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

To: Solon who wrote (18562)	7/18/2001 1:40:43 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

It's an assumption grounded on nothing save his imagination. He clearly has a very good imagination. One must acknowledge that. In fact that may be one of the problems in communicating with him. EG- he imagined me to believe things I never said, because I said things he can't quite remember, but were sort of like that, if you completely changed them. I really find that odd. But that's probably just because it is very different from the way I function.

To: Solon who wrote (18562)	7/18/2001 3:21:30 AM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

"Do you believe it?--even without evidence from the bar-room , the bedpost, or the book?" Are you teasing me? I admitted the possibility that I could be wrong, that I had no data, not even anecdotal evidence. I said it was an assumption...far from a belief. But, lesee here. I have met lots of people who are agnostic regarding the existence of God (anecdotal). Many of them feel strongly that there could be a God they just don't like the set up given in the doctrinal religions and are looking for a better explanation. I deduced from this that they are leaning in the direction that there is a God but would like something like an auditory "Hey You, heads up for that lightnin bolt" to be convinced from whence it cometh. So as I said I assumed such people would be leaning toward soul recognition too. I have a hard time seeing how an agnostic could accept the possibility of God without the inclusion of a soul. Then there are all the mystics and perfect masters and such. If convenience rings my bell, I'll ask a lot of people and see what they have to say.