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To: Greg or e who wrote (46912)	2/20/2014 12:18:50 AM
From: average joe	1 Recommendation Recommended By 2MAR$ Respond to of 69300

The most preposterous notion that H. Sapiens has ever dreamed up is that the Lord God of Creation, Shaper and Ruler of all the Universes, wants the saccharine adoration of His creatures, can be swayed by their prayers, and becomes petulant if He does not receive this flattery. Yet this absurd fantasy, without a shred of evidence to bolster it, pays all the expenses of the oldest, largest, and least productive industry in all of history. Lazarus Long

To: Greg or e who wrote (46912)	2/20/2014 12:19:22 AM
From: average joe	1 Recommendation Recommended By 2MAR$ Respond to of 69300

Men rarely (if ever) manage to dream up a God superior to themselves. Most Gods have the manners and morals of a spoiled child. Lazarus Long

To: Greg or e who wrote (46912)	2/20/2014 12:19:46 AM
From: average joe	1 Recommendation Recommended By 2MAR$ Respond to of 69300

God is omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent-it says so right here on the label. If you have a mind capable of believing all three of these divine attributes simultaneously, I have a wonderful bargain for you. No checks, please. Cash and in small bills. Lazarus Long

To: Greg or e who wrote (46912)	2/20/2014 12:20:14 AM
From: average joe	1 Recommendation Recommended By 2MAR$ Respond to of 69300

“God split himself into a myriad parts that he might have friends.” This may not be true, but it sounds good--and is no sillier than any other theology. Lazarus Long

To: Greg or e who wrote (46912)	2/20/2014 12:20:47 AM
From: average joe	1 Recommendation Recommended By 2MAR$ Respond to of 69300

History does not record anywhere at any time a religion that has any rational basis. Religion is a crutch for people not strong enough to stand up to the unknown without help. But, like dandruff, most people do have a religion and spend time and money on it and seem to derive considerable pleasure from fiddling with it. Lazarus Long

To: Greg or e who wrote (46912)	2/20/2014 12:22:38 AM
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"The Almighty-God idea came under attack because it explained nothing; it simply pushed all explanations one stage farther away. In the nineteenth century atheistic positivism started displacing the Almighty-God notion in that minority of the population that bathed regularly. Atheism had a limited run, as it, too, explains nothing, being merely Godism turned upside down." Robert Heinlein