tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616558788482418353.post4394523732610669993..comments2018-06-03T02:13:49.956-04:00Comments on Abstinent Sexblog: Nonchristians are not damned in the BibleUncommonMurrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999723370789881734noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616558788482418353.post-19195312611046422952010-09-11T12:21:08.449-04:002010-09-11T12:21:08.449-04:00If it comes down to reciting the prayer, it's ...If it comes down to reciting the prayer, it's still magic. Our words may help save the souls of others, if they lead those souls to God, even if we're stuck in magical thinking ourselves. But recitation won't get the reciter into Heaven.lelnethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600824544185328505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616558788482418353.post-44228293853629439072010-09-01T23:47:46.389-04:002010-09-01T23:47:46.389-04:00I think your point about ambiguity is a good one. ...I think your point about ambiguity is a good one. And thanks for letting me know you're reading, I appreciate it.AndrewVanbergenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14923434958244441857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616558788482418353.post-46242490412846266822010-09-01T18:39:49.490-04:002010-09-01T18:39:49.490-04:00I would also submit it's a reflection of a des...I would also submit it's a reflection of a desire to remove conflict, ambivalence, and uncertainty in general. Bizarrely, humans are often much more comfortable with an unpleasant certainty than ambiguity of any kind. <br /><br />(Partly just commenting to let you know these posts are being read and at least thought upon if not much commented upon.)LabRathttp://www.atomicnerds.comnoreply@blogger.com