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From: tim@unc.UUCP
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Subject: Re: "Re: Rainbows and discussions - (nf)"
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Date: Wed, 6-Jul-83 10:52:40 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul  6 10:52:40 1983
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    And why did Infinitely Merciful God drown all those innocent
beasts when He could have just vaporized the bad humans without fuss?
Answer:  The Flood story is just another example of primitive man
attributing natural catastrophes to gods rather than leaving them
unexplained.  It amazes me that any modern person could fail to see
this, particularly since it is impossible that various beasts which
are not and never were native to the Middle East could have been
saved by Noah.  The story just doesn't make sense except as a
primitive explanation of a natural catastrophe.

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