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To: SOROS who wrote (14677)	6/4/2001 1:14:17 AM
From: Dr. Id	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22706

You need to study how much "evidence" exist that George Washington was real vs. that Jesus was a man who taught, was put to death, and then later was alive again. I assume you have not done this, or you would not be so quick to dismiss the Bible as just another book of stories. I remain, SOROS Elvis has been spotted in several Seven Eleven's following his death. I challenge you to prove that he has not risen. He remains, Elvis Dr.Id@whatthehellishetalkingabout.com

To: SOROS who wrote (14677)	6/4/2001 1:18:22 AM
From: kumar	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22706

offer me a better alternative for something eternal after this life how about "dead meat" just like the beef/chicken/lamb etc some of us eat ?

To: SOROS who wrote (14677)	6/4/2001 1:32:57 AM
From: Uncle Frank	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22706

>> From a human standpoint, I always try to play the odds. You roll your dice, and I'll roll mine. If you can offer me a better alternative for something eternal after this life than a God that created and set the rules, then I will gladly look into it. On the surface, it seems that rather than being a "believer", you're simply hedging your bets, Soros. I doubt that will prove any more effective than your attempts to hedge your investments. Do some fundamental analysis and make a commitment or you may find yourself bankrupt on both stages. But whatever you wind up doing, try to realize that your religious beliefs are intensely personal issues, and not of interest to people who have no connection to you. uf

To: SOROS who wrote (14677)	6/4/2001 2:20:24 AM
From: FaultLine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22706

I have never found a single person who can "prove" anything in the Bible to be wrong or in error. Ahem, observe: Titus 1:12 One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, ""Cretans are always liars..." Hmmm, let me see...true?...or...false?...or...true?...or...false?...or... true?...or...false?...or...true?...or...false?...or...true?...or... false?...or...true?...or...false?...or...true?...or... false?...or..true?...or...false?...or...true?...or... false?...or...true?...or...false?...or... true?...or...false?...or.....don't self-referential paradoxes drive you bats :o) ..true?...or... Please PM me for the address to send my "Show Me One Thing That Isn't Perfectly True" award. I remain, FaultLine@wehaveabattypairofdocsheretoo.com

To: SOROS who wrote (14677)	6/4/2001 12:30:05 PM
From: Thomas Mercer-Hursh	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 22706

I have never found a single person who can "prove" anything in the Bible to be wrong or in error. An interesting claim ... but one that seems only to ever be mouthed who have taken this as an article of faith and thus conveniently deny the quality of proof when it might endanger the premise while ironically citing as proven many things that rest on the flimsiest of contentions. FWIW, I have read the book in question cover to cover, which many thumpers seem not to have managed, preferring instead to cite this bit or that bit in evidence of what they want to believe anyway. Anyone who has made any kind of a scholarly study of the Bible will tell you that not only does it contain many things which are contradictory to things contained elsewhere within it, but various versions and translations say quite different things, not to mention the very ambiguity about which writings are and are not correctly included within the overall title. What has always amazed me in this era of global awareness is how people can assert so absolutely that this one document ... often version which is a rather poor translation at that (see the Jerusalem Bible if you want a reasonable translation) ... is the absolute and only Truth when there is such a wide diversity of people and religions in the world, many with their own traditions of revelation, many with long and literate histories, i.e., not easily dismissed as "merely" something thought by a bunch of barbarians. It would seem that the tiniest dollop of humility would be sufficient to make one think that one might not have the only version of the truth.