judy@ut-ngp.UUCP (Judy Ashworth) (08/28/84)
I don't know why so many people insist on portraying God (if there is one) as a magician. Why is it SO inconceivable that a Creator could use NATURAL law in order to bring about changes affecting mankind? Symbology has ALWAYS been used in the Bible to attempt a simplistic explanation of complicated concepts to a simple people. Even Jesus told his diciples that he spoke in parables because putting his message in terms the people could understand was the only way he could get through to them. Take the symbology out of the Bible and you remove most of the meaning there. Now, I don't consider myself "religious", but I would be foolish to discount the wisdom I have seen in the Bible just because a bunch of dense and inflexable people decided THEY know what it all means! Think!!!! Judy (ut-ngp!judy)
rcd@opus.UUCP (08/30/84)
>I don't know why so many people insist on portraying God (if there is one) >as a magician. Why is it SO inconceivable that a Creator could use NATURAL law >in order to bring about changes affecting mankind? It's not inconceivable, I suppose...but if everything happens according to natural law, the "Creator" is superfluous, so Occam shaves him off the face of the universe. -- Dick Dunn {hao,ucbvax,allegra}!nbires!rcd (303)444-5710 x3086 ...I'm not cynical - just experienced.
wes@edison.UUCP (09/04/84)
Bravo Judy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The people of the Bible would be somewhere around a 1st grade education in todays world, So how do you tell a 1st grader about how an 11/780 works?
dubois@uwmacc.UUCP (Paul DuBois) (09/10/84)
> Bravo Judy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > The people of the Bible would be somewhere around a 1st grade > education in todays world, So how do you tell a 1st grader about > how an 11/780 works? Perhaps you should wander over to net.religion.jewish and ask whether Moses (for example) was an educated man. I suggest you actually do this. -- Paul DuBois {allegra,ihnp4,seismo}!uwvax!uwmacc!dubois Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage forever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart. Psalm 119:111
rcd@opus.UUCP (Dick Dunn) (09/11/84)
> > The people of the Bible would be somewhere around a 1st grade > > education in todays world, So how do you tell a 1st grader about > > how an 11/780 works? > > Perhaps you should wander over to net.religion.jewish and ask > whether Moses (for example) was an educated man. I suggest you > actually do this. Paul DuBois (>) seems to be setting out to prove that he is either incapable of understanding a simple statement or that he is determined to misunderstand whenever his beliefs are threatened in the slightest. He can take a short phrase like "1st grade education in today's world" and turn it into "educated man" (qualifications removed) as if nothing had happened. Come on, Paul--if you're going to take shots at people, at least read what they post. Maybe even think about it enough to understand, instead of trying to misunderstand. -- Dick Dunn {hao,ucbvax,allegra}!nbires!rcd (303)444-5710 x3086 ...Keep your day job 'til your night job pays.