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From: wall@fortune.UUCP (Jim Wall)
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Subject: Agnosticism
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Date: Fri, 30-Mar-84 11:20:27 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 30 11:20:27 1984
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This really isn't a flame, (really), I have found that any attempt
to raise ones voice or emotional level when talking about religion
is a waste of time; it just makes the other person ignore your
arguments that much faster. 

What was I talking about? Oh, yes: agnostics.

  Even though the dictionary definition of agnostic is someone who
believes that we don't know if their is a God(s) or not, their is
a lot of 'agnostics' that interpret the word differently. I am one.
My own beliefs about God are really not important, except to me, the
issue here is organized religion. Many 'agnostics' don't believe in
any one religion, even though they may believe in God. How can one 
religion be 'right' and another 'wrong'. Well I'm not going to try and 
convince anyone of this form of agnosticism, because I firmly believe
that what you believe in is your own business, and as long as it 
doesn't upset my life, go to it. 
						-Jim

P.S. I like religions that build orphanages and do public works, I
don't like religions that have religious wars or go door to door (I
don't know which is worse).