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From: gds@mit-eddie.UUCP (Greg Skinner)
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Subject: Re: M-U-C-H S-H-O-R-T-E-R response to David Norris
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Date: Wed, 11-Jan-84 10:34:01 EST
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	I would think that religious doctrines are far more guilty of
        this notion, and in fact seek to reinforce it (that is, the
        notion of blind acceptance). 

What do you call "blind acceptance"?  Are you referring to scripture
such as:

"He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and
he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And he
that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me is not worthy of me."
(Matt 10:37-38)

These things Jesus told his apostles when he commanded them to go into
Israel and preach the gospel.  His warning was not "accept me
unconditionally", but, "do not listen to the world, but follow me".
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