A comment

Jason errancy@infidels.org
Thu, 10 Jun 1999 14:19:54 -0500 (00929060394, 3.0.3.32.19990610141954.0069ff08@acelink.net)


At 03:01 PM 6/10/99 -0400, you wrote:

>>TILL
>>I don't conduct private correspondence, so I am posting this on an internet
>>list.
>>
>>Your experience proves nothing. There are people whose lives have been
>>dramatically changed by adopting belief in Islam, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism,
>>Scientology, New Age-ism, etc., etc., etc.
>
>Jason:
>
>What do you mean "it proves nothing"? If God, that is Jesus Christ, is a
>personal God and He acts on a personal level, as well as public then yes it
>does. It might not prove it to *you* specifically because it's not your
>experience, but it does prove that God (if existing...) does work in
>individual lives.
>
>Till
>
>>You suggest that you were
>>homeless for 12 years, so I would suspect that your conversion resulted
>from
>>experiences that you had at homeless shelters maintained by Christian
>>organizations. Your conversion very likely resulted from an emotional
>>feeling of gratitude, but had you had experiences with shelters maintained
>>by Islamic organizations, you would now be praising Allah for saving your
>>life and keeping you out of prison.
>
>Jason:
>
>How do you connect the two? Are you saying that shelter organizations that
>are run by Muslims are run exactly like those Christian organizations? What
>makes you think that the experiences at those organizations would be
>identical to the ones in the Christian organizations?
>
>Glenn:
>Wow Jason, you are incredibly dense! I can see why your stuck in the mire
>of Christianity. You can't seem to comprehend the simple points that Till
>has so clearly made to you. <shaking my head in disbelief> You are
>possibly the most asinine character I've ever come into contact with in
>cyberspace... Oh wait, there was a guy, Michael Fitzpatrick, who was on
>this list that could possibly qualify for "most pathetic." No, I think you
>win! Of course I'm not on any Christian lists in which case things might
>be different.
Jason: Yeah? It's people like you that make me think that all "atheists"/"skeptics" are as spiteful as you. Of course you're entitled to your opinions, but know that they are that and NOTHING MORE. ----------------------------------- "Which is worse: A Christian who does not know what he is talking about or an atheist who does not know what he is talking about?" http://www.origins.org