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To: LaineyDee
I should point out another flaw in your analogy - I know my fahter exists and I know which laws are the ones he wrote down for me. There are many competing God claims out there. How do I know which set of rules I should be obeying? Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world - perhaps Allah is the one true God?

If I cannot tell which religion is true (do Catholics go to Heaven or Hell? What about Mormons? Baptists?), how can I be responsible? For a law to be just and fair, it must be able for it to be known to be true. For example, I can look at every act of parliament and every statute and regulation. I can see the courts in operation and know that these laws are the ones I should obey, and not the laws of Afghanistan, for example.

It is impossible for me to tell which laws I should be following and what God. Thus, God is manifestly unfair and unjust if he condemns me to eternal punishment. (The reason I bold this is that sometimes I get the feeling that Christians do not understand exactly what this means).

241 posted on 11/21/2001 3:32:36 PM PST by David Gould
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To: David Gould
Reread my posts. It will be the same answer, no matter how many times you belabor the obvious.
242 posted on 11/21/2001 6:05:57 PM PST by LaineyDee
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