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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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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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  Re: TJ acknowledged a Creator in DoI (was: Re: Those stupid liberal judges are at it again!
 
(...) The value of the dollar was once based on the value of gold. It is now based on absolutely nothing but the will of the people to keep it going. Similarly, our "inalienable rights" were originally based on the commonly-held mythology of a God (...) (22 years ago, 11-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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