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From: par@ihlpl.UUCP (Paul Rupsis)
Newsgroups: net.religion.christian
Subject: Re: Truth About God (response to P. Zimmerman)
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Date: Wed, 4-Sep-85 18:02:23 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep  4 18:02:23 1985
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> 	L. Merletto (drutx!lrm) wrote an article asking why atheists and
> maltheists post to this newsgroup. I cannot speak for atheists, but allow
> me to present the maltheist position. I certainly do believe in the
> existence of God. In fact, I believe in the existence of the Christian
> God, the God who wrote the words of the Bible. I believe that He is a
> liar and a fraud. I believe that He has deceived people into believing
> that He is good, when in actuality He is extremely evil. In this way,
> He gains the glory of billions of people whorshiping Him, while continuing
> to enjoy the pleasure of hurting and humiliating us. 
> 
> 	It is a pity that you do not read the Usenet with an open mind,
> prefering instead to hear only the positions of Christians and other
> God whorshipers. God is certainly seeking to encourage this sort of
> thinking, since it inhibits our learning about what He really is,
> favoring the opinion He would like us to have of Him. The reason God
> encourages faith so much is because faith means that you won't stop
> to think about how evil God really is. I do hope that someday you
> get the chance to see God for what He is, realizing that He is a
> heinous evil pig monster out to abuse us all.
> 
> Be well,
> -- 
> Paul Zimmerman - AT&T Bell Laboratories

Hi Paul,

I am intrigued with the vehemence you portray in delineating your blief
in the evilness of God. I wish to extend an invitation to you to tell me
your beliefs about Satan. The Bible talks about Satan, so I do trust that
you believe he exists. How do you compare Satan to God? Is Satan evil?
Is Satan good? 

					Paul Rupsis