arndt@lymph.DEC (05/26/85)
"By the way, where does it say in the bible that we have free will", asks Keith Doyle. Memories of childhood (being beat over the head with a bible perhaps?), gas, or maybe boredom prompts Keith to ask another silly question of Christians in the belief that he is making a point. Either Keith has never read the bible or he doesn't really mean his question to be taken seriously - but asks it merely as the affectation of an anti- Christian crank. Both the Old Testament and the New call on man to make a choice, "Choose you this day whom you will serve", "We would rather obey God than man", - an idea quite meaningless if there is no will involved. Christians may differ among themselves as to the exact description of that will but it's existence is clear. Does Keith have his head up a P.E.T. scanner? Nothin' here but us chemicals? Look, you can see a certain section of my brain fry as I write these thoughts, in COLOR, with graphics (that's it, it's REAL!) no less. Hmmmmm. Must be the chemicals CAUSING the 'thoughts' of course - cause we can make things happen by chemicals you see. "Better living through . . . " And since, Golly Mr. Wizzard, everybody just 'knows' that nothing else but the material world 'exists', since we've never seen any physical evidence for anything else, it HAS to be the brain causing 'thoughts, actions, emotions, etc.' and not a silly notion like the brain being the vehicle through which a 'being' expresses himself. Pull the spark plug wires and the car won't start so what starts the car has gotta be the car, eh? But perhaps Keith doesn't mean to imply all that and has his head up somethig else! Oh dear, was that polite - I forget. At least it's a handy point of reply without having to deal with my point. Treat my posting with chemotherapy! Just send the right mix of chemicals. CRANKS OF THE WORLD UNITE! So I can save on ammo. Keep chargin' Ken Arndt "One in the brain is worth ten in the chest."