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Politics : Should God be replaced? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: LLCF who wrote (24906)	11/17/2006 3:40:29 PM
From: Solon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 28931

"No one said 'coerced'" You said he was COMPELLED to run to the ME. This is not unlike being forced or pressured, so your denial is unconvincing. "he is "reacting" to ouside forces" I object to the word "reacting" as a matter of principle. It is a human conceit to consider that we have the responsibility to respond and to create rather than merely react. We like to believe that we MATTER. I believe that I matter, and that Mr. Bush matters. Therefore, words such as "react" and "compelled" reflect a childish helplessness to my mind. If we embrace the worldview that people are helpless, then the next step is to embrace a fatalistic worldview. When I step out in the morning I do not feel helpless, compelled, or "fated". If your life is not meaningful you ought to end it...