ermm, he was talking about teh divinity of christ, not christianity itself. i personal agree with most of the gospels. im not sure if christ was the son of gawd or not. i dont care. i will follow his teachings anyways. i think the point was that the diety is a sort of, my god has a bigger penis than your god, kinda contest.
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 13:55:28 -0500, Jed Rothwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I wrote: > > By the way, just because the human urge to proselytize is rooted in our > predatory nature, that does not mean the subject being proselytized is > irrational or incorrect. I am not passing judgment on religion here. I am > merely describing why Revtec (and others) feel a deep-rooted sense that > "proclaiming the deity of Christ is essential to the faith." > Let me make it clear, I do not mean this is the ONLY reason people promote > Christianity. There are many other reasons such as a desire for social > justice. The instinct I described is one of many reasons people feel > compelled to promote Christianity. For that matter it is one of the reasons > I feel driven to promote cold fusion, and it explains why members of the > library curtain selection committee get all worked up over stripes versus > solid colors. > > - Jed > -- "Monsieur l'abb�, I detest what you write, but I would give my life to make it possible for you to continue to write" Voltaire
