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To: Mitch Blevins who wrote (32932)	10/2/2001 5:35:32 PM
From: epsteinbd	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 39621

Convincing work. But I do have a problem here : I do not like mister Jackson.

To: Mitch Blevins who wrote (32932)	10/2/2001 7:36:22 PM
From: sunshadow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 39621

Mitch, you have taken blasphemy down a twisted path to a new low.

To: Mitch Blevins who wrote (32932)	10/2/2001 8:18:00 PM
From: Greg or e	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 39621

That was a very good job of scripture twisting Mitch. If more Christians learned to read the Bible in context then we would have far less of it in our own midst. You are obviously not serious about MJ, so I won't bother with refuting the details of your little exercise, but it should stand as a useful warning that Scripture is easily abused and perverted if not approached and studied carefully. I'm wondering; Do you believe in God at all, or is this just an exercise in poking fun at Christians and Christianity? When I asked you from what source you derived meaning in this life, you responded.... "If you stay aware of the transitory nature of life and self, then angst and dukkha need not arise. The desire to derive meaning or find "the true religion" is just a symptom of neglecting or denying this fact." So life is short and then you die? That's one way of looking at it I guess, but it leaves me rather cold. "Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die" I fail to see how concentrating on the transitory nature of our brief existence on this planet will somehow prevent the existential angst you referred to from rising up. That's not an explanation that's simply evading asking yourself the tough questions. Have you ever read a happy existentialist novel? Do you think perhaps there is a reason for that? Did Sartre and Camus miss something that you have discovered? Suicide and utter despair are the logical ends of such thinking. Perhaps you should think your philosophy of life through to it's own conclusion. You might also want to expand your reading a bit to include some authors who are somewhat less presupposed to find things that are "wrong" with Scripture, and take another look at it. The basic facts of Christianity are really not heavily disputed even by those who do not believe in Christ personally. Not only does Christianity have a far right, but there is also a loonie left as well. they're called the Jesus Seminar. Jesus Christ was a man that lived and was crucified for claiming to be God and for claiming the ability to forgive sin. He died and rose again the third day thereby validating those claims. You don't have to be a biblical inerrantist to subscribe to that.