Sorry, Is Mise, but uplifting words are not evidence of anything.

The only time to believe something is when there is evidence for it. The certainty you felt after the church service is well known to the neurosciences and psychologists:

http://bigthink.com/videos/the-neuroscience-of-religious-experiences-andrew-newberg-live-on-big-think-2

<<I am convinced, more than ever, that those of us who believe in life after death will never be disappointed.>>

Yes, because you'll all be dead.

But what about the rest of us? Why are we to be punished for an eternity for exercising a healthy scepticism? That’s immoral. Infinite punishment for finite crimes is immoral.

Would you torture your child forever because they didn’t love you? No.

You are more moral than your god.

'But what about the rest of us? Why are we to be punished for an eternity for exercising a healthy scepticism?'

no good playing the poor me card AJ. You know more than most that the evidence for Christ and His claims are overwhelming. You just happen to claim you are rational while ignoring the obvious and embracing wild fairytales like the big bang. The Scriptures clearly define your embracing of deceit. Hopefully you will wake up to yourself and repent before its to late.

Hi Joe,

I know you will be right onto this one for me. coming home late last night, after midnight, was out watching an island band, nothing to do with Easter. roads blocked, coppers everywhere, cars and people all over the place, detours down the back streets! What's going on? Greek Easter at the big Greek Chucks that's what's going on! I ask you are we the atheists taxpayers footing some extravagant bill for copper o/t etc for all the mumbo jumbo.

Anther abomination which like halal meat, but only ten times worse, is breaking down the moral fiber of our Christian society. What is this wombat talking about you ask? Easter eggs no less, the most sacred and traditional part of Easter, like Santa at Christmas! I have discovered, and I know you will back me up on this. much to my angst that the chocolate companies are using inferior chocolate in our much loved, but over priced eggs. The practice has become so rampant, so entrenched, so wide spread, that not only do our eggs contain inferior chocolate, but our Easter bunnies as well! Unbelievable you say, but true.
It is a fervent belief of mine, and I know you will back me up on this. That there must be some kind of papal conspiracy, and dare say underhanded payments as well to the Vatican, to feed us inferior, but exorbitantly expensive, chocolate at Easter! Is there some dodgy certification fee applied by the Christian Churches to our much loved, and necessary, Easter eggs. I have already fired off a letter of protest to the Pope, the Patriarch of Jerusalem (who I met once, nice bloke) and Kim Jong-un in North Korea (who I have never met, but I don't think is a nice bloke).
Can you help me on this?

Hi Paul,

Happy Passach! I suppose one of the costs of freedom of religion is that it does, as you suggest, impact on the public purse indirectly. But on the other hand, where would we be without all that beautiful music ? I've just been listening to Russian choral music and last night they played Rachmaninoff's 'Vespers' right through: just superb. Although I suspect that the Orthodox Churches are a lot more politically conservative than Western Churches, I'll forgive them for their music alone.

Actually most chocolate-producing companies, Cadbury's at least, pay for all heir products to be halal certification. Well, I suppose, if bullying works with Coopers' beer, why not with confectionery companies ? So, are you suggesting that, in addition to paying off halal certification companies, we pay off Christian front companies (including Sicily-based 'Catholic' front companies) as well for our favourite products ? Why are atheists always on the back foot > Where's their business acumen ?

I love chocolate but I'm avoiding it at the moment (diet), but I eat a lot of meat of all sorts, more than I should. So I sympathise with you, especially this weekend, about your bunnies and bilbies and wombats. Just be thankful, Paul, that they don't make chocolate hippos: imagine how much you would have to fork out to the various religious front companies and their minders.

Hey, wouldn't those front companies be onto something if they could somehow force payments on any products using palm oil ? Some bullsh!t 'cleansing' ceremony might do it. 10 % extra for your Mars bars ! 5 % to the Islamists, 5 % to Opus Dei !

Cheers,

Joe

Paul has finally flipped his lid, thanks to a lifetime of garbage. He knows the Pope, and the North Korean lunatic is a good bloke? The white coats are coming for you, Paul.

AJ,

There is nothing wrong with what I posted and rereading it I am still convinced that it is perfectly logical.