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- From: sieferme@stein.u.washington.edu (Eric Sieferman)
- Newsgroups: alt.atheism
- Subject: Re: Religionist
- Message-ID: <1992Dec24.005548.2296@u.washington.edu>
- Date: 24 Dec 92 00:55:48 GMT
- References: <BzqE8x.B0J@umassd.edu>
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- In article <BzqE8x.B0J@umassd.edu> pmsc13sg@UMASSD.EDU writes:
- > A religionist experiences himself as an asshole and wants God to turn him
- >into a bubblehead.
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- > "In that world, you'll be able to rise in the morning with the spirit
- >you had known in your childhood: that spirit of eagerness, adventure and cer-
- >tainty which comes from dealing with a rational universe."
- > AYN RAND
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- Rand's faith in a rational universe is as touching as
- (some) Christian's faith that the universe is benevolent.
- OTOH, maybe the universe is just the universe.
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- A Lie is still a Lie, even if you believe it.
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