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To: tired&retired

Absolutely, absence of proof does not imply nonexistence. I don’t need to physically see God to know he exists. I have all of the proof of God I need in what I see in nature, the vast expanse of the universe and yes, in the process of evolution (flame on if you care to, I don’t care). All show me the power and glory of God and how God has no boundaries of time and physical capabilities that limit man’s mind and perception. I also believe that there is a Satan and his minions although I do not attribute Satan or his minions to physical objects; that is a human concept of projecting abstract concepts into understandable physical form. If Satan manifests himself through inanimate objects then we should all live in fear of everything around us and that is a human concept of evil. Ouija boards have generally been used as a way to contact the deceased; usually because of the human longing to stay in contact with loved ones or to try to discern the meaning of both life and death. Do some believe that they can use the object for evil? Sure, just as some will pray for evil to befall others but that does not make prayer evil, the intent of the human is what makes the prayer good or evil. The evil in Nazism was not in the symbols because the swastika was an ancient symbol taken to be good. The evil in Nazism was manifested through Hitler and his human followers. The Christian cross was a thing of pain and evil that came to represent something good for men but the physical object itself was not evil or good, it was an inanimate object used by men. Wine is still considered to be an evil by some but is a physical substance that to some represents the blood of Christ. If you want to find a physical representation of either good or evil look to yourself and to other men because it is man who becomes the purveyor of good or evil, not the physical objects man creates or uses.


178 posted on 06/10/2010 7:40:21 AM PDT by RJS1950 (The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
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To: RJS1950

Don’t know what happened to your post I replied to, but you are preaching to the choir.... I agree with you.


179 posted on 06/10/2010 8:47:22 AM PDT by tired&retired
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