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From: steven@qubix.UUCP (Steven Maurer)
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Subject: Re: A Question for Rich Rosen
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Date: Thu, 3-May-84 10:07:31 EDT
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[Pardon me for butting in]


>  and I invite Rich (and anyone else who regards himself/herself in Rich's 
>  camp) to comment on it:
>  
>  QUESTION:
>  What evidence would you LOOK FOR to convince you that God 
>  DOES (or at least COULD) exist?  

>  If you choose to respond to this question, I ask that your response be 
>  clear and specific as possible.  I have read lots of articles on the net 
>  by a number of people stating that they DON'T accept certain evidence as 
>  valid, and I'm wondering what evidence people WOULD accept.  


    This very question was asked of me by GRW, while I was in college.

    My answer:   A license plate.

    Not just ANY license plate, one especially monagrammed with my name
    on it, and saying on the back: "Guess Who?".   I would, of course,
    like this to be delivered into my hands in the typical showy fashon --
    a poof, bang, flash, and a "Let there be License Plate".

    This would remove all my doubts.


    Now I realize that this is a pretty tall order, but for the guy who
    reportedly made the universe in 6 days, it should be nothing at all.
    I ALSO realize that "Satan", and his crowd, could probably do the same
    thing.... hey no problem!  I don't choose sides!  Just get me my
    license plate.

    Some Christians will no doubt tell me that this is improbable evidence
    since either 1] It interferes with my "free will", or 2] "God doesn't
    work that way".    As far as 1] is concerned, I will tell you that I
    really couldn't care less about free will when such valuable retirement 
    property (heaven/hell) is at stake.. I handily give it all up....
    hmmmm... still no license plate.    As far as 2] is concerned, I
    disagree..  The entire Bible is made up of stories where NON-BELIEVERS
    are accosted by angels: "Pssst!  Hey bub!  Wanna believe in a god?",
    and converted to the faith.   (Often these people were mass murders,
    and one convert had even spent his life trying to stamp out
    Christianity, before some angel came down and said cut it out).  Why
    should I be left out of the fun??


    Steven Maurer