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Athiest, God, and the Bear
An atheist decided to take a walk through the woods. "What majestic trees! What powerful rivers! What beautiful animals!" he said to himself.
As he continued walking alongside the river he heard a rustling in the bushes. Turning to look, he saw a 7 foot grizzly bear charging towards him. His heart pumped frantically. As he tried to run, he tripped and fell to the ground.
As he rolled over to pick himself and continue running he saw that the bear had caught up to him and stood tall, raising its paw to take a swipe at him.
At that instant he cried out: "Oh my God!"
Time stopped, the bear froze in place, and the forest had fallen silent.
Suddenly a bright light shined down upon the man and a voice came out of the sky saying, You deny my existence for all these years, teach others I don’t 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 of me to suddenly ask you to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps, could you make the BEAR a Christian?"
Very well, said the voice. The light went out, and the sounds of the rest resumed.
And the bear lowered his paw, bowed his head and spoke "Lord, bless this food which I am about to receive and for which I am truly thankful, Amen."
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