The Atheist and The Bear

>An atheist was walking through the woods one day in Alaska, admiring all
>that evolution had created. What majestic trees! What a powerful river!
>What beautiful animals! he said to himself. As he was walking alongside the
>river, he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. Turning to look, he
>saw a 13 foot Kodiak brown bear beginning to charge towards him.
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>He ran as fast as he could down the path. He looked over his shoulder and
>saw that the bear was rapidly closing in on him. Somehow, he ran even
>faster, so scared that tears came to his eyes. He looked again and the bear
>was even closer. His heart pounding in his chest, he tried to run faster
>yet. But alas, he tripped and fell to the ground. As he rolled over to pick
>himself up, the bear was right over him, reaching for him with its left paw
>and raising its right paw to strike him.
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>Oh My GOD!…..
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>Time stopped….
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>The bear froze…
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>The forest was silent……
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>Even the river stopped moving…..
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>As a brilliant light shone upon the man, a thunderous voice came from all
>around. YOU DENY MY EXISTENCE FOR ALL THESE YEARS, TEACH OTHERS THAT I
>DON’T EXIST AND EVEN CREDIT CREATION TO SOME COSMIC ACCIDENT. DO YOU
>EXPECT ME TO HELP YOU OUT OF THIS PREDICAMENT? AM I TO COUNT YOU AS A
>BELIEVER?
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>Difficult as it was, the atheist looked directly into the light and said,
>It would be hypocritical to ask to be a Christian after all these years,
>but perhaps you could make the bear a Christian?
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>VERY WELL, said God.
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>The light went out..
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>The river ran.
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>The sounds of the forest resumed.
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>…and the bear dropped down on his knees, brought both paws together, bowed his head and spoke: Lord, thank you for this food which I am about to receive.