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All,

     Brett sent me this.  I'm forwarding it, with my own reply.  May
as well keep this argument public.



---Brett Jensen <brettski_boy@hotmail.com> wrote:

>

> ----Original Message Follows----

> ---Brett Jensen <brettski_boy@hotmail.com> wrote:

> >

> > When I presented this story for your thought, I wasn't claiming

> there is 

> > a God, nor pointing to a certain one... All this story was intended

> to 

> > do was to make you think. That's all! It's just a fun little story

> that 

> > kind of puts things in a new perspective. It sure did for me!

> Besides, 

> > if you're not opening your mind to little stories like this, you

are 

> > severely opposing the whole point of this list. Just think about it

> for 

> > a while! Open up, and let your mind consider!



> BRYCE

>      Okay, my brain is open, almost to the point of falling entirely

> out.  Now, what was the story supposed to make me think ABOUT?  The

> fact that the existence of a brain can be confirmed through an MRI? 

> What new perspective was I supposed to get from this little morality

> play?  Perhaps a deeper understanding of Silly Christian Urban Myths

> (SCUMs)?

> ==

> Bryce Anderson


BRETT

> Bryce, I hope everyone would agree with me that you're being rather

> argumentative at the moment.


BRYCE
     Probably, though being argumentative is actually a plus on this
list.  I hope everyone would also agree that, in my argumentation, I
raised a couple of pointed questions that you have simply dodged.

BRETT
 I'd also have to argue the point that

> if you use any brain at all (by the way which BRAIN are you talking

> about?!) that it's not open. 


BRYCE
     Believe me, I tried to keep an open mind.  I had hoped that the
new guy would be thoughtful, insightful, and raise good points.  Five
seconds into your first post, you blew it.

     Am I "open" to the possibility that God exists?  Yes.  Am I
"open" to the possibility that we're all living inside a giant
computer?  Yes.  There are a lot of things that can't be disproven,
and may be proven later.  When the evidence warrants it, I am always
willing to change my mind.  You, however, seem to feel that if I don't
take your word for it, I'm closed-minded.  Your unsupported assertion
and fifty cents will buy you a soda. 

     Please clarify your "which brain" question.  In its current form,
it appears to be entirely incoherent.

BRETT

> When you're done being stupid, we'll talk.


BRYCE
     Does that mean you're giving yourself permission to avoid
answering my questions?  Feel free.  But don't expect your dodging to
impress anyone.

     Why HAVEN'T you opened your heart to Zeus?  He loves you, and
wants you to find Him!

==
Bryce Anderson
http://members.tripod.com/~Idafab/index.html

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