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Re: Atheism causes cancer !

#525
From: fencingsax
Date: Tue, 05 Oct 2004 04:11
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"Bill" <wmech@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:<om%7d.481057$OB3.165025@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>...
> "Brian Raab" <kaisers_sun@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:8d001dc6.0410021637.4a1f2a6a@posting.google.com...
> > If you don't believe in the mighty god, you will get cancer and die
>  painfully.
> >
> > Only god gives you the anti-cancer aura you need!
> 
> I am now turning 80 years of age and have been an atheist for about 65 of
> those eighty years. I have promoted atheism for all of those years. I have
> declared that god does not exist for all of those years.
> 
> I have had religious friends that have died and suffered painful illnesses
> and death over these years.
> 
> I served for almost three years in the Army during W.W.II and saw many
> highly religious types killed and wounded. I survived W.W.II without a
> scratch. Why didn't god smite me for my atheism?
> 
> I lived a full and enjoyable life, free of disease and accidents. I have
> flown thousands of hours as a pilot. I have driven many thousands of miles
> by car.
> Why did god not punish me in an accident?
> 
> About five years ago I had a heart attack. I've fully recovered from this.
> Why did god not make it fatal or at least debilitating?
> 
> A few years ago I suffered from a ruptured appendix. This is frequently
> fatal. Why have I not been punished by death for my lack of belief in god?
> 
> If god created heaven and earth and is all good, why does he permit babies
> to be still born or born with serious and permanent disabilities and permit
> non
> believers like me to live and prosper?
> 
> Where is there ANY objective evidence that believers live any longer,
> healthier, wealthier or enjoyable lives?
> 
> It would seem there is no god to met out punishments and rewards.
> 
> Bill

You do realize that the above question was a joke?
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