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Tranquility Base
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Message 17 of 27 (21600)
11-05-2002 5:54 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by Andya Primanda
11-04-2002 8:30 AM


Andya, my simple comment is that I think you have swallowed the evolutionary line too uncritically.
Have you ever stopped to consider that evolution could be the 'easy path' that our spiritual sight can correct us on? I know the 'narrow gate' is a Christian concept but I think that it may have parallels in your beliefs also (??).
My major point is that the worldview you have is very differnt to that of an aetheist. In your worldview God alrady knows the 'theory of everything'. I don't know what you believe about what the real purposes are of love, family, genders, community etc etc. But if I am right you do not believe these are conincidental. In that case you live in a very differnt world than an atheist.
You think I limit God by saying he couldn't have used evolution but you limit God by saying that he couldn't have created in a way that reuses genetic components and anatomies. I think you limit God in thinking that the flood could not have been the enormous and rapid event that the Bible, and also your book to some extent, describes.
If these books of God (at least one of them anyway ) describe something 'bizaree' then maybe it was a bizaree event.

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Tranquility Base
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Message 18 of 27 (21604)
11-05-2002 6:16 PM
Reply to: Message 16 by nos482
11-05-2002 5:18 PM


Whoops. I don't know if I'm ready to forgive Nos ().
[This message has been edited by Tranquility Base, 11-05-2002]

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Tranquility Base
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Message 19 of 27 (21605)
11-05-2002 6:21 PM
Reply to: Message 12 by Andya Primanda
11-05-2002 5:15 AM


Andya
I don't think there is anything I need to forgive you about! You're a gentleman (unless you're a gentlewoman).

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