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From: liberte@uiucdcs.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Re: False Messiahs - (nf)
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Date: Sun, 22-Apr-84 22:59:00 EST
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uiucdcs!liberte    Apr 22 21:59:00 1984

The obvious answer to the delema of false prophets vs. the real thing is that
the proof is in the pudding.  You, individually, have to look at the works of
the prospective prophet and decide for yourself whether it rings true.  The
same goes for messiahs.  

At the same time, if you like what the speaker/doer
says/does, what does it matter if they were sponsered by good or evil forces?
No matter how much rings true, you have to examine it all anyways, if you
choose to.  

BTW, I dont believe in any "believe and you will be saved" magic.

Daniel LaLiberte,  U of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Computer Science
{moderation in all things - including moderation}