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The Atheist and The Bear
An atheist was taking a walk through the woods,
admiring all that the "accident of evolution"
had created.
"What majestic trees! What powerful
rivers! What beautiful animals!" he said to himself.
As he was walking alongside the river he heard
a rustling in the bushes behind him. He turned
to look.
He saw a 7-foot grizzly charge towards him.
He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked
over his shoulder and saw that the bear was closing.
He ran even faster, so scared that tears were coming
down his eyes. He looked over his shoulder again,
and the bear was even closer. His heart was pumping
frantically and he tried to run even faster. He
tripped and fell on the ground. He rolled over to
pick himself up but saw the bear, right on top of
him, reaching for him with his left paw and raising
his right paw to strike him.
At that instant the atheist cried out "Oh my God!...."
Time stopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent.
Even the river stopped moving.
As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came
out of the sky, "You deny my existence for all of
these years, teach others I donít exist, and even
credit creation to a cosmic accident. Do you expect
me to help you out of this predicament? Am I to
count you as a believer?"
The atheist looked directly into the light. "It
would be hypocritical to ask to be a Christian
after all these years, but perhaps could you
make the bear a Christian?"
"Very well," said the voice. The light went out.
The river ran again. And the sounds of the forest
resumed. And then the bear dropped his right paw...
brought both paws together...bowed his head and spoke:
"Lord, for this food which I am about to receive,
I am truly thankful..."
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