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Re: Does God have a monopoly on gods?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sun, 5 Mar 2000 02:10:48 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Markus Wolf writes:
> There are truths that supersede science and most people who wholeheartedly
> deny that probably either go insane or commit suicide. (at least thats what
> my philosophy instructor informed us that many did)
I think the more we build up the idea of love, the more disappointed we are in
how it plays out in reality. By accepting a more science-based view, I feel I
have something closer to the truth of it and I am therefore not disappointed
in my expectations.
And are you actually asserting by this reference to authority that people who
refuse to believe in the intangible assertions of others are more likely to go
insane? Trust me, I am all the happier to have both feet planted firmly on
the ground -- even if that's all there is...
-- Richard
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| (...) But I think you're limiting yourself by settling for such low expectations of love. Not to sound psychological, but if you're protecting yourself from being hurt, then your protecting yourself from the joy that could possibly come too. Of (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) I knew that somehow you could boil it down to a mechanical apparatus if you wanted to. But in my heart I've gotta believe that we're more than just really sophisticated amoebas (no nitpicking please!) There are truths that supersede science (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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