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Old 04-22-2009, 04:32 AM   #1
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I hereby offer my soul to God in exchange for $500,000,000.
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Old 04-22-2009, 05:02 AM   #2
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You can't. "Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD." Job 1:21
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Old 04-22-2009, 10:06 PM   #3
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You can't. "Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD." Job 1:21
Except of course for all the times in the Old Testament that someone did, which is what makes this an interesting question. It's hardly just a modern idea.
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And if it's true that you can't, is it wrong to try?
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And if it's true that you can't, is it wrong to try?
you are likely to learn something in the process. Is it wrong to push against the earth, hoping to move it?
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you are likely to learn something in the process. Is it wrong to push against the earth, hoping to move it?
I can see arguments for and against that.
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Old 04-23-2009, 08:00 PM   #7
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I can see arguments for and against that.
That's the lawyer in you.
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