XPost: talk.atheism, alt.atheism, alt.agnosticism   
   From: prohumanist@ghg.net   
      
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   The following, primarily directed at believers,   
   but also of interest regarding disbelievers -and-   
   doubters as to the manner in which your disbelief   
   or doubt addresses the claims made for the   
   Christian God:   
      
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   __ 1. I believe that the Christian God exists.   
            a) Yes, b) No, c) Maybe, d) I want to believe,   
            for social/cultural reasons as well as for rea-   
            sons having to do with family influences, -but-   
            I struggle with a lot of what's presented as   
            'Truth' by Christian religious proponents   
      
   __ 2. I doubt or disbelieve that the Christian God   
            exists.   
            a) Yes, b) Not now c) Sometimes, d) Never   
      
   __ 3. I believe that by believing in the Christian   
            God in the 'right' way, you get to live for-   
            ever in an immortal paradise.   
            a) Yes, b) No, c) Sometimes, d) I wish   
            it was so, e) I prefer to accept that natural-   
            ism has no 'belief' parameters required for   
            immortal bliss, and instead, your immortal   
            fate while most likely to be simply a short-   
            term deal in a one-time manner, a continuance   
            within the constraints of the natural may be   
            a possibility, although it's likely to be as   
            riddled with downsides as was this one   
            and only certain opportunity to experience   
            it   
      
   __ 4. I believe that by falling short of believing   
            in the Christian God in the 'right' way, you   
            simply cease to exist -or- you suffer immortal   
            punishment -or- you get reawakened, judged,   
            and cast into a lake of fire for an agonizing   
            immortal death.   
            a) Yes, b) No, c) Sometimes, d) I prefer to   
            leave such matters up to others, as I find   
            the claims regarding the fate of non-Christians   
            to be counter to what one would expect of a   
            loving and caring God   
      
   __ 5. I believe that the Christian God has revealed   
            himself to all intelligent beings in the universe,   
            and has sent his son to die for their sins in every   
            instance.   
            a) Yes, b) No, as I have no belief that any intelli-   
            gent beings comparable to humans exist on any   
            planet other than earth, c) It's possible, d) I don't   
            believe there are any intelligent beings comparable   
            to humans anywhere other than on earth, and in any   
            case, the Christian God, in his matchless wisdom,   
            would provide a means of salvation unique to the   
            particular intelligent beings existing apart from   
            earth, what those means would be impossible for   
            humans to factually contemplate without knowing   
            the evolutionary and physical details of the intelli-   
            gent beings comparable to humans   
      
   __ 6. I believe that prior to Jesus, the Christian God had   
            a way for humans to get eternal salvation, that way   
            being to conform to the laws iterated in the Old   
            Testament.   
            a) Yes, b) No, c) Sometimes, d) I don't really care   
            about such matters, as all I'm interested in is the   
            way to get eternal salvation now   
      
   __ 7. Neanderthals, I believe the Christian God provided   
            them with a way to get eternal salvation.   
            a) Yes, b) No, c) Maybe, d) I don't really care   
            about such matters, as all I'm interested in is the   
            way to get eternal salvation now   
      
   __ 8. Muslims, the Christian God will treat them the same   
            way as he will treat *all* non-Christians.   
            a) Yes, b) No, c) Maybe, d) I don't really care   
            about such matters, as all I'm interested in is the   
            Christian way to get eternal salvation.   
      
   __ 9. Hindus, the Christian God will treat them the same   
            way as he will treat *all* non-Christians.   
            a) Yes, b) No, c) Maybe, d) I don't really care   
            about such matters, as all I'm interested in is the   
            Christian way to get eternal salvation.   
      
   __ 10. Buddhists, the Christian God will treat them the same   
              way as he will treat *all* non-Christians.   
              a) Yes, b) No, c) Maybe, d) I don't really care   
              about such matters, as all I'm interested in is the   
              Christian way to get eternal salvation.   
      
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