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From: vch@rruxo.UUCP (Kerro Panille)
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Subject: Re: How come God doesn't affect Dave?
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Date: Mon, 16-Sep-85 15:52:10 EDT
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>> He really is hurting inside worse than someone who simply disagrees or agrees
>> with something.  It is so obvious that a psychologist would have little
>>trouble diagnosing it as extreme or peculiar behavior likened to a psychosis. 
>> Paul is so obsessed with his ideas that he has lost the ability to reason
>> rationally about this subject.
>...
>> I happen to believe in a loving God, but I don't consider this as raving and
>> ranting about it.  You would be doing Paul a big favor if you didn't pat him
>> on the back and tell him everything is OK. 
>
>I fail to see the difference between you and Paul.  I tend to think you are
>two of a kind.  Your nonsense is just as raving as that of Paul, but at
>least Paul speaks cogently and answers questions put to him.  You, on the
>other hand, are an evader of the first order, and your positions have never
>once been substantiated by anything at all.  Paul's reasoning may be exactly
>the same in quality as those who believe in God (only diametrically opposite),
>but your "reasoning" processes have yet to be seen.
>					Rich Rosen    ihnp4!pyuxd!rlr

Rich, all I have to say to you is:

Look up "obsessive behavior" in a psychology book. Paul's postings about
the subject obiously show some deep-seated obsession about "beating" his
god to the punch.

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