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From: mrh@cybvax0.UUCP (Mike Huybensz)
Newsgroups: net.religion,net.religion.christian
Subject: Re: Pride and the damager-god
Message-ID: <814@cybvax0.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 6-Nov-85 18:01:58 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov  6 18:01:58 1985
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Summary: 

In article <2808@hplabsc.UUCP> brengle@hplabsc.UUCP (Tim Brengle) writes:
> Has anyone else out there in net-land noticed the immense pride and
> ego-gratification must come from believing that evil in the world
> is solely the result of the damager-god?

Has anyone else out there in net-land noticed the immense pride and
ego-gratification must come from believing that good in the world
is solely the result of the Christian god?

> Now, every day Paul and his "disciples" go up against this powerful being.
> One-on-one.  And every day that they continue to live, they have defeated
> him.  At least for one more day.  What a good feeling!  To go head-to-head
> against the most powerful being there is and to defeat it!  Heady stuff!
> Talk about the ultimate ego trip!  "I am more powerful than the (previously)
> most powerful being in this universe!"

Now, every day Tim and his fellow believers grovel to this powerful being.
One-on-one.  And every day that they continue to live, they have satisfied
him.  At least for one more day.  What a good feeling!  To attempt to satisfy
the most powerful being there is and to please it!  Heady stuff!  Talk about
the ultimate ego trip!  "I can suck up to the most powerful being in this
universe!"

> So, if the damager-god is truly the source of all evil, and they are more
> powerful than he, why don't they just go out and solve all of the problems
> of the world?

So, if the Christian god is truly the source of all good, and they can satisfy
it, why don't they just have it solve all of the problems of the world?

> (I am not sure what the proper icon is for sarcasm, or I would use it here.)

I generally use the smiley :-) or frownie :-( depending on intention.

In general, you might find that your arguments will improve if you stay
away from ascribing motives for other's arguments, and stick to the facts
and claims of the argument.  It's been my observation that this is a standard
religious technique used to focus attention away from the actual arguments
when the perpetrator cannot better defend his belief rationally.
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Mike Huybensz		...decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!cybvax0!mrh