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To: snarks_when_bored

All of what we know is limited by the "human context." You'd agree that humans don't know everything, wouldn't you? As for the nature of the deity, many would prefer to define it so as to be most comforted. That would be an easy solution, if it would work. However, God is what He is, whether we want anything to do with it or not. Of course, He is what He is whatever our faith, or lack of it is, also, and I confess that I don't have the market cornered on the "correct" faith. It's just my faith. I govern my life in hopes that I won't be too far off when I finally have to answer for it. If it turns out that there was nothing more than the life here, I am no worse off. If it turns out in accordance with my faith.... phew!!! (The old Pascal's wager.)


105 posted on 08/30/2005 6:31:40 AM PDT by NCLaw441
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To: NCLaw441
All of what we know is limited by the "human context." You'd agree that humans don't know everything, wouldn't you?

Yes. However, I don't recognize any a priori limits on the scope of what humans might come to know as time unfolds (of course, I'm not talking about limits of principle, such as Heisenberg Uncertainty or the like.)

But what you've written shows that you're a reasonable person with whom I'll simply have to disagree. I see no evidence of a deity's hand in the cosmos we inhabit; you do. I'll defend your right to believe that for just as long as you don't try to obligate me to believe it, too.

Best regards...

107 posted on 08/30/2005 6:56:04 AM PDT by snarks_when_bored
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