# Church of Annihilation **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [October 18, 2007, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/church-of-annihilation/423192 "2007-10-18T17:45:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Will\_Repair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a698b9/32.png) [@Will\_Repair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Will_Repair)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/church-of-annihilation/423192/1 "2007-10-18T17:45:24Z")
Do you watch television; do you read novels; do you sleep past your wake up time? Consider the "Church of Annihilation. We have a personal relationship with God who doesn’t take things personally. Our tenet is: “Thanks, but no thanks.” We do no evil nor consciously good deeds as those who seek heaven. The Church of Annihilation seeks neither. We avoid hell nor seek heaven. We ask only for annihilation. The following chart is provided to avoid hell whilst achieving annihilation in lieu of heaven: Good Deeds: +10 Bad Deeds: -1 Theft: Minus all accumulated points Murder: Minus points equal to population of Earth Not saying, “Hello” back: -1 Feeding feral animals: +1 The Church of Annihilation invites you to join others who have found what you are looking for: no worry about this life and no worries about the next life. No prayer is necessary. Just say to God, “Thanks, but no thanks.” ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/church-of-annihilation/423192/2 "2007-10-18T19:16:36Z")
Will, is there something you’re trying to tell us… possibly about sheep and leaving your account logged on? ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/church-of-annihilation/423192/3 "2007-10-18T20:06:09Z")
[Do people think you’re **strange?** Do _ **YOU?!** _](http://www.subgenius.com/pam1/pamphlet.html) ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/church-of-annihilation/423192/4 "2007-10-18T20:18:03Z")
[QUOTE=Will Repair] Do you watch television; do you read novels; do you sleep past your wake up time? Consider the "Church of Annihilation. We have a personal relationship with God who doesn’t take things personally. Our tenet is: “Thanks, but no thanks.” [/QUOTE] I’LL NEVER JOIN YOU!!! “Luke, I am your father.” Oops, wrong reference. Anyway, I don’t like what you’re peddling, so thanks, but no thanks. “ONE OF US… ONE OF US…” NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/church-of-annihilation/423192/5 "2007-10-18T20:29:25Z")
I went to [one of their services](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:BtPotA-mutantsandtheirgod.JPG), once, back in 1970. Wasn’t for me. ---
**Author:** ![sockswsandals](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@sockswsandals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sockswsandals)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/church-of-annihilation/423192/6 "2007-10-18T20:31:39Z")
I’m reasonably certain that there are no actions or non-actions I must undertake to achieve annihilation. My inevitable demise should take care of that handily. No dodging of heaven or hell. Just oblivion. No cite for any of this though, sorry. Not too much to debate really. Anyone else have an opinion to share? ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/church-of-annihilation/423192/7 "2007-10-18T20:38:35Z")
Yes, I wish to share 74…and 6, yep, definitely want to share 6. That is my opinion. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![sockswsandals](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@sockswsandals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sockswsandals)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2007, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/church-of-annihilation/423192/8 "2007-10-18T20:54:17Z")
74 is completely archaic thinking, sir. 42 has been determined to be the correct answer by [the most advanced computing methods available](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_characters_from_The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy#Deep_Thought)! ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2007, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/church-of-annihilation/423192/9 "2007-10-19T00:20:18Z")
Rev. Strang hits on anything female and moving. 23, please. Two to the three. Izzy.