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It's not a risk you can refuse... Vivien Send a noteboard - 09/09/2011 06:04:44 AM
I think the non-Calvinist Christian answer would be that we always have a choice. You could grow up, reject God and then return to Him. It's just a "risk" that people take being adults. Of course, it's interesting that the Catholic and Orthodox Churches do not generally require confession for younger children, and the Orthodox consider that children under 8 are not able to fully appreciate the meaning of their actions and so cannot be "sinning" in the conventional sense.


It's not like on a game show where you can take the money you've already won and walk away. You can't just commit suicide or engage in risky behavior. Also, even if suicide wasn't a ticket to hell it's still a very selfish choice because of the pain caused to family.

You *have to* keep playing, even if in the corner of your mind you have some awareness that the more you learn and think, the more your doubts grow.

Hmm- on the younger children topic, what about children that were never going to go to confession upon growing up, like in India?
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I figured I'd put RAFO's top religiologists on the case beetnemesis - 08/09/2011 02:03:55 PM 779 Views
The real answer is there is no effect because God is not real. Stephen - 08/09/2011 02:23:00 PM 409 Views
Right, I was working from that presumption beetnemesis - 08/09/2011 03:32:31 PM 396 Views
Re: Talking puppies! And kittens! I want! *NM* RomaVenkat - 08/09/2011 03:34:49 PM 177 Views
well I am not religious but that seems a bit of a strawman argument random thoughts - 08/09/2011 05:01:57 PM 421 Views
Hm, so there's a broad Divine Plan, but it doesn't matter either way who wins the Super Bowl? beetnemesis - 08/09/2011 05:25:23 PM 422 Views
Your argument only works if you get to decide who and what god is, like I said strawman random thoughts - 08/09/2011 06:32:17 PM 448 Views
...I don't think I'm really assuming that much. beetnemesis - 08/09/2011 06:43:16 PM 393 Views
I don't know that I'm a "top religiologist", but here goes: Gher - 08/09/2011 05:35:26 PM 516 Views
Re: I don't know that I'm a "top religiologist", but here goes: beetnemesis - 08/09/2011 05:53:36 PM 375 Views
Re: I don't know that I'm a "top religiologist", but here goes: Darth_Katie - 08/09/2011 06:35:55 PM 463 Views
Oooh, can I be a top religiologist? ranagrande - 08/09/2011 06:52:18 PM 519 Views
I can totally do this. Vivien - 08/09/2011 06:57:19 PM 416 Views
Believe it or not, this is a thought I had when I was little and christian. Vivien - 08/09/2011 07:39:24 PM 417 Views
Predestination is something only strict Calvinists believe. Tom - 08/09/2011 08:53:59 PM 401 Views
Didn't mean to bring up predestination. Vivien - 08/09/2011 09:17:19 PM 411 Views
Sorry. That's how I read it... Tom - 09/09/2011 12:48:07 AM 463 Views
It's not a risk you can refuse... Vivien - 09/09/2011 06:04:44 AM 393 Views
Many choices in life are risky. Tom - 09/09/2011 03:15:49 PM 368 Views
It's a very silly argument that the T Rex is making. Tom - 08/09/2011 07:22:23 PM 392 Views
I think that looking for an absolute answer re: religion is pretty silly. nossy - 08/09/2011 08:22:16 PM 380 Views
wrong place *NM* Dannymac - 09/09/2011 05:00:52 AM 157 Views
Prayer is not a request line. Dannymac - 09/09/2011 05:03:10 AM 505 Views
That's a tough one... Isaac - 09/09/2011 01:27:25 PM 371 Views
That's part of the charm. Darth_Katie - 09/09/2011 08:50:05 PM 359 Views
Re: That's part of the charm. Isaac - 13/09/2011 12:08:45 AM 456 Views
I'm treating this like a survey even though you didn't make it one: It's about a relationship. Joel - 12/09/2011 11:23:45 PM 424 Views
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