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From: garys@bunkerb.UUCP (Gary Samuelson)
Newsgroups: net.religion
Subject: Summary of net.religion
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Date: Tue, 12-Jul-83 12:11:35 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul 12 12:11:35 1983
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I just want to summarize the discussion, to make sure I
understand.

On the existence or absence of God (or gods):

1)  Those who DO believe in God (or gods) claim that anyone who does
    NOT believe in God (or gods) is irrational, closed-minded, and
    trying to force their beliefs on everyone else by taking over
    the public school system and otherwise perverting our system
    of democracy and justice.

2)  Those who do NOT believe in God (or gods) claim that anyone who
    DOES believe in God (or gods) is irrational, closed-minded, and
    trying to force their beliefs on everyone else by taking over
    the public school system and otherwise perverting our system
    of democracy and justice.

3)  No one likes to be reminded of the bad examples of people who
    share a belief or disbelief.

4)  Everyone likes to point out the bad examples of people who
    do not share a belief or disbelief.

5)  If one is trying to point out the horrors of strict adherence
    to a religion, then Soviet Communism is a religion.

6)  If one is trying to point out the horrors of the abolition
    of religion, then Soviet Communism is not a religion.

And so on, and so on, and so on...

7)  I almost forgot -- spelling and grammar are more important
    than content.

I've seen some interesting ideas (on both sides), but wading through
the trash which constitutes the majority of the articles is difficult
enough that I wonder if it's worth my time.

I don't wonder, however, if it would be worth my time to submit my
own ideas.  I am sure it would not.  This, one may note, has
been carefully designed to conceal my own beliefs or disbeliefs.

Gary Samuelson