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Subject: Re: Replies to Bickford/Sargent on Chris - (nfÞ
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/***** uokvax:net.religion / pucc-h!aeq / 12:15 am  Apr  8, 1984 */
The fact that there is strong evidence (one might call it compelling) for the
efficacy of Christianity (as to other religions, I don't know), and yet many
people don't believe it, indicates that those who DON'T believe are the ones
being duped.  I still don't understand why you consider "Christ changed my
life" to be an unconvincing testimony; if someone's life was going nowhere
but downhill before he accepted Christ, and Christ turned him around, that
ought to be convincing.
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Sigh. One tires of pointing this out repeatedly, and hence I'll do it
this one last time, even though it means abandoning the field to
fallacious logic:  the most that one can conclude from that sort of
anecdotal evidence is that believing in *SOMETHING* (Ubizmo, Christ,
Marx, the trans-Jovian Jelly Donut) in some cases changes people's
lives. It doesn't seem that the object of belief, its validity, or
current existence makes much difference; it is the belief that is
significant--I suppose it gives those who need it a reason to slog
through everyday life and a feeling of being in on something that
matters (Ahura-Mazda vs. Ahriman, or the quest for the One Ring,
etc.).

					James Jones