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To: Lane3 who wrote (5257)	3/7/2003 9:44:24 PM
From: briskit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 7720

That brings a lot of things to mind. Do you think a person might not arrive at theism on other grounds? It reminds me of the old "God is a crutch" argument, i.e. for the weak and needy. Self-sufficient (and as the article suggests, therefore modern, internally superior individuals) would never arrive at theistic conclusions because they have no interior weakness driving them with a need of theism. I guess that goes back to Marx "opiate of the masses?" and Freud for modern minds. I doubt this is the final chapter on the discussion. On the other hand, Jesus, for one, said he did not "come for those who didn't need a doctor", i.e those who "have no need". Those individuals sensed no reason to relate to what he said. They were not listening for anything about their state of health, thank you very much. They were indeed fine. I think the article sums up rather well many of the sentiments on the issue.