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From: barry@ames.UUCP (Kenn Barry)
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Subject: Re: reply to Mike Huybensz, concerning miracles
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	Mike Huybenz wrote:
>The choice is not JC or nothing: it is JC, Buddha, Mohammed, Zoroaster,
>Moses, Krishna, etc. or nothing.

	And David Harwood replied:
>	The only thing I would say about these others is: first, unlike
>Christianity, they are not widely accepted throughout the world in every
>culture.

	David, I know you and Mike have been going at this "miracles"
thing hot and heavy, but don't let your intensity do away entirely with
your reason. The world has many widely accepted religions, of which
Christianity happens to be the most widespread, for historical reasons
having nothing to do with its specific theology. Moreover, suggesting
that any religion acquires more moral force because it's popular is pretty
silly, isn't it? Would you become a Buddhist if, 10 years from now, Buddhism
had the largest number of adherents?

-  From the Crow's Nest  -                      Kenn Barry
                                                NASA-Ames Research Center
                                                Moffett Field, CA
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