Originally Posted by
Mark Rippetoe
Wal, you're a good guy, and you have proven this to me for years. I do not have an Invisible Friend. I have a lot of affection for you, and I respect you as a man. I don't normally interact with Christers beyond a casual level, and I usually avoid them like the plague, because they are commonly dishonest, in desperate need of their cherished forgiveness for very good reasons.
But this is intellectual chickenshit. It is called Pascal's Wager. Your position is that you should believe what makes you feel best, and the logical truth be damned -- after all, what have you got to lose by believing a fairy tale, even if it is a bald-faced lie? You won't know until you die, and after that, what difference does it make? That's you're position. Have the balls to face the reality: Power is in charge, and that is all there ever has been. If your Invisible Friend was actually in charge, none of this shit would be happening, because of the Love Of God, His Omnipotence, His Omniscience, His Eternal Love, the Blood of the Lamb, all this bullshit, like Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy we tell children to make them sleep better. I hate to say this to you, but Faith is a poor substitute for Reason. Grow beyond Faith.