From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npoiv!npois!houxm!houxa!houxi!houxz!ihnp4!ihuxr!lew
Newsgroups: net.religion
Title: Sniping at Paul
Article-I.D.: ihuxr.340
Posted: Mon Feb 21 01:16:09 1983
Received: Mon Feb 21 19:00:50 1983
Reply-To: lew@ihuxr.UUCP (Lew Mammel, Jr.)

I am taking Paul's statements about the "flesh of beasts" to be more
than mere analogy. He is outlining a world of diverse manifestations,
each of which arises from some ineffable quintessence (obviously, my
interpretation) Note that he says that "God clothes it [the seed] with
the body of his choice." This outline is intended to lend credibility
to the idea that some new form may clothe the human "seed" or spirit
at the resurrection.

I am contending that a view that sees ALL life arising in a unified
way based on common PHYSICAL processes casts the expectation of being
clothed in some new form into grave doubt.

Please don't accuse me of sniping. I am trying to be honest and serious.
I can see why someone might think I was just looking for any error I
might trump up, but this is not the case. I mean to be engaging the
real meaning here.

		Lew Mammel, Jr. ihuxr!lew