ohh, i dont mind the holes they dig for THEMSELVES. i laugh when someone kills themselves in a single car accident with no passengers.
its the holes they dig for OTHERS thats so dangerous and must be stopped. and by they, i mean anyone who pushes their religion on another, whatever their belief may be. On 5/21/05, Steven Vincent Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Ed, > > I'm just getting around to reading my back log of Vortex messages. > > I'm sure I'll have more to say shortly. > > ... > > > I agree with you. If I were God I would create a large collection of > > intelligent lifeforms on this and on various other planets and let > > evolution sort out which ones will survive. Some will make mistakes that > > lead to their extinction and others will find the wisdom to prosper and > > approach my image. Our situation is not yet resolved. While I agree > > that the various religions describe our condition fairly well, my > > complaint is with the solution they apply to the problems they find. > > > > > > Wait a minute! I AM god. > > > > Now that is a very enlightened observation, Steven. > > Oh, I rarely feel THAT enlightened! ;-) > > > The fact is that we > > were made in our own image, not in God's image. We then make God in our > > image. As a result, we each are the image of God we each attribute to > > God. In that sense, we each are god. > > I dare say this is a discussion on the refinement of perception that could > go on for months. It is questionable whether vortex is the place to continue > it even though I bare considerable responsibility for bringing it to the > forefront of this group. If so, my apologies to the collective membership. > > I will only add that God may not be that far away from our hearts and minds. > > I doubt you are in disagreement with me on that premise. > > > > Oh dear! Fasten your seatbelts! I fear we're in for another bumpy ride! > > > > Very true, but not just in this discussion. My anger is about the ride > > that is being imposed upon us by people who are sure they know God's > > will. On the other hand, I make no claim to know God's will, but I do > > know the end of the path being proposed. The real problem is that many > > of these people look forward to having civilization destroyed because > > they believe this is what God wants and they, because they use the > > correct method of worship, will survive. This is the worst form of self > > justification that is usually attributed to insanity when it is observed > > in an isolated individual. Unfortunately, the attitude becomes an > > accepted religion when it is believed by enough people. > > > > Regards, > > Ed > > > > > I understand you frustration as well. > > While I'm sure I freely chose to to play in this sandbox it did not give me > the right to chose who will be playing along side with me. The holes I > occasionally see and/or feel my plamates dig for themselves... sometimes it > feels so pointless. It vexes me too. > > Regards, > > Steven Vincent Johnson > www.OrionWorks.com > > > -- "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
