that very few religious people are keen to get into the afterlife, i. e...

A man walked into the Lingerie Department of Macy's in New York City. He tells the saleslady, "I would like a Jewish bra for my wife, size 34B." With a quizzical look the saleslady asked, "What kind of bra?" He repeated "A Jewish bra. She said to tell you that she wanted a Jewish bra, and...

For copyright reasons I can't post the entire results of a Harris Internet Poll, but it does give a lot of insight into faith and what cultural groups people define themselves as. Check the link above and discuss. For the record, I define myself as culturally Christian, even if secular rather...

Interesting... Extraversion |||||||||| 33% Stability |||||||||| 40% Orderliness |||||| 26% Accommodation |||| 16% Interdependence |||||||||||||||||||| 90% Intellectual...

Judas was necessary for Christianity to form. Some are angry with him because he betrayed Jesus. However, without Jesus dying on the cross, there would be no Christianity. That's why I find it absolutely astounding that some people still vilify the Jews because they insisted Jesus be crucified...

I've enjoyed reading your columns very much, even though I disagree with the premise in many of them. God didn't have any hand in my creation, or that of any other being on this planet, or this universe come to that. Luck of the genetic draw and a nurturing environment when I grew up, as well...

I'm afraid I must take exception to this phrase in the strongest possible terms. There's no god in my life nor do I feel the need of one, but that doesn't make me unable to appreciate the beauty of a waking wood at dawn, a sunset, or the almost eerie bluish light of an Arctic winter's day.

None, and I'm not searching either, so I can't vote. Perfectly happy as I am.

Everyone needs to follow moral and social laws, or else we couldn't function as a society. That doesn't mean everyone wants to submit to God's laws. I certainly don't, as for me there is no such thing. That doesn't make me amoral or a criminal.

You can't convert people by force. It has to come from them. I would be very offended if someone tried to convert me, and would likely cut off all contact with that person. You may be sad and upset that not everybody sees the world as you do, but it's their choice. Frankly in my opinion...

I guess common prostitute was a bit harsh. I just meant that since I don't believe the father of Jesus was anything other than a flesh-and-blood man, Mary must've pulled some wool over Joseph's eyes to convince him she carried the son of God, if he didn't impregnate her, that is. And on the...

Are you allergic to the shift key? That's too hard to slog through without proper punctuation, and splitting text into paragraphs would make for much easier reading as well. The subject is hard enough, don't make it harder by not adhering to typing/printing conventions. Thanks.

Nice to see you here. :)

I wholly agree with this one. However, I fully believe that there did exist a rabble-rouser called Jesus in the Palestine about 2000 years ago. He certainly suffered the fate ordinarily meted out by the Romans to rebels and criminals, i. e. crucifixion. The only miracle I believe in there is...

I've heard something similar about prayer. Apparently praying helps heal people, even if the patient doesn't believe in prayer. I wish I could find a link to the study, which is a few years old. It'd be interesting to see what methods they used to research it, as unfortunately the results of...

I'm sorry it didn't work out for you. We did spend 5 weeks together during the summer (vacation + accrued overtime leave) and only had one serious argument. Enough to clear the air and to know that we can disagree, kiss and make up, and move on, rather than just sweeping any problems that are...

I love it when my cellphone rings and it's my boyfriend who's calling; not because he has anything in particular to say but because he misses me as much as I miss him. He works a five-hour drive away and we only see each other at weekends and during vacation.

Why did Moses wander for 40 years in the desert? Because even in Biblical times men wouldn't stop and ask for directions.

That can be argued. The Nazi party line fulfills many requirements of a cult, and they certainly detested the Jews, for no reason other than them being Jewish. Of course, they also attacked plenty of other groups, such as homosexuals and the handicapped. The Nazi party line was something like...

That's why I've always found organized religions distasteful. They're the struts for the weak who can't see for themselves that playing nice is better in the long run than grabbing everything for yourself if you can. Oh, sure, many religions have various rituals which aren't always that easy to...