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From: tims@mako.UUCP (Tim Stoehr)
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Subject: Re: The (non-) existence of God.
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Date: Fri, 23-Mar-84 12:19:07 EST
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 > And, as so many opponents of Christianity do, you're imprisoning yourself
 > by insisting that God be demonstrable solely to the rational mind.

On the contrary, I tend to believe that God is demonstrable solely to
the irrational mind.

 > Still, you have not been looking in the right places for evidence;

OK, then you show me the evidence.

 > Do you believe the histories of, say, the Roman Empire that
 > were written at that time period?  You believe every historical fact on
 > authority, because someone whom you perceive as reliable has told you so.

I believe the basics of this, the details are UNKNOWN.  The roman
emporers claimed to be divine, and lots of people believed that at
the time.  Do you?

 > And finally, why not believe those who say that they have talked
 > with God, or been miraculously healed by Him...

For the same reason that I will not believe the many who claim to
have been taken aboard flying saucers.