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Re: Does God have a monopoly on gods?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date: 
Sun, 12 Mar 2000 18:29:28 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
[...]
As I've said, if a thing has no effect on the tangible universe, and
can't be proven one way or another, it doesn't matter one way or another
if it's true. So I go for the simple explanation, knowing full well that
if god is as you say he is, I risk my mortal soul. But, since god also
has implications I don't care for, I choose not to rub blue mud in my
belly button. I'd rather be damned that worship a god (and subscribe to
a belief system) I feel is evil.

I never thought I'd hear Larry admit that he doesn't rub blue mud in his
belly button.

:)

--Todd



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  Re: Does God have a monopoly on gods?
 
(...) It's an old RAH reference. I actually forget if it was from Stranger, Job, Farnhams Freehold or what. (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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(...) At last, something I can agree with. This is most certainly true. (reminder, accepting the truth of "If A then B" does NOT imply the truth of A) Bill, there isn't much common ground between us, though, as other posters have explained quite (...) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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