> > The one I saw on Nancy Buttons that I liked was > > "Who are you to contradict your God's wish that I not believe in him" or Since God created doubt, you certainly have a right to use it against him. Ahem. This was by me. > > Or > > "My personal relationship with God is just fine; It's his fan clubs I > can't stand" A favorite of mine: "You're basically killing each other to see who's got the better imaginary friend." --Rich Jeni, on war over religion > > BTW I noticed SKZB use a semi colon in Issola. This is probably the > first time I've ever seen one used, have I used it correctly here? :-) > > Mark I've seen it used in this manner; however, it is used incorrectly more than not. As one side of an argument (Steve, *stop* rubbing your hands together like that), I would postulate that if those reading your words receive their meaning as it was intended to be received, then the method of of that communication is inconsequential. W > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nytemuse [mailto:nytemuse at auros.org] > Sent: 18 February 2003 00:02 > To: Dragaera Mailing List > Subject: Re: Good books generally (was: Literary Disappointments) > > > On Mon, 17 Feb 2003, Andrew Lias wrote: > > >I stay as far away from most fundamentalists as I can, but I would > > >think > > >just the opposite. Close textual analysis may indicate > contradictions and > > >inconsistencies, and the idea that there would be contradictions and > > >inconsistencies is anathema to people who believe that God dictated > the > > >Bible and that its every word is law. > > > > At the risk of touching off a flamewar, my experience with > > fundamentalists > > would suggest that they do, indeed, read all of the passages most > closely in > > order that they might then explain all the inconsistencies away. > > Not that I'm trying to add to a flamewar, but the fundamentalists I've > come across read a lot, but either don't read enough or don't think > about what they've read. Personally, I prefer to use the "If God is > omnipotent, can he create a boulder too heavy for him to lift?" And the > variations thereof. Obviously it's nowhere near a good argument, but at > least you know that's one question they can never answer! > > ****** > NyteMuse > > "Call her life unnatural, feel her undead breath. > Color her black for sorcery, color her gray for death." > AIM: NyteMuse139 / ICQ: #21966269 (NyteMuse) > MSN: NyteMuse / Yahoo!ID: NyteMuse > http://www.crowfire.com > > > >