what made these even funnier were the professor's responses...he really does have an incredible amount of patience. and he's the type of prof that is really encouraging when you participate in class. you could say something incredibly simple and he'll go "THAT....is a great....insight. THANK YOU for sharing." so it's funny to hear his reactions to some people....

"if you believe in an age of accountability, wouldnt parents just kill their kids so that they are sure they go to heaven?"

>>> "well..............i don't even know how to answer that. i think it's safe to say that most everyone would agree no rational person would come to that conclusion."

"in god's eyes, there isnt much difference between a week and eighteen years, so what's the difference between getting baptized as an infant or an adult?"

>>> "well..............um...i think most would agree that we shouldn't play games with god like that."

"what if an older person has alzheimers and can't make any rational decisions? do they re-enter an age of accountability?"

>>>(dumbfounded...ready to give up) "i really don't know."

"one practical problem with infant baptism is if you live in an area with bad water and baptize an infant, they could get sick."

>>>"uhhh.................well.........to my knowledge, there haven't been any cases of this. i guess it COULD happen, maybe. i was sort of thinking of practical problems along a different line...spiritually practical problems..."