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Originally Posted by Actor
The flip side is that believers get to live forever in a paradise. Either way, believer or non-believer, the problem with this hypothesis is that there is absolutely no way to test it short of dying.
Christianity (and religion in general) has all the hallmarks of a scam.
- Too good to be true.
- Hazy on details. 30,000 different interpretations.
- Uncharted territory. You can only collect by dying.
America has many megachurches where tens of thousands of people come every week and give their money away so people like Joel Osteen can live in mansions. I think the early Christian leaders had the same motive. |
What is "too good to be true"?
"Hazy details"? The gospel and most of the bible is explicit and easy to understand.
"Uncharted territory"? Not hardly! A radically transformed life begins in this age with the new birth, which means believers reap many benefits in this age.
And what about all the tens of thousands of smaller churches that have pastors who aren't being paid mega bucks and living on Easy Street? Don't forget: Widespread apostasy is predicted throughout the NT.
