A little response to "How Did the Apostles Die?"
Brian Dean errancy@infidels.org
Sun, 01 Aug 1999 15:08:55 -0400 (00933552535, 37A49B47.996DB5D1@worldnet.att.net)
> >>> BRIDEAN
> >>> Ok, how could Karl Marx be a "communist" if the first communist state was
> >>> not yet created?
> >>
> >> BAKKE
> >> The idea of "communism" had to be invented before the first state based
> >> upon that idea could have arisen.
> >
> > BRIDEAN
> > So let me see if I have this correct. There would have to be communists
> > before there could be a communist state right? So how does the mere
> > fact that Fatima occured before there was a communist state rule out the
> > possibility of there being communists there?
>
> BAKKE
> It doesn't. The original problem was the combination of the Marian
> prediction concerning Russia with the purported presence of "godless
> communists" (i.e., the Russian version of communism) at Fatima. It
> should be clear by now that these two things are separate and unrelated
> and should not be used to circularly reinforce each other.
BRIDEAN
I didn't intend for them to be related in any direct way. The following are
two SEPERATE statements
1) Mary predicted that Russia would spread the error of communism over
the whole world.
2) There were godless communists at Fatima that were converted.
By the way, just to make sure I have this straight, you say that "godless"
communism is Russian. And you are trying to therefore imply that anyone
who is a "godless" communist must be Russian. Am I correct in assuming
that this is what you are trying to assert?