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Chibi Bodge-Battle wrote:In The Inferno Dante assigns a place for the pre Christian "good" that is, from a shakey memory, a citadel within Hell and they are not punished. As they lived before Christ, they cannot be said to have gone astray. The shade of Virgil, Dante's guide, resides there.

Also there is Limbo for the babies that died unbaptised which is hard to accept these days.

Of course he also puts his political enemies in hell and is bff with Virgil so I'm not sure it is supposed to be a reference book.

Sorry I wasn't suggesting that the Divine Comedy is to be considered as canon, just that the issue raised above regarding the afterlife of non-Christians has been previously considered.

Without wishing to get off topic with a detour through Dis, but weren't some of his pals assigned places in Hell too?

biccat wrote:Now Sebastian, there was a real saint:

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Saint Sebastian should have a thread devoted to him, which could be pinned.

Chibi Bodge-Battle wrote:Saint Sebastian should have a thread devoted to him, which could be pinned.

Cheesecat wrote:

Kilkrazy wrote:Leman Russ, is gay?!?!?!?!?111ONE??

Wait Frazzled is Leman Russ? At least that explains the obsession for dogs and drinking.

Don't forget eating and a lack of personal hygiene.

I had meadSaturday. Haven't had any in years. I initially don't like it, then suddenly I'm leaping over the counter slamming bottles then ye old police always show up. Renfair have to love it.


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Cheesecat wrote:

Kilkrazy wrote:Leman Russ, is gay?!?!?!?!?111ONE??

Wait Frazzled is Leman Russ? At least that explains the obsession for dogs and drinking.

Don't forget eating and a lack of personal hygiene.

I had mead Saturday. Haven't had any in years. I initially don't like it, then suddenly I'm leaping over the counter slamming bottles then ye old police always show up. Renfair have to love it.

You see, double vision again.

It's all that rum
Going to have to cut back Frazzled!

You know I heard T rex's made rum from coconuts

frgsinwntr wrote:You know I heard T rex's made rum from coconuts

I don't know why but I read that as "Texas is made from coconuts"

I wish. I need a snack.

SilverMK2 wrote:

frgsinwntr wrote:You know I heard T rex's made rum from coconuts

I don't know why but I read that is "Texas is made from coconuts"

Coconuts?...Naw,Texas is made from Chili,Bullets,Funny Hats and Ego.

At any rate, it looks like extreme atheists and fundamental Christians can agree that this article was a buncha gak that they will ignore.

"All's Well That Ends Well".

Well, they agreed on SOMETHING at least.

ChrisWWII wrote:Well, they agreed on SOMETHING at least.

And that may indeed be the first step towards mutual understanding...now,pass the coconuts please...my T-Rex is feeling peckish.

So if you feed a T-rex coconuts who is the victim, the T-rex or the coconuts?

Just want to know so I can blame it.

Blame God

or the blind hand of Chance
Of course the hand is blind, he have no peepers.

corpsesarefun wrote:So if you feed a T-rex coconuts who is the victim, the T-rex or the coconuts?

Just want to know so I can blame it.

Clearly the victims are logic and common sense.

SilverMK2 wrote:

frgsinwntr wrote:You know I heard T rex's made rum from coconuts

I don't know why but I read that as "Texas is made from coconuts"

It was, but then the T Rex's ate the whole place. This pissed God off mightily, so much so that called the flood to drown all the dinosaurs (even the ones that could swim, apparently).

God made a new Texas, but His heart really wasn't in it, and so that's why we've got such a half assed Texas now. He even forgot the coconuts.

I didn't think the article was that bad. I've certainly read a lot worse in the way of people trying to "explain" atheism and/or Christianity to others who hold differing beliefs. In fact, I've read it right here on Dakka!