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From: seifert@ihuxl.UUCP (D.A. Seifert)
Newsgroups: net.religion
Subject: Re: Converts from Evidence - (nf)
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Date: Tue, 17-Apr-84 09:28:16 EST
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> I have to confess that you're probably right:  I also doubt that 
> objective evidence is enough to fully convince anyone to accept 
> Christ or to follow any other religious belief.  Some Christians 
> even have said this explicitly.
>
>		-- Jeff Sargent

Yes, but a sufficient amount of evidence can be a reason to
"try it out", to tentatively accept God (/god/gods).  Then
God (/god/gods) may decide to demonstrate to your satisfaction
that you *have* made the right choice.  (Or may not, and I don't
know why not either.  :-(   )

If you don't want to wade through _E_v_i_d_e_n_c_e _t_h_a_t _D_e_m_a_n_d_s _a _V_e_r_d_i_c_t,
McDowell has a much shorter, lighter book called _M_o_r_e _t_h_a_n _a _C_a_r_p_e_n_t_e_r.
This may provide sufficient evidence to either "give Christianity
a try", or to read his longer works.
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