Considering that there are 30000 + denominations of Christianity, then Pascal's 50/50 odds suddenly seem a trifle optimistic.
You can't go wrong with god on your side.....can you ??
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Ming the Merciless
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Odd factoids that way ——->
Ming the Merciless
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Pagan was a term used to refer to those who followed a religion other than Christianity. Often Pagan religions had multiple gods. Christianity in its desperation even stole Christmas as the period was an existing Pagan festival.
HMS_Dave
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Sure, I was trying to make a distinction between the Himmler/SS Norse/pagan beliefs and the genocide against Jews. It wasn't meant to be completely contradictory. Some of the leaders were pro Christian, some were totally against religion as it was another power base instead of the Nazi party. It was probably more suble/confusing than that.
Funnily enough, Christians were commonly referred to as Atheists in the Roman empire around Nero's time.
true, but they were created orally, and existed only like that for a long time.
Ming the Merciless
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Assuming God doesn’t care which religion as you’ll still be worshiping him. I’d say the wager still holds.
The Quran existed solely as a written text from the very beginning, if you believe what they claim about Muhammed writing it down in a cave.
Not an assumption that certain denominations would make. The Southern Baptists don't even think that the Catholics are Christians.
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Reminds me of the classic Emo Phillips joke...
"Once I saw this guy on a bridge about to jump. I said, "Don't do it!" He said, "Nobody loves me." I said, "God loves you. Do you believe in God?"
He said, "Yes." I said, "Are you a Christian or a Jew?" He said, "A Christian." I said, "Me, too! Protestant or Catholic?" He said, "Protestant." I said, "Me, too! What franchise?" He said, "Baptist." I said, "Me, too! Northern Baptist or Southern Baptist?" He said, "Northern Baptist." I said, "Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist or Northern Liberal Baptist?"
He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist." I said, "Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region, or Northern Conservative Baptist Eastern Region?" He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region." I said, "Me, too!"
"Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1879, or Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912?" He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912."
I said, "Die, heretic!" And I pushed him over."
"Once I saw this guy on a bridge about to jump. I said, "Don't do it!" He said, "Nobody loves me." I said, "God loves you. Do you believe in God?"
He said, "Yes." I said, "Are you a Christian or a Jew?" He said, "A Christian." I said, "Me, too! Protestant or Catholic?" He said, "Protestant." I said, "Me, too! What franchise?" He said, "Baptist." I said, "Me, too! Northern Baptist or Southern Baptist?" He said, "Northern Baptist." I said, "Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist or Northern Liberal Baptist?"
He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist." I said, "Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region, or Northern Conservative Baptist Eastern Region?" He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region." I said, "Me, too!"
"Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1879, or Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912?" He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912."
I said, "Die, heretic!" And I pushed him over."
The Quran originated in written form. There was no oral tradition prior to the written scriptures.
The angel Gabriel apparently dictated it to an illiterate guy in a cave.
Sounds a bit like Joseph Smith and the angel Moroni to me.
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They stole all the pagan festivals and made out they were Christian ones
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Title reminds of an old joke,
A vicar is speeding down the road when he loses control of his car, the police and fire brigade and ambulance arrive and they extract him from the wreckage, everyone on scene is amazed that other than some minor cuts and bruises the vicar is fine, when asked he says it’s because god is with me, one wag replies well you ought to let him travel with someone else because the way you drive you’re going to kill him
A vicar is speeding down the road when he loses control of his car, the police and fire brigade and ambulance arrive and they extract him from the wreckage, everyone on scene is amazed that other than some minor cuts and bruises the vicar is fine, when asked he says it’s because god is with me, one wag replies well you ought to let him travel with someone else because the way you drive you’re going to kill him
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The Nazi’s took ideas from paganism, then made up their own tall tales to suit their agenda of Aryan superiority, iirc it was all down to Goebbels porky pies.
View: https://youtu.be/tuB2L6SN6Lg
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