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From: david@ssc-vax.UUCP (David Norris)
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Subject: Re: Let's play a game
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Date: Mon, 9-Apr-84 01:38:40 EST
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Rich Rosen proposes an intellectual game called REVERSO, where the (Theists
and Atheists?) reverse roles for a month.  Here are my views.

Intellectually, the game sounds like fun.  But, after giving it some serious
thought, it just won't work, for the following reasons:
	1)  Each side will find itself straining to correct the opposite side,
  	    attempting to make sure they have the "right" argument.
	2)  You won't get 100% participation, and the people who don't play
	    will screw the game up.  I DO NOT think that they are party-
	    poopers; they have valid reasons for not wanting to participate.
	3)  The "game" presumes the "point-of-view" to be of greater value
	    than ultimate Truth or reality.  I can understand such a game
	    between, say, a democrat and republican, where the goal of both
	    sides are similar.  But, if Christianity is the Truth (and I
	    believe it is), and can only be fully understood with God's
	    help, how can anyone argue for it if they don't understand it?
	    Christianity is not an intellectual ball to be batted back and
	    forth.  The whole idea is somewhat irreverent.  Try playing
	    the same game with something you hold dearest to your heart,
	    and see how YOU feel.  Defend the position that your wife is a
	    a whore, or that Nazis were justified in exterminating millions
	    of Jews.  The game isn't as fun any more, is it?

So, Rich, I apologize, but I can't take part.  To be honest, it would be fun
to see just how much the atheists/agnostics know about the subject they so
vehemiently oppose.  I doubt if half the people here have cracked a Bible
for more than a few minutes (semi-challenge, here), with a very few exceptions,
Laura C. being one of them (maybe...).

So, if you want to play your game, go ahead.  I will continue to present the
Christian position as best as I can.  But I love my Saviour too much to make
a mockery of Him here.  He sufferred horribly and died on my account; He
deserves better than that from me.
  
	-- David Norris        :-)
	-- uw-beaver!ssc-vax!david