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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 12:37:06 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 23 12:37:06 1984
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 > It's a very tempting belief, you say, and yet you don't embrace it?  Why,
 > pray tell, is the opposite belief (that there is no God, no life after
 > death-- or before it for that matter, no hope, no love) more tempting??

You imply that people should believe that which is comforting.
Why don't you believe that you will never grow old and feeble?
Because this defies rational belief.  I won't believe in God just
because it comforting.  You also say that one doesn't believe in
love and hope if one doesn't believe in God.  I have plenty of
love and hope, but I don't have to look to God for it.  If you
do, that's your limitation, don't believe that everyone is saddled
with it.