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Re: One of my issues with the god of the old testament
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Thu, 15 Nov 2001 21:48:48 GMT
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I consider having to rely on some higher power to explain the good and bad in the
world a crutch. Stuff happens, deal with it. Requiring a higher power to explain
it is a crutch IMO.
It also denies the inherent good in people - so many religious people pass off the
good as "the work of X", and the bad as "the evil of man". What a pessimistic
view of man.
James Brown wrote:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Tom Stangl writes:
> > James Simpson wrote:
> >
> > > I'd like to give some thoughts on your last statement, but I really need to
> > > get back to something here at work. I'll just offer that impersonal laws
> > > of nature, if they are the only plane of reality that truly exists, will
> > > never answer to, amend, or soothe human suffering.
> >
> > But why do you feel the need to have a crutch?
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> This is a pretty blatant leading question, so here's the obvious turn-around
> right back at you: Why do you feel it is a crutch?
>
> James
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