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From: ray@rochester.UUCP (Ray Frank)
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Subject: Re: How come God doesn't affect Dave?
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Date: Thu, 12-Sep-85 13:26:50 EDT
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> > >Why do I do it? Because by beating Him at His own game, by taking the
> > >necessary precautions and the extra care to watch out for His meddling
> > >interference, I gain a modicum of pride and satisfaction in showing the
> > >Damager-God that He is not so all powerful as He would like His sheep to
> > >believe.
> > 
> > I'd say this guy is more than a little paranoid. He should see a doctor.
> > (I wouldn't be surprised if he's dangerous. I've seen people institutionalized
> > for less than that posting.)
> > 
> The fact that Paul has some uncoventional views of the most popular
> deity does not justify personal insult of the above nature.  I don't
> see why should a person, who views god as evil, should be called
> crazy, while others, who hold to the belief that god is good, are to
> be cosidered sane.  Gods of various mythologies generally seem to
> have an evil side to their character.  The god of the bible is not
> an exception to this.  I really don't understand what is all the fuss
> about.
> -- 
> Yosi Hoshen, AT&T Bell Laboratories
> Naperville, Illinois,  Mail: ihnp4!ihu1m!jho

You and Richie Rosen must have collaborated on this one, you sound like
siamese twins.  Both of you are totally missing the point.  This Paul is
a raving person.  There exists various degrees of disbelief in something.  Paul
is even to the left of the extreme of the greatest of degrees.  He really is
hurting inside worse than someone who simply disagrees or agrees with some-
thing.  It is so obvious that a psychologist would have little trouble diag-
nosing it as extreme or peculiar behavior likened to a psychosis.  Paul 
is so obsessed with his ideas that he has lost the ability to reason rationally
about this subject.  I happen to believe in a loving God, but I don't consider
this as raving and ranting about it.  You would be doing Paul a big favor if
you didn't pat him on the back and tell him everything is OK.