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Because you can't prove that what the church says will happen doesn't actually happen. You can prove that the pill didn't cure your cancer or make your dick grow an inch per year. Churches may say "we can help you find salvation" and you wouldn't know if they actually were saved until they're dead, but then you can't speak to them because they're dead.
I only agree with half of your premise. If they are claiming your money today equals salvation tomorrow, I almost think that's fine. Not quite, but we can't prove it's fake, and if someone wants to believe it, well sorry for them, but no skin off my teeth really. It's everything else. They claim money today equals money tomorrow. They promise money today will heal cancer tomorrow. They assure people that money today will mean happiness tomorrow. It's those concepts I have a huge problem with.
There's always another tomororw though...until you're dead. And when you're dead it's hard to sue.
They promise money today will heal cancer tomorrow.
Again, always another tomorrow...until you die. Again, hard to sue when deceased
They assure people that money today will mean happiness tomorrow
Happiness is subjective and could not be proved in court whether someone was actually happy or not. The plaintiff could easily lie, saying they weren't happy when they actually were, just to win the case and get an award.
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[–] zambeezy 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Because you can't prove that what the church says will happen doesn't actually happen. You can prove that the pill didn't cure your cancer or make your dick grow an inch per year. Churches may say "we can help you find salvation" and you wouldn't know if they actually were saved until they're dead, but then you can't speak to them because they're dead.
[–] SilentMaster [S] ago
I only agree with half of your premise. If they are claiming your money today equals salvation tomorrow, I almost think that's fine. Not quite, but we can't prove it's fake, and if someone wants to believe it, well sorry for them, but no skin off my teeth really. It's everything else. They claim money today equals money tomorrow. They promise money today will heal cancer tomorrow. They assure people that money today will mean happiness tomorrow. It's those concepts I have a huge problem with.
[–] zambeezy 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
There's always another tomororw though...until you're dead. And when you're dead it's hard to sue.
Again, always another tomorrow...until you die. Again, hard to sue when deceased
Happiness is subjective and could not be proved in court whether someone was actually happy or not. The plaintiff could easily lie, saying they weren't happy when they actually were, just to win the case and get an award.