<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(11,83,148)">What would be an even better idea is to get rid of the idea that spawned the whole thing: original sin. billw<br>
</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 9:23 AM, spike <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:spike66@att.net" target="_blank">spike66@att.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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>... On Behalf Of Tom Nowell<br>
Subject: Re: [ExI] BICEP2 and the Fermi paradox<br>
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>...Spike and John Clark were discussing Hell and damnation in Christianity midweek, and I'd like to point out there is more than one possible interpretation of Jesus' sayings about what happens to those who are not saved... For those who like considering the simulation argument, it is interesting to note how simply this theology translates - there is a creator outside our existence which made this reality, it scans what is happening here, those who fail its spam filter will be deleted, those who meet certain criteria will be backed up and get to keep going. Tom<br>
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>From the point of view of memetic evolution, I predict that meme regarding the final fate of the wicked (eventually they are just gone, all suffering ended) will spread and morph among the remaining Christian faiths and become common. It's a hell of a good idea.<br>
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