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"The devil is no fool. He can get people feeling about heaven the way they ought to feel about hell. He can make them fear the means of grace the way they do not fear sin. And he does so, not by light but by obscurity, not by realities but by shadows; not by clarity and substance, but by dreams and the creatures of psychosis. And men are so poor in intellect that a few cold chills down their spine will be enough to keep them from ever finding out the truth about anything.”
― Thomas Merton

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Asked by adnilm at 1:18 PM on Jun. 2, 2012 in Religious Debate

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Merton rocks!

Answer by macbudsmom at 9:34 AM on Jun. 7, 2012
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I don't believe in the devil, so my opinion pretty much ends there.

Answer by o0orange0o at 1:38 PM on Jun. 2, 2012
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Yeah, I don't believe in the devil either, so my opinion ends there too.

Answer by 2autisticsmom at 5:14 PM on Jun. 2, 2012
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No devil. End of discussion.

Answer by witchqueen at 7:38 PM on Jun. 2, 2012
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If the devil were actually real, I'd say maybe. However, it's man that twists the words of something that is supposed to be about love and make it into fear based persuasion.

Answer by sahmamax2 at 2:44 PM on Jun. 2, 2012
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Answer by charlotsomtimes at 1:49 PM on Jun. 2, 2012
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Love is not synonymous with accept.
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never said it was.
Disagree with doesn't give one permission to dictate how others live their lives. That is arrogant.

Answer by sahmamax2 at 4:44 PM on Jun. 2, 2012
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Disagree with doesn't give one permission to dictate how others live their lives. That is arrogaI also agree

I also agree with this^^^^

Answer by older at 4:51 PM on Jun. 2, 2012
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...And yet he was created by GOD...hmm...

Answer by charlotsomtimes at 1:55 PM on Jun. 2, 2012
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Men are so poor in intellect? I love how religion tells humans they are frickin' morons... good way to control people.

Answer by IhartU at 3:24 PM on Jun. 2, 2012
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