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To: robnhood who wrote (40221)	6/12/1999 7:40:00 PM
From: E	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

I guess you have just started reading these exchanges. I feel a little put off your question, for a couple of reasons. It is not only one you would not have asked had you read the quite lengthy and numerous posts I've made on the subject of my thoughts about the notion, as presented here by a number of people, that there is a God, (you can't know that, I understand, without reading my posts,) but it tosses off very cavalierly and dismissively a HUGE question, a question that would require of me, were I to respond to it seriously and undismissively, a significant investment of time and energy. So I guess I'll pass this time, rrman. Edit: I see you yourself must have noted the cavalierness so nakedly connoted by your "How do you know what's good or bad, BTW," as you have edited out the 'BTW."

To: robnhood who wrote (40221)	6/12/1999 8:01:00 PM
From: Jacques Chitte	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

When you get right down to it you can't even prove that you're breathing. There's Absolute Proof, then there's "good enough". And if I understand E correctly, and I presume to speak in her stead here - there is no "good enough" way to reconcile an orthodox view of a God who minds a "sparrow's fall" with one who sees benefit in burning a child. We're all taking this very seriously here. Nobody here is making an attempt to upset anyone's faith. The "regulars" here are too smart and too nice for that. I for one am immensely enjoying te discussion here - both its scope and its tone. Rare for the discussion of such a hypergolic topic. What somewhat creases me is that nobody here has taken my challenge seriously of contemplating an absent-minded God. One who looks at the burnt child and mutters "damn" for not having paid Attention. It's a tougher argument to dismiss than I initially thought. :-)