Eskimo: "If I did not know about God and sin, would I go to hell?" Priest: "No, not if you did not know." Eskimo: "Then why did you tell me?

Annie Dillard
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In the movie "Eskimo," a priest is giving a sermon on the story of Adam and Eve, and he tells the audience about the biblical story of the fall from grace. At this point in the story, a man stands up and asks a question: "If I did not know about God and sin," he says, "would I go to hell?" The priest responds: "No, not if you did not know." The man then says: "Then why did you tell me?"

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