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From: robison@eosp1.UUCP (Tobias D. Robison)
Newsgroups: net.religion
Subject: Re: Good and evil
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Date: Tue, 3-Jan-84 17:38:17 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan  3 17:38:17 1984
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Although the idea that children should not be punished for the sins
of their parents is in fashion today, there is nothing so great
about it, and much to say in favor of the Old Testament views.
Many of our worst problems today come from our refusal to accept
that people today are punishing their descendants for their sins -- in
the polluting of the environment, the acceleration of high technology
in nuclear deterrents, and in our peculiar attitudes toward
economic planning and birth control.

On FREE WILL in the first five books of the bible:  a case can be
made from several quotes that the Jews are given free will and the
choice of whether or not to follow commandments, but non-jews are
not given free will, nor the choice of following the commandments.

From my own perspective, it appears that everyone I have ever met has
the same degree of free will that I have.  Consequently I assume that
at some time in history between the events narrated in the Bible,
all other peoples have been given free will and the choice to follow
their religion.  This constitutes a proof to me that everyone else
has a religion that they may follow, which is just as valid as mine.

				  - TobyRobison
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