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To: FastCoyote
I respect your believes, but the concept of God means nothing to me. I'm an atheist. All I ask is that you respect my beliefs and don't mingle the very separate worlds of mysticism and modern science. I don't think our society and goverment is too skewed towards Christians, like some atheists and agnostics do. I think it is just right. And I do think there is universal good in the Ten Commandments. I'm not on the side of controlling anyone's religous believes and I think anyone he is non-Christian, has to acknowledge and accept that our country was founded by Christians. But let us find common ground and respect one another instead of this zealous arrogance.
59 posted on 11/06/2003 7:53:21 AM PST by miloklancy
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To: miloklancy
zealous arrogance on FreeRepublic?
Surely you jest?
60 posted on 11/06/2003 7:59:28 AM PST by ASA Vet ("Right-wing Internet wacko")
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To: miloklancy
I am no zealot, but there are some things in physics that have given me pause and made me no atheist. That doesn't mean I believe in the mystical stuff, because science and religion at the root are the same thing - the search for the truth- and therefore must conform with each other. However, there is an argument that can be made for higher intelligence and purpose.

I assume you believe you exist. I assume you do not believe robots believe they exist - therefore you are a higher intelligence to a robot. You are also I assume a higher intelligence to insects etc. Therefore scientifically I have just shown that there is a hierarchy of intelligent beings. Now, if we are the highest intelligence in the universe, then we are gods, but I don't believe that. However, given a demonstrated hierarchy of intelligence, you must at least admit to the possibility that there is a penultimate intelligence that created us, just as we are god to the robots. I believe it can be demonstrated that the universe itself is a thinking creature. Therefore, I hope you will keep your mind a bit open.

61 posted on 11/06/2003 9:26:04 AM PST by FastCoyote
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