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Re: The Nam-shub of Enki (was Re: One of my issues with the god of the old testament)
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Wed, 14 Nov 2001 16:32:32 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richard Marchetti writes:
Dave!

Did you even read my post?

Post?  What post?

  Actually, I was responding not to your post directly but to a point that
resonated from what you wrote.  To that end, I should have been more
specific in identifying that your point was not really what I was
addressing, and I probably should have even trimmed your name from it.
  Many Christians with whom I've discussed this matter usually fall back on
either "God has His reasons" or "It's for your own good, like it or not,"
and your suggestion re: oncoming train put me in mind of those other
arguments.  I know you're not a Christian, so I don't require you to defend
that faith, but the point you raised even in passing is the same as that
often raised by Christians.
  I don't have much to contribute on the issue of the Nam-Shub, alas.

More important, did you receive my last email about your MOC?  I have a
sense that Excite Mail isn't as reliable a provider as I might like...

     Dave!



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  Re: The Nam-shub of Enki (was Re: One of my issues with the god of the old testament)
 
(...) Ah, then you fell for the misleading opening comments -- if you get to the end, it's all about how there is no god. Instead, there is just a story to describe a human experience that may have to do with evolution. (...) Nope, which sucks. Try (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: The Nam-shub of Enki (was Re: One of my issues with the god of the old testament)
 
Dave! Did you even read my post? -- Hop-Frog (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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