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To: LLCF who wrote (160)	8/6/2005 3:18:28 AM
From: FrozenZ	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26251

It's not just semantics and amounts to a huge difference. Here's an example of one reason why. Let's say that Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Hinduism believe in the idea of a soul. That generally means that somewhere in the deepest realms of God, souls are being created. This suggests to them that these newly created souls are then born and in some religions reborn and eventually return to union with God. Therefore a Catholic for example is doing a great deed by having many children, enabling the creation of souls which then expand heaven (or hell as in my family). <g> On the other hand, if there are not many souls, but only a single Being, then there is no merit in having more children. Nothing is accomplished by it. More souls are not being created and going to nirvana/heaven/God. There was only one to begin with. This is just one example, there are others involving the implications of no such thing as a created individual soul.