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Re: George Bush has legitimised terrorism
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 22 Apr 2004 02:18:52 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote:
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The choice is to accept God or not. I’m sure that dwelling with God is as
wonderful as dwelling without God is miserable.
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You are? Well, dwelling without him is pretty peachy, if you ask me.
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I’m glad that you have had a blessed life. Chances are that one day things
won’t always look so peachy, answers won’t come so easily, and fates won’t be
accepted so readily.
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So then,
sorry to hear you’re having such a rough time with him. (logically if I’m not
miserable then you’re not wonderful)
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It is my understanding that God doesn’t value “logic” much-- the archetypal
example would be King Jesus the Suffering Servant. In fact I am wonderful, and
I will remain wonderful when times are not so wonderful because of the hope, joy
and strength my faith gives me.
YMMV
JOHN
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Message has 3 Replies:
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| (...) But do you see how that's an unsatisfactory answer? If Larry's life turns non-peachy, then you would claim that your point is proven. But if Larry's life does not turn non-peachy, then you would claim that your point is not disproven. Your (...) (20 years ago, 22-Apr-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) I'd prefer to hope that things remain "peachy" for Larry. But I suppose what you are saying is that peachy-ness (like happiness) is a relative term, and that Larry does not know how "peachy" he is? (...) (That's if Jesus was the Suffering (...) (20 years ago, 22-Apr-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) OK, I buy that. Heck, I've always said your god wasn't very logical anyway. But your god didn't make the assertion above about relationships between happiness and god proximity, though... *you* did. (unless you assert that you were speaking in (...) (20 years ago, 23-Apr-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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