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Subject:	Re: We're being attacked by the intelligent, educated segment of culture!
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Wed, 30 Mar 2005 18:46:19 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler wrote:

Well, that’s a big difference! ... Rather than equivocating on some overlap between “the unknown” and “the Lord,” it might be more precise to phrase your sentiment thus:

That’s true, which is why I didn’t say “that’s exactly correct!”. But in thinking about human evolution, a very early step (and not necessarily the first, depending on what you call steps versus qualifications, or transition states or whatever) is the fear of the supernatural, AKA God. Hence, I’m acknowledging that the initial statement was something that I would agree with, but would phrase differently personally.

DaveE

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		Re: We're being attacked by the intelligent, educated segment of culture!
(...) To be fair, you did say "I guess that's right," without disclaiming a whole lot of wiggle room. I can accept your more elaborate articuation below, but I hope you can see that my response wasn't inappropriate given your initially apparent (...) (20 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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		Re: We're being attacked by the intelligent, educated segment of culture!
(...) Well, that's a big difference! I have no more fear of the Lord of the Bible than I have of the (URL) of the Dance> (and maybe less). I similarly don't fear Bigfoot, the Easter Bunny, or Paul Bunyan. Rather than equivocating on some overlap (...) (20 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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