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To: epsteinbd who wrote (2925)	10/6/2001 1:16:59 PM
From: John Chen	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

epsteinbd,re:"god". Did God in the "Bible" order/execute the 'killing of all first born' to punish the evil empire. Please give an answer: "yes" or "no". My view of religion is : one of the many WAYS to manage humanbeings's suffering, confusion... Also, the Democrate Party is right, there is no right or wrong of each event, only why and how did it happen. Was it because of some prior event's, like poor childhood, past abuse or prior injustice exerted on them. I think Democrate can handle US and the world in a more humane way. I think global communism/socialis is in the work here.

To: epsteinbd who wrote (2925)	10/6/2001 7:56:07 PM
From: Michael Watkins	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Your logic fits you, fits your purpose, but certainly theologians and people of faith the world over would take exception to the conclusion that you draw. If both gods existed, theirs and "ours", they would have fought it out, and 6000 innocent would not have had to perish, unless their god had overcome "ours". Now if there is only one common god, it wouldn't have happened, either. Even most atheists will agree that man is capable of both tremendous evil and tremendous good. And many religions follow a principle that God gave man the free will to choose. Some people clearly choose evil. That evil happens does not disprove the existence of God in the minds of people of faith.