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Date Posted: 22:40:00 01/05/00 Wed
Author: Anonymous
Subject: Good Point!
In reply to: Mathra 's message, "Re: Hang on tight and enjoy the ride" on 12:37:28 01/04/00 Tue

> ...You should not 'believe' in anything. Seek
> [to know] only the truth. Beliefs only show a lack
> of knowledge. Beliefs are the 1st stage of ignorance
> and fanaticism...

The only problem with this is that almost all 'truths' are based (at their core) on a belief or set of beliefs. No one EVER can know the ACTUAL TRUTH, for, in my humble opinion, it would require the knowledge of EVERYTHING. It's is the only way I can conceive of to have a 'truth' that is not based in any way on a 'belief'.

> ...The 'christians' of which you speak are not really
> christians and they have no 'real' religious freedom.
> Anytime the people are offered a choice between the
> truth and false religion, some poor fool winds up
> hanging from the nearest tree...

I like that line very much! Would you mind if I 'borrowed' it a little? It's 'true', blunt, and very quotable..., but back to the subject: I think it depends a lot on the definition you choose to use for 'christian'. If you mean those that believe in 'Christ-the-savior', I would say they ARE 'true christians', BUT if you mean those who believe only because it's what they were taught growing-up or what they chose to believe out of fear of eternal punishment, then I would agree that they are not TRULY 'christians' but instead, shallow followers of something they only pretend to understand.

As far as 'religious freedom' + 'christianity' -- I feel compelled to point out that to be a 'christian' in the biblical sense, you aren't SUPPOSED to have 'freedom'. You are to worship 'the one true god'... or something to that effect, or burn eternally for your disobedience.

> It makes perfect sense to me, I just wonder what all
> the idiots are going to do when they find out they
> missed 'The Great Speckled Bird'.
>
> So I guess I WILL just HANG-ON & OUT and not from a
> tree, because sure as HELL, there is nothing I or
> anyone else can do ALONE.
>
> /G\

We are never 'TRULY' ALONE -- sometimes it's just a matter of realization that the others are there...

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