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From: kaufman@nike.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Shove over and make room for God!
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Date: Wed, 10-Sep-86 15:09:39 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep 10 15:09:39 1986
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In article <194@BMS-AT.UUCP> stuart@BMS-AT.UUCP (Stuart D. Gathman) writes:
>This
>outlook is even Biblical!  In the book Ecclesiastes, the teacher 
>concludes after extensive observation costing his nation billions 
>of equivalent dollars that either
>a)	God does not exist and everything is meaningless.
>b)	God does exist and it is best to seek Him early in life.

GAAK!  Beg to differ!  What it says is:

a) Life sucks;
b) God MAY exist, but don't wait around for a handout;
c) Get what you can, while you can.

Seems pretty sensible to me, no?

					-Annoyingly,
					 Bilbo.
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