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- From: I3150101@dbstu1.rz.tu-bs.de (Benedikt Rosenau)
- Subject: Re: A different view of God
- Message-ID: <16B5E134CB.I3150101@dbstu1.rz.tu-bs.de>
- Sender: postnntp@ibr.cs.tu-bs.de (Mr. Nntp Inews Entry)
- Organization: Technical University Braunschweig, Germany
- References: <rabjab.30.727502192@golem.ucsd.edu> <1993Jan20.031133.27550@rp.CSIRO.AU> <1jisvdINNfkv@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 20:57:30 GMT
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- In article <1jisvdINNfkv@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>
- bb099@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Adam Trent Phillips) writes:
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- >
- >
- >In a previous article, rabjab@golem.ucsd.edu (rabjab) says:
- >
- >>In article <1993Jan20.031133.27550@rp.CSIRO.AU> ahaig@rp.CSIRO.AU (Albert Haig) writes:
- >>
- >>> I do not believe that God
- >>> has revealed himself except in nature and the order and design
- >> ^^^^^^
- >>
- >>If God exists, why would He limit his interaction, a priori, to the moment
- > ^^
- >>of creation? Is that view simply an expression of your preference?
- >>
- >>-rabjab
- >>
- >
- > BIG `IF' isn't it ?.....can you back it up with any proof ?
- >
- >
-
- Why should he? Assuming that god exists does not imply the rest.
- To assume that a god does not interfere is so far unfounded.
- Even when assuming that there is one.
-
- To be honest, I don't think he meant it this way. As one of his previous
- posts have shown that he was probably no atheist AND that he hasn't read
- the FAQ.
- Benedikt
-