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If some people’s houses were on fire or in danger of flooding, there would be no rational argument to get them to save themselves.
Reminds me of an old joke: the neigborhood was slowly flooding during a terrible storm, the occupant of the House was on the first floor and the rescue boat came to the window. They called out to the homeowner, ‘ we are here to rescue you, get in the boat!” The homeowner replied, “ God will look out for me.” After another few hours of torrential rain, the homeowner was forced to get to the second floor of his house. The boat made another attempt at rescue with the same answer. The next day the storm had forced the homeowner to the roof of his house. The rescue boat once again implored the homeowner to save himself, “ God will save me,” was the reply. Later that day the water completely immersed the house and the homeowner drowned. When the homeowner was at the pearly gates, he asked St. Peter what had happened, as he had been a God-fearing, religious man his whole life. St. Peter replied, “ we sent the boat for you three times!”
Reminds me of an old joke: the neigborhood was slowly flooding during a terrible storm, the occupant of the House was on the first floor and the rescue boat came to the window. They called out to the homeowner, ‘ we are here to rescue you, get in the boat!” The homeowner replied, “ God will look out for me.” After another few hours of torrential rain, the homeowner was forced to get to the second floor of his house. The boat made another attempt at rescue with the same answer. The next day the storm had forced the homeowner to the roof of his house. The rescue boat once again implored the homeowner to save himself, “ God will save me,” was the reply. Later that day the water completely immersed the house and the homeowner drowned. When the homeowner was at the pearly gates, he asked St. Peter what had happened, as he had been a God-fearing, religious man his whole life. St. Peter replied, “ we sent the boat for you three times!”