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I sent this reply to Larry instead of the debate group. Couldn't figure out
where it was supposed to go.
-----Original Message-----
From: Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net>
Newsgroups: lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date: Friday, August 27, 1999 2:39 PM
Subject: Re: 22/7 & infinities (was: Re: The nature of the JC god, good or
evil?)
> <FH0z76.FnM@lugnet.com> <FH2vtD.A01@lugnet.com> <FH33sH.M82@lugnet.com> • <37c602bf.99869@lugnet.com>
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> Todd Lehman wrote:
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> > Now here's a purely hypothetical question: If you had a magic button • that
> > you could press to cause the instant extirpation of all religion from the
> > face of the planet (thus instantly and simultaneously transmuting • everyone
> > on the planet into athiests), would religion then cease to exist forever,
> > or would it just pop right back up again and within a few decades' time
> > resume flourishing?
>
> I would think it would pop back up pretty quickly. Like I've said before
> atheism is hard work (by that I mean a reasoned decision that there is
> no god, not a mindless acceptance of whatever concept comes by)
>
> While people are good and intelligent, that's not enough. There will
> always be those who seek easy answers. That's where religion will start
> back up, IMHO.
But of course! Thats where religion started in the first place - people
looking for answers and someone gave them one. If Todd pushes that magic
button, it won't take some person more than a few minutes to realize their
is money to be made by providing answers to those who can't (from stupidity
or laziness) find them on their own.
> (the world is not a perfect place and there is no way to make it
> perfect, we can only make it better than it is now, or worse.)
I think it could be a hell of a lot better.
> --
Have fun!
John
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