I agree that I also see no evidence of a kindly, merciful being which oversaw Nature and the world, however no one really knows. However, that's not the point, ALS is just an awful disease, I knew someone who had it - anything that gives someone with this hope and comfort or gives some kind of peace amongst the ravages of the horrible and inevitable fate ALS brings should be encouraged and embraces. We can all only hope that we are never faced with that kind of debilitating disease. It's sad to see anyone go through that. If you want to help out or do something to honor him I would suggest donating to the Les Turner foundation - they seem to be working hard to find a cure and to better treat ALS. They used to do a huge record sale in the Chicago area called the Mammoth Music Mart years back as a fund raiser, I believe them to be a very worthwhile organization. http://www.lesturnerals.org/~lesturne/make-a-difference/donate-now/
Bill On May 10, 2011, at 8:43 PM, Dan Kj wrote: > I'm about at Edison's level of faith, less his occasional (and very real) > need to protect his businesses by pandering to the religious crowd when > reporters pushed him on the God subject. He saw no evidence of a kindly, > merciful being which oversaw Nature and the world. (Think of Mina trying to > get him to attend a service to thank God for victory in Cuba. "Shouldn't we > also thank God for the yellow fever which killed our soldiers?", he asked. ) > I see Life as an opportunity & obligation to get through our years without > being nasty, cruel, thoughtless, greedy, etc - but we WILL be those things at > some point, and can only try to make up for that & maybe leave the world a > tiny bit better than when we entered. Being decent doesn't require a > mythical father-figure floating in the sky. > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Madara" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 8:36 PM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Todd Augsburger > > >> If you have a chance read his blog where he discusses his struggles and >> faith coping with ALS ( Lou Gehrig's Disease ). > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
