Re: [Fwd: Just Beg It Again]

Jerry McDonald (jerrydmcdonald@mail.geocities.com)
Fri, 25 Jul 1997 20:22:10 +0000

Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 17:30:45 -0700
From: "Jerry D. McDonald" <challenge@ctwok.com>
Reply-to: challenge@ctwok.com
To: challenge@ctwok.com
Subject: [Fwd: Just Beg It Again]

Farrell Till wrote:
>
> Farrell Till wrote:
> >
> > McDONALD
> > 2. How God chose to punish David was his business and none of mine.
> >
> > TILL
> > Jerry's comment could be made by any religious adherent defending a
> > challenge to the integrity of his/her holy book. All that it proves is
> that
> > Jerry sees the problem but chooses to brush it aside with a senseless
> > comment, which, among other things, begs the question of the Bible's
> origin.
>
> McDONALD
> This doesn't show that I see a problem with what God did, but I just
> want to avoid an embarrasing situation. It shows that I don't
> elevate myself to God's level and presume to tell God how he can and
> cannot punish someone.
>
> TILL
> And so you will just beg the question again.
>
> Farrell Till
> Skepticism, Inc.
> jftill@midwest.net

McDonald
Nope, I just don't believe that I can place myself in the position of
questioning why God does anything. Till is different he thinks he is
on the same level as God, I don't.

In Christ's service,
Jerry D. McDonald
jerrydmcdonald@geocities.com
http://www.angelfire.com/mo/mcdonaldsplace/index.html
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/7252/index.html
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