Jerry Falwell
Achilles Sophia achillesz@usa.net
Tue, 22 Sep 1998 16:08:42 -0400 (00906512922, 20084244724443@cfagroup.com)
Hi there Joseph,
>Hello, Achilles!
>
>At 01:48 PM 9/22/98 -0400, Achilles Sophia wrote:
>>>Hey, Mr. Till,
>>> I read one of Falwell's books and there is no use arguing with him or
>>his cohorts. In his book he said that part of the reason that he believed
>>that the Bible was the inerrant word of his god was because of the
>>prophecies that came true. Do you know what he said about the prophecies?
>>That only an atheist or agnostic would consider them ALL a coincidence.
>>This, if anything reveals Falwell's ignorance.
>>
>>ACHILLES
>>I suppose this means that he thinks Hindus believe his bible?
>
>
>CREA
> From what little I have garnered about Falwell, the Hindus, Buddhists,
>Jains, Jews, Muslims, Zoroastrians, Confucianists, Daoists, Animists, et al,
>if they would only read his Bible AS HE HAS, would be forced to either
>accept it for what it is )according to Falwell) or else deny the plain facts
>that have been presented to them. Of course, one must read the Bible
>CORRECTLY, like a little child (sans critical faculties), in order to
>accomplish this great end.
>
ACHILLES
Funny, the little children I deal with are curious little creatures, always
asking questions, I suppose Fallwell's little children must be different...
Achilles
"...we are not simply contending in order that my view or that
of yours may prevail, but I presume we ought both of us to be
fighting for the truth..."
from Philebus, the Dialogues of Plato