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From: dubois@uwmacc.UUCP (Paul DuBois)
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Subject: Re: to Paul DuBois
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Date: Fri, 12-Apr-85 17:23:58 EST
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> > It wasn't expired on my machine.
> > 
> > Your presumptions were clear.  You had to have had some idea about
> > what talking to God meant in order to write your article.  And your
> > belief system doesn't foster notions of a diety.  Hence the irony.
> 
> Double irony.  It is your very presumptions about religious experiences
> actually BEING instances of "talking to god" that were the original
> subject.  Assume god.  Assume it's talking to you. ...

YOU were the one that wrote the article.  You simply evaded the issue
with this reply.

> > And what's this volunteering stuff?  Did I say that?
> 
> I thought you had joined the fair Gary Samuelson and the lovely "charles"
> Wingate in vowing never to speak or listen to me again, openminded foe
> of atheism that you are.  (It seems Paul Dubuc has wittingly or unwittingly
> joined their ranks, since I have not heard a reply from him lately in our
> discussion on my "Logic" article---by the way, while it lasted, it was
> the ONLY discussion on the topic to stick to the issues and not stray into
> "I don't like 'your' definition of religion" nonsense)

Openminded.  Like your framework (or whatever you want to call it) leaves
any room for even the bare possibility of theism.  Make me laugh, Rich.
You thought?  Hey!  That means you presupposed something.

> 
> > Pshaw.  Presumptions explained above.
> 
> > Answered above.
> 
> Isn't that always the case with you?  :-)

Yep.  I'm a Christian.  Ergo, my brain's on hold.
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