[net.religion] Mark Tischler speaks about God & Paul Zimmerman

rlr@pyuxd.UUCP (Rich Rosen) (08/28/85)

>>I suggest that maybe Mr. Ardnt and Mr. Dyer
>>are so afraid of coming to grips with a realization of the truth about
>>the Damager-God that they feel the need to ridicule anyone who holds this
>>position...... [ZIMMERMAN]

> You obviously don't know the meaning of the word "truth". [TISCHLER]

Obviously.  Why don't you explain to him what it is, Mark.  From your
perspective.

>>.... Out of total petrifying fear, perhaps, that it just might be true.

> Don't make me laugh!!!

Does that make you laugh?  Why?  Are you laughing to hide your own fear?

>> ``There are none so blind as those who will not see.''

> It seems to me that this applies more to you than anyone else.

Even more so than it does to you, Mark?  Tell me, you have said very
little to discredit Zimmerman's position in a substantive way, other
than to say "Don't make me laugh" and "you don't know the meaning of
the word truth".  What is it you find so repugnant about his ideas?

>> 	So I must ask, Mr. Ardnt (and Mr. Dyer), what it is about the idea
>> of a heinous evil Damager-God fouling up the universe that you fear so much
>> that you can do nothing but ridicule it.

> I think that they fear you and your kind more than a non-existent entity.

*HIS* kind?  What is it about "his kind" that they would fear?  I think
if there's one thing we've learned from Zimmerman's postings, it's that
religionists have an even greater degree of contempt for another belief with
just as much substance behind it as theirs than non-religionists have ever
shown towards religious belief itself.
-- 
"I was walking down the street.  A man came up to me and asked me what was the
 capital of Bolivia.  I hesitated.  Three sailors jumped me.  The next thing I
 knew I was making chicken salad."
"I don't believe that for a minute.  Everyone knows the capital of Bolivia is
 La Paz."				Rich Rosen    pyuxd!rlr