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From: laura@utzoo.UUCP (Laura Creighton)
Newsgroups: net.religion
Subject: What would it take for you *not* to believe?
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Date: Sat, 15-Dec-84 19:21:18 EST
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Posted: Sat Dec 15 19:21:18 1984
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I had a thought as I was reading a weeks worth of net.religion.
One oft'repeated theme is ``I won't believe in your god/religion/system
of philosophy/system of ethics until god/society/the mystic feelings
I feel does X''. Maybe the opposite question deserves to be mentioned.

What would it take before you consider that your religion is
incorrect, flawed, or in some other way better *not* to believe?
Given this audience, there are obviously lots of people who have
come to this very conclusion.

What about those who haven't? What about those who have but are
convinced that *now* they have a handle on truth, whereas before they
were mistaken (or worse)?

Laura Creighton
utzoo!laura