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From: steiny@scc.UUCP (Don Steiny)
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Subject: Re: Atheism is DEAD!
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Date: Thu, 9-Oct-86 12:24:49 EDT
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In article <2584@watdcsu.UUCP> magore@watdcsu.UUCP (M.A.Gore - ICR) writes:

>Main point of this posting. What do non-Christians think that
>Christians believe in God for?:
>
>	1) 'Just because the Bible tells us.'
>	2) 'Because we need a crutch to hold are lives up.'
>	3) 'Our parents told us.'
>	4) 'Not very bright. No science in our education.'
>	5) 'There is a sucker born every minute.'
>
>	These are just a few of the myths that non-Christians
>have about Christians. But I contend *if* you believe these or
>statements like these that you have a 'comfortable myth' and a
>crutch that will keep you from understanding Christians.
>
	I had an acquaintance in high school that took so much
LSD that the spirts came and talked to him and told him to
read the bible.    He has been a fanatical Christian ever
since (nearly 20 years).    You can add "hallucinations" to the
list.




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