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qazplm135

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9. although not every religion cares

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 1, 2018, 12:03 PM

Oct 2018

if you pick them before death. Christianity and Islam primarily do, although even within them that's not universal.

If there is an afterlife/God, such an entity isn't going to penalize the Hindu born in Calcutta because they weren't Catholic.

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Do you have the correct religion? [View all] DetlefK Oct 2018 OP

They can't all be right TlalocW Oct 2018 #1

I have the Right religion, atheism. Meadowoak Oct 2018 #2

Aw you Faux pas Oct 2018 #4

See, you can't know until you die, and then it's too late to switch. MineralMan Oct 2018 #3

although not every religion cares qazplm135 Oct 2018 #9

Hmm, I have no idea how such an entity might think or act. MineralMan Oct 2018 #12

who's fretting? qazplm135 Oct 2018 #13

What evidence do you have for that? uriel1972 Oct 2018 #18

what evidence qazplm135 Oct 2018 #19

Since it is a hypothetical entity, there is no way to confirm marylandblue Oct 2018 #22

Sounds like the No True Scotsman fallacy. Mariana Oct 2018 #24

As I said, not me. I don't fret about religion. MineralMan Oct 2018 #21

Well according to Catholic doctrine it cares a lot about that. Voltaire2 Oct 2018 #14

not necessarily qazplm135 Oct 2018 #15

They still get punished. Did you miss that? Voltaire2 Oct 2018 #29

Most Catholics qazplm135 Oct 2018 #31

Sure. Not relevant. Voltaire2 Oct 2018 #32

LMAO qazplm135 Oct 2018 #33

The fact that Catholics get punished for other sins Voltaire2 Oct 2018 #35

Actually, according to Mainstream Christian thought... uriel1972 Oct 2018 #17

define qazplm135 Oct 2018 #20

I guess Bretton Garcia Oct 2018 #26

How come nobody ever comes back to tell us their choice was right or wrong? rurallib Oct 2018 #27

It's not necessarily true that when you die, it's too late to switch. Mariana Oct 2018 #10

That's pretty clever of those Mormons, I think. MineralMan Oct 2018 #11

Ironically, that also works the other way around Hav Oct 2018 #28

I'm pretty sure the Mormons believe Mariana Oct 2018 #30

Yes and i also have the correct tooth fairy Corvo Bianco Oct 2018 #5

there is no correct religion... Thomas Hurt Oct 2018 #6

Hi DetlefK - thank you for posting this very interesting question. Pendrench Oct 2018 #7

I like Bishop Sheen, but does he really think he might end up in hell? marylandblue Oct 2018 #23

Hi marylandblue - thank you for your reply! Pendrench Oct 2018 #25

You raise the central question with your salient posts. MineralMan Oct 2018 #38

A nice answer. eom guillaumeb Oct 2018 #36

Thank you very much for your kinds words. Pendrench Oct 2018 #37

Peace to you also. guillaumeb Oct 2018 #39

oh yes indeed struggle4progress Oct 2018 #8

Great question, DetlefK.. Permanut Oct 2018 #16

Yes. Iggo Oct 2018 #34