HappyGuy989

Funny, but seriously I wont be praying to him at all. At least as long as I'm not being tortured into compliance. As some respondents have said will happen. Edit: Well, what your doctrine says will happen.

Atleast you admit your closed mindedness.

What you consider reasoning isn't what I consider reasoning. It's interesting, what you consider reasoning is ineffective in changing my views, what I consider reasoning is ineffective in changing your views. Lets just agree to disagree. If anything I will be stroking gods ego. :) Isn't that what we all do in the end? Those that swallowed his teachings get the best reward? Those that don't end up with a lesser eternal state?

Well I guess that infers you have no inclination to listen to people that don't accept your own beliefs.

I suppose the millions of children worldwide who have starved to death or are currently starving, who are suffering in a combination of other ways including some who experience organ failure at the hand of infectious disease are paying their lot? Ooo! They should be happy they get an instant ticket to the celestial kingdom! What a cop out. I'm willing to wager there are countless people who have suffered to a greater degree for longer periods of time than what Jesus did. Oh it doesn't really compare they weren't perfect!! Jesus isn't the only one who has endured grave injustice. About you comparing people who receive the telestial degree to slugs. There are atheists I'd rather spend time with that are far more intelligent, worthwhile, and of greater morale fiber than the people I've met face to face so far in the church. A people who accept anything a church tells them in the face of evidence and logical reasoning to the contrary? Spending eternity with such a people is not a desire of my heart.

One of the reasons I don't want to be a member of your church. You apparently believe anyone who doesn't do the things you do or come to the same conclusions you have will be excruciatingly punished in the afterlife. Like pretty much every other faith. The thing is I don't even believe the godhead exists anymore or that your theology is a sound ground to draw reasoning from. Imagine still being like that though, to feel so insulated and comfortable in the belief that your church and way of life are the only means to find happiness in this life and the next. Your position is arguably worse than mine. The father has sanctioned mass murder, slavery, and infanticide amongst other atrocities if the standard works are accurate. I'm sure you'll all draw much further enlightenment from his worship.

If anyone is interested/wondering I've decided I'll be at some point asking for my LDS membership to be rescinded. I've come to believe LDS theology is littered with absurdities and am no longer comfortable with being a member. I do appreciate the efforts people have made to answer my questions, and wish you all the best for the future. (Just a quick note; I wasn't able to access the forums for the past few days, I thought I was banned.)

Your sentiments are extremely condescending. I am not acting on the tendencies. The whole crux of the argument was based on the idea that having the tendencies doesn't justify acting them out which I've already accepted. To repeatedly reemphasize that to me suggests you don't believe that, which I find personally insulting.

There's a difference between being SSA and indulging in sin and temptation.

I'm glad you find it so amusing.

(Pretends he didn't already know)

You missed my point in that post, if it was gods will for me to have this trial for some purpose why would he want me to circumvent that?

I admire you for your evident personal strength and conviction. I hope you find happiness in this life if you haven't already and the next.

Sorry, but I strongly disagree with basically everything you said in that post. EDIT: Except the replacing god part lol.