Ah yes. 2 minutes later
I have solved the greatest question ever posed to man. Thankyou for your tutorship, master. I go now in peace.
(Willboy:, Wed 12 Jan 2005, 16:50, archived)

you solved the caramilk secret?

( rawr isn't really here., Wed 12 Jan 2005, 16:51, archived)

the point is
it isn't the greatest question ever posed to man
it isn't even a good question
it isn't even a question that makes sense

it only becomes an interesting question if you accept that the answer is "god exists" ... if you don't accept that answer then it is about as meaningful as "what colour is the teapot that orbits mars?"
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Wed 12 Jan 2005, 16:53, archived)

Well, it doesn't take more than two minutes or require any intelligence
to see that religious questions do not, and are not expected to, obey ordinary logic.

I appreciate that the question of whether you want to be religious entails more than this, but it should be easy to see it's a personal choice and you're not going to go to hell* if you don't take it. Then you have to ask yourself whether it's a good idea to start giving up logical thinking, and why it shouldn't apply to a certain class of question.

* the most insulting concept imaginable
( Newington, Wed 12 Jan 2005, 16:54, archived)