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That goes for anywhere. Norway is not special.
YIPeS...Norway didn't even make the list!
What of a God who ensures that any animal being so devoured is flooded with endorphins, which means that it is effectively anaesthetised from the pain? How can that be explained irt evolution? There is no advantage to 'nature red in tooth and claw' in a kind death.
That is a God not to be feared.
Meanwhile, the fall of mankind had an impact on the animal kingdom as well, and that is what we see in nature. God's ultimate purpose is for the lion to lie down with the lamb.
OsmosisHow did you obtain this knowledge?
philosophy: the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic disciplineAre we not in a philosophy forum?
Have you ever heard about that place called hell? How old are you? So for how many years have you known? That is being forewarned.If what form was this warning made? Did you believe me when I warned you that your home was on fire?
Belief is not a choice. I am not convinced this offer has any validity.
God has give all of us free will and the ability to chose our own path.Please substantiate that opinion.
"Unless" denotes insecurity of your position. Are you sure of your belief system? Provide prof.
Indeed. It is seriously lacking in evidentiary support.
I guess that about wraps it up for God.
Those who do not Trust in the Father will not be granted an audience
with the Father in the next life. The result is misery alone in Hell.
The warning ends at the first death, the resultant time spent in "hell" is virtually eternal,
the second death ends hell itself.
http://biblehub.com/revelation/20-14.htm
I see the overlap.philosophy: the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline
semantics:
an interpretation of the meaning,of a word, sign, sentence, etc.:
See the difference?
I have been to Hell.Hell is hell. It doesn't matter if it is a pit, outer darkness, Sheol, Hades, or what have you.
I cannot "accept" that which I perceive as only a character in a book. Belief is not a conscious choice.You go there if you do not accept Christ.
Why would I go there, and how, if it is only a place in a story?How you interpret the word hell doesn't mean anything considering you still go there.
Indeed. I understand it to be the "stick" in the carrot-and-stick concept of reward and punishment in generic religious terms.Have you ever heard about that place called hell?
50. Not too old, for a tree.How old are you?
Dunno. I was pretty much an apatheist till I was forty. Religion was some sort of hobby, as far as I cared. I had no idea anyone took it so seriously until joined this site.So for how many years have you known?
And I warned you of the flames now engulfing your home. Did you take me seriously?That is being forewarned.
I do not "refute" it, I just have never considered that there is any significant connection between religion and reality.You honestly expect me to accept that you cannot chose to refute something before even considered?
Do not mistake my practice of not making absolute statements for lack of confidence."Unless" denotes insecurity of your position.
I do not make the claim that gods or the supernatural do not exist, but, earlier in this thread I asked for you to define what you meant by "God". You provided nothing.Are you sure of your belief system? Provide prof.
Can you read minds? Have you any idea how many hours I have invested in the topics of religion and science?You are uneducated on the matter,
Well, the answers to date have consisted of unevidenced assertions and religious rhetoric. Do you have anything else?and refute any notion of there even being an answer you will accept.
Can you read minds?Further more you have no intention of looking for an answer.
What is this "evidence" that you allude to?There is plenty of evidence. You just wont accept it.
That's nominal affiliation. Other surveys have indicated that Non-Religious individuals may make up 50%+ of Scandinavia.You'd be surprised at who lives outside your front door.
Those who reject God are tormented by their decision.
- Religion in Norway is mostly Evangelical Lutheran, with 76.1% of the population officially belonging to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Norway in 2013. The Roman Catholic Church is the next largest Christian denomination at 2.4% and a total of 82% belong to Christian denominations.
And Hell is destroyed at the second death.
http://biblehub.com/revelation/20-14.htm
An infringement on one's civil liberties is obviously wrong. No-one would like to be oppressed, even dictators would not like their actions used on or against them. No-one restricts what they like to do. Supporting free association, expression and thought results in a freer society which is to the benefit of all of us.What do you think makes it bad for someone to do this?
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