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From: aeq@pucc-h (Jeff Sargent)
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Subject: Re: More replies to Ken (and general comments)
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Date: Tue, 20-Nov-84 09:59:24 EST
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From John T. Nelson (trwrba!jnelson):

> if man *were* by himself (that is, without
> God) then there would be nothing he would need saving *from*.  There would
> be no train to run him down (the train being a metaphor for hell) since
> according to Ken [Nichols] it is God who is providing the damnation.

But if there were no God, man would not exist.  Nothing would exist.  (This
could get into some really mind-bending philosophy....)

Anyway, the engineer of your train is you.  You choose to run yourself down.

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-- Jeff Sargent
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