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The wise decision is to wager that God exists, since "If you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing", meaning one can gain eternal life if God exists, but if not, one will be no worse off in death than if one had not believed. On the other hand, if you bet against God, win or lose, you either gain nothing or lose everything.
More significantly, 10,000 (a myriad) was the highest Greek numeral, and a talent the largest unit of currency, [1] so that 10,000 talents was the largest easily described debt (for comparison, the combined annual tribute of Judea, Samaria, and Idumea around this time was only 600 talents, [2] and one denarius was a day's wages, [2] so that ...
"Notion" is about religion, specifically not believing in it. The opening lines, "Sure it's a calming notion, perpetual in motion, but I don't need the comfort of any lies" And the ending lines, “Sure it’s a calming notion, but it’s a lie” Describe how religious texts calm people, though what it tells might not be true.
More than 60 years after becoming one of the most famous musicians in the world, Ringo Starr still admits to some lingering vulnerability when it comes to his musical talents. The Beatles drummer ...
This is a list of atheists in music.It documents atheists who have composed and/or performed music. Living persons in this list include those whose non-religiosity is relevant to their notable activities and public life, and who have publicly identified themselves as atheists.
I can’t say, ‘Oh don’t go there, there’s a bomb there, and there’s a guy over there, make sure you watch him and don’t get shot.’ You are praying that the decision you make is the right one, and if it is the wrong one – which a couple of decisions were the wrong ones – you are paying the price and you are living with it.
In religious music, the hymn "Slave of God, Well Done!", by John Wesley, notably alludes to the "Parable of the Talents" (Matthew 25:23), which was written on the occasion of the death of George Whitefield (1714–1770), the English Anglican cleric who was instrumental to the First Great Awakening (ca. 1731–55) in Britain and in the American ...
Richard Goodall on 'America's Got Talent' in September 2024 "My brain is just absolutely mush at this point. Surreal doesn't even cover what has happened," he told PEOPLE after winning season 19.