Heh for some reason that reminds me of Flann O'Brien's The Third Policeman. On Wednesday, 5 December 2012 13:51:38 UTC, Allan Heretic wrote: > > Early this morning, late last night, two dead boys got up to fight. > Back to back they faced each other, drew their swords and shot each other. > A deaf policeman heard the noise and went to rescue the 2 dead boys. > If you don't believe this tale so tall , ask the blind man.He saw it all. > > Stolen by Allan > > On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 2:05 PM, Lee Douglas > <[email protected]<javascript:>> > wrote: > > I have to disagree with some of this Gabs. I think it is dangerous to > make > > any claims as to God/religion and morality. It is clear to me that ones > > morality starts to develop years before one is cabaple of understanding > any > > concept of God. Morality is a wholley human issue and God has no place > > there. > > > > On Wednesday, 5 December 2012 12:58:15 UTC, rigs wrote: > >> > >> It seems creatures have an instinct for survival that is inborn but > >> man has contrived religions and myths to extend himself beyond death > >> as a kind of immortality- my guess is that this is ego driven more > >> than anything and a habit of man to control his risks and enviornment. > >> This does not preclude the existence of a creator force/ uncaused > >> cause. The inability to prove God's existence proves nothing; science > >> is constantly correcting itself and aghast at unintended consequences > >> of human behavior and invention. We may not need Heaven/Hell, but I > >> feel we do need God as a moral barometer however we choose to portray > >> God(s) rather than humanizing this force to lay human foibles and > >> troubles apart from ourselves and our own flawed natures. No man/men > >> could have invented our universe or planet or the countless wonders of > >> nature including human nature. Even when nature is violent and > >> destructive it is no proof of a malevolent god in the same way > >> humanity cannot be considered stupid and evil when faced with its > >> historical mischief but it's too late to ask the dead- even the 30,000 > >> dead Syrians might have questions for the rest of us. > >> > >> On Nov 27, 1:28 am, RP Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > Attachment to life is the cause of the desire for immortality and the > >> > readiness to believe in an after-life or re-birth. It is an off-shoot > of > >> > the instinct for survival. > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > -- > ( > ) > |_D Allan > > Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living. > > > I am a Natural Airgunner - > > Full of Hot Air & Ready To Expel It Quickly. >
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