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Re: Does God have a name for God?
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Date: 
Fri, 30 Mar 2001 11:11:18 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Robert Bevens writes:
> On Fri, 30 Mar 2001 09:24:32 GMT, "Frank Buiting"
> 
> > I am asking this bacause of this text in the TruthFAQ:
> > "Why is christianity different than other religions"
> > You claim that there is only one god and the others are "not the true God"
> > as backup for this claim you quote texts from a book written by the
> > followers of this god. People who do not believe in this one true God are
> > concidered sinful?
> > I feel everyone is free to believe in whatever religion (or none) they feel
> > is right for them, I feel it as offensive to tell other people that they're
> > sinful because they don't believe in the same religion as you do.
> > 
> > -Frank
> 
> Um...surely you realize the futility in arguing this?  I mean people
> NEED to believe what they believe, that is why they believe it.  If we
> ever do encounter an alien race, I hope they're advanced enough to
> comprehend that simple concept, because it seems many of us have not.
> : \

I don't know if I understand you correctly: Do you mean that people need to
force up their beliefs to other people otherwise their belief have no meaning?

-Frank



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(...) That's okay, most people have trouble understanding me correctly, call it a curse if you will. (...) Why is someone forcing you to believe something? I find that hard to believe. : ) People believe what they need to believe, but at the root of (...) (26 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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(...) Um...surely you realize the futility in arguing this? I mean people NEED to believe what they believe, that is why they believe it. If we ever do encounter an alien race, I hope they're advanced enough to comprehend that simple concept, (...) (26 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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