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From: kechkayl@ecn-ee.UUCP
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Subject: Re: 'Leaps of Faith' - (nf)
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Date: Sat, 21-Apr-84 02:58:44 EST
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Posted: Sat Apr 21 02:58:44 1984
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ecn-ee!kechkayl    Apr 20 06:03:00 1984


>	Some people do not think that the evidence for Christianity is
>	very good.  If anyone thinks that Christianity can be *proven*
>	on rational, logical grounds, they are mistaken. That is not
>	to say that Christianity is not logical; it is. But it goes
>	beyond our frail comprehension.

Sigh. Why must people insist that they are inferior? Why is it a 
necessity for some people to believe that there is a big parent 
up in the sky that will take care of them? Do you really feel that
your life is that futile? 

>	For most, the amount of evidence makes no difference. They may
>	accept a lot, or very little. The faith we are speaking of, as
>	I've said, is a gift from God. You can accept it or reject it,
>	but it is chiefly a matter of the will. I've said it before,
>	and I'll say it again:  it's not that people *can't* believe,
>	it's that they *won't* believe.

That is a true statement. I *won't* believe, just as I *won't* believe
in Santa Claus, or in the divinity of Richard Simmons. I won't believe
that I am inherently evil, or that I have no worth. I am proud to
be a human being, in spite of all the folly and stupidity in which the
human race has indulged. I don't *need* to have 'daddy' look after 
me. (And if you think this sounds like an emotional outburst, you're
right! :-) Sorry, but I don't feel the psychological need for a god.

				Thomas Ruschak
				pur-ee!kechkayl
				"Aiee! A toy robot!"