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Subject: Slight mix-up here.

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Diane

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Date Posted: 08:16:53 02/18/02 Mon
In reply to: Raven Kindshadow 's message, "Re: It looks like we're getting somewhere" on 19:06:41 02/17/02 Sun

>I do not see that I have been avoiding the question
>just taking my time to think up a good reply.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I wasn't asking you why you have been avoiding a question, but why have you avoided the New Testement? You seem to place all your beliefs about Christianity on Old Testement laws and beliefs, whereas most of us adhere much more strongly to the New Testement as a daily guide for our lives.

I believe that in not knowing your opponents argument, you really don't know your own.

I don't
>see that any beliefs hold vantages and disadvantages
>except by how people of other beliefs view them i.e.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ahh, but that's where you're wrong. When you apply New Testement principles to your life, they work.

>Christianity has the advantage of being seen kindly by
>many other people whereas Paganism does not have this
>"advantage."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~If you knew what Christ has done for some of these people, you would understand why.

>>Got a URL or another board where you
>>have discussed your beliefs?
>
>I mentioned this on Prinncesss's board.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I'll go back there and see if I can find it then.

>I do not believe in any super natural creator but at
>the same time I cannot give an absolute answer on why
>any of us are here.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Well, if you don't believe in God, then by default you are putting yourself in that position. I don't entirely disagree with this view either.

The Bible actually teaches that we are children of God. And what do children usually do? They usually grow up to be adults right? Your beliefs do not disagree with the Bible in this respect. It's just that most of the Christian world doesn't agree with the same conclusions I've come to. They will have to change.

However, if you don't believe in someone/something higher in knowledge and love than yourself, then I think you're really missing out on something. You have nothing higher that you can aspire to and grow towards, because you're already at your highest level.

So you see no belief has it's advantages
>except what other people think about them.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Well, as above, that's not entirely true. If you haven't sincerely tried it, you cannot know this. But I agree that it's easier to go along with the majority in most cases.

Diane

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Subject	Author	Date
Let's agree to disagree	Raven Kindshadow	06:17:10 02/23/02 Sat
What was the point of the website? -- Diane, 08:08:15 02/23/02 Sat Re: What was the point of the website? -- Raven Kindshadow, 12:28:49 02/27/02 Wed I accept your offer! -- Diane, 11:44:50 02/28/02 Thu Re: I accept your offer! -- Raven Kindshadow, 15:03:27 03/05/02 Tue Re: I accept your offer! -- Diane, 07:31:52 03/06/02 Wed