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

To: The Philosopher who wrote (11604)	4/16/2001 7:55:40 PM
From: Win Smith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

Ah, so you think Jim Jones and David Koresh were cool dudes, as long as they made their followers happy? Going back to where I jumped in, you wrote: in Message 15670001 I look at the life of Mother Teresa, for example. Either she is right that God exists and motivates her, or she is a totally crazy coot living in poverty because of a serious mental illness. You can't reasonably explain her life and dedication in any other way. False dichotomy warning. It's quite reasonable to explain her life and dedication in another way. She has faith, which is no doubt a large part of the motivation for her good works. You seem to be asserting that either her faith is base on the "truth" of God's existence, or she's crazy. I think that's a dubious assertion. There's no denying Mother Theresa's faith, but her faith in no way proves that her God, or any God, exists.