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Re: George Bush has legitimised terrorism
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Thu, 22 Apr 2004 22:16:40 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur wrote:
  
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?

Or that he is existentially at peace with living an emphemoral life. Most people want to believe that there is something more to life than this existence.

  
   answers won’t come so easily, and fates won’t be accepted so readily.

   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)

It is my understanding that God doesn’t value “logic” much-- the archetypal example would be King Jesus the Suffering Servant.

(That’s if Jesus was the Suffering Servant! ;))

What does that have to do with logic?

Well, whether Jesus was or wasn’t the Suffering Servant isn’t the point; the point was the illogic of a King who served rather than be served.

JOHN



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  Re: George Bush has legitimised terrorism
 
(...) ...but my Queen claims to be my servant... just as Bush should be your's! Does that make Bush a god? Scott A (...) (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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