Ron and a standard of
Achilles Sophia achillesz@usa.net
Wed, 9 Sep 1998 23:31:14 -0400 (00905416274, 03311450284819@cfagroup.com)
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>> RON
>> I am not suggesting that God has changed.
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>TILL
>Ron is arguing from a hidden assumption that his god really exists. Any
>other religionist could do the same. A Hindu, for example, could say, "I am
>not suggesting that Vishnu has changed."
ACHILLES
At least the Hindu would have some consistency though. Vishnu and Šiva act
in their own roles, they do not switch about. And even Šiva acts in a way
which tends to show his nature as an eternal force of nature, not as a
vengeful tribal war god.
>QUESTION: Is Ron ever going to gain even a halfway accurate conception of
>what constitutes real evidence?
ACHILLES
Answer: It is very possible. Unlike Matt, he has yet to completely renounce
the faculty of reason his creator endowed him with.
"Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors, and miss. "
- RAH