On May 21, 5:15 am, Just James <post_mas...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Ron Ford wrote:
> > On Wed, 21 May 2008 01:13:08 -0700 (PDT), "john p" wrote:
>
> >> I am reading Daniel C. Dennett's book, "Breaking the Spell," and I
> >> found this thought of his especially revealing:
>
> >> We can begin with the anthropomorphic Gods and the arguments from
> >> presumed historical do***entation. suck as this: according to the
> >> Bible, which is the literal truth, God exists, has always existed,
and
> >> created the universe in seven days a few thousand years ago. The
> >> historical arguments are apparently satisfying to those who accept
> >> them, but they simply cannot be introduced into a serious
> >> investigation, since they are manifestly question-begging. (If this
is
> >> not obvious to you, ask whether The /Book of Mormon/ [1829] or the
> >> founding do***ent of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard's book /Dianetics/
> >> [1950], should be taken as irrefutable evidence for the propositions
> >> it contains. No text can be conceded the status of "gospel truth"
> >> without foreclosing all rational inquiry.) page 240-241
>
> >> Isn't it interesting how atheists when addressing Christians about
> >> their non-logical beliefs will mention mormonism and other cults as
> >> examples of human gullibility because the fraud is obvious to those
> >> outside the bubble.
>
> > That's a double dose of bad ideas with the BOM and the Hubbardmeister.
If
> > I were you, I might appreciably write everything I know on a napkin
which I
> > then discarded.
>
> > Have a nice day,
>
> Am I just dense? What are you saying? I see the words, but it's like
> reading Greek.
>
> --
> Just James
>
> "When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know
> peace."
>
> - Jimi Hendrix
Greek makes more sense. At least with greek I can use my lexicon and
figure out what was written.
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