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Re: TJ acknowledged a Creator in DoI (was: Re: Those stupid liberal judges are at it again!
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 12 Sep 2002 03:13:18 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, William R. Ward writes:
> The "Creator" language is an artifact of the day and age when it was
> written. It was a rhetorical, metaphorical term. I think they used
> that language because that's how people were accustomed to thinking in
> those days. I am sure there was a contingent of Founders who did
> believe in the Christian God and wanted it in there, and perhaps
> "Creator" was a compromise. I dunno. But I don't think that it
> matters today whether it's based on a Creator or not, any more than it
> matters whether the dollar is backed by gold or not.
Regrettably, your argument is weakened by the fact that it matters a great
deal to us all whether the dollar is backed by gold or not, whether you
realise it or not.
Try another analogy to make your main point, which I feel you are correct about.
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