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"Left Behind" Pets
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Wait, if they're so ... about Jebus why would they want their pets cared for by athiests?
(I've heard of these.... people, but can do little more than gape when I look at the details)
(man, it's hard not to make reference to total fucking whackjobs in here)
(I've heard of these.... people, but can do little more than gape when I look at the details)
(man, it's hard not to make reference to total fucking whackjobs in here)
Um, yeah, but...one thing I've never understood about the rapture - which I don't believe in.
The Bible says flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom.
So where do these people think their bodies will go?
The Bible says flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom.
So where do these people think their bodies will go?
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I don't believe in the rapture either. I was watching the History channel and it said that some scottish peasant woman made the whole thing up in the 16th century or something like that.
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It's a hairy line to walk, but I wasn't intending this to question someone's religious beliefs, more to question someone else's ethics.
"I don't believe in your religion, but I'm happy to make money off of it."
"I don't believe in your religion, but I'm happy to make money off of it."
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I'd sign up just for the free puppy.
Why would they care about their bodies when their spirits are going to Heaven?
Well, there are a lot of Jews who are happy to work on Christmas Day so Christians can have the day off to stay at home with their families (and/or go to the movies).
Thanks, I appreciate that!
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I think it's an interesting question to consider, but I don't think there's anything ethically wrong with it. From the point of view of the Christian, he is paying for what is almost an insurance policy, just one that pays out in care for a loved companion, rather than in money. From the point of view of the atheist, he doesn't believe that the rapture will come, but he allows for the fact that he might be wrong. If he is wrong, and he doesn't follow through on his promise to care for the animal - that makes it ethically wrong. But so long as he does provide the promised care in the event of a rapture, I don't see how it can be ethically problematic.
As far as I'm aware, many rapturalists (that's a real word) believe their bodies will be taken as well, which is directly opposed to what the Bible actually says.
Unless they believe their bodies simply disappear, but if they're not needed in Heaven, why would God make such a thing happen?
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No, nothing supernatural in the story whatsoever. Completely grounded in reality.
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I think... if rapture actually occurred (count me as another skeptical Christian), society would be in such upheaval as to make this program irrelevant, or at least very hard to carry out. Also? If God is going to make me disappear instantly, I think I will probably trust him to take care of my pets. And everything else I leave behind.