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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Tom Clarke who wrote (3454)	1/26/2001 9:32:47 AM
From: epicure	Respond to of 82486

Because it's a wonderful thing to make sport of. Imaginary friends lend themselves to comedy.

To: Tom Clarke who wrote (3454)	1/26/2001 10:11:14 AM
From: cosmicforce	Respond to of 82486

Because every penny we spend has the dogma of others emblazoned upon it? Could be.

To: Tom Clarke who wrote (3454)	1/26/2001 2:06:51 PM
From: E	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

You mean religion exists? Wow. That's heavy. Thanks for pointing it out. Now that I have had that clarified, I do want to make an informed choice. This site allows one to decide what one most desires in a religion, and with the assistance of a questionnaire, make the correct choice of religion. speakout.com I'll paste just one category, so you can see how helpful it will be: 1. WHAT IS THE NATURE OF THE DEITY OR DEITIES (I.E. GOD, GODS, HIGHER POWER, ETC.)? Only one God, a corporeal spirit (has a body), supreme, personal God Almighty, the Creator. Only one God, incorporeal (not body) spirit, supreme, personal God Almighty, the Creator. Multiple personal gods (or goddesses) regarded as facets of one God, and/or as separate gods. The supreme force is the impersonal Ultimate Reality (or life force, ultimate truth, cosmic order, absolute bliss, universal soul), which resides within and/or beyond all. The supreme existence is both the eternal, impersonal, formless Ultimate Reality, and personal God (or Gods). No God or supreme force. Or, not sure. Or, not important. None of the above. Importance of this matter compared to others: Lower, Low, Medium, High, Higher

To: Tom Clarke who wrote (3454)	1/26/2001 2:13:07 PM
From: E	Respond to of 82486

Maybe one category isn't sufficient. There are probably still benighted individuals out there who think that while there is certainly a God, no one has thought to worship, or even admire, It -- thus, no religion. Here is the next category: 2. ARE THERE HUMAN INCARNATIONS OF GOD (OR GODS/GODDESSES)? No human Incarnations and God is (or Gods/Goddesses are) supreme. One Incarnation. Many (or countless) Incarnations. No particular Incarnations because God is all and all are God (or God is in all). No Incarnations as there is no God. Or not sure. Or not important. None of the above. Importance of this matter: Lower, Low, Medium, High, Higher.

To: Tom Clarke who wrote (3454)	1/26/2001 2:14:32 PM
From: E	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

And section three of the questionnaire: 3. WHAT ARE THE ORIGINS OF THE PHYSICAL UNIVERSE AND LIFE ON EARTH? Per Book of Genesis; God created a mature universe and mature life forms from nothing in less than 7 days, less than 10,000 years ago. Per Book of Genesis, but "day" is not 24 hours, possibly referring to thousands (or even millions) of years, or to creation phases. God is creating and controlling the phenomena uncovered by scientists. Or, there are other spiritual explanations, but not in conflict with scientific discovery. All matter and life forms are manifestations (or illusions) of the eternal Absolute (Ultimate Truth, Universal Soul or Mind, et al). Only natural forces (like evolution) and no Creator or spiritual forces. Or not sure. Or not important. None of the above.