Re: virus: Virus: Opinions?

sodom (Sodom@ma.ultranet.com)
Tue, 16 Jun 1998 12:14:26 -0400

Actually, there is more to it than that. It is about "why" you believe.
The question is to me: Is there just cause to believe that the book of
Mormon is true? For me, belief is never an issue, just a continuuing
scale of more likely less likely. Are you a believing Mormon because the
evidence lends itself to that conclusion based upon objective,
observable facts - or - Have you been told the same thing your entire
life, and is it now so hard wired into your brain that you have no
choice but to believe, and couldn't leave the church no matter how badly
you wanted. This would make you an unknowing slave of makebelieve. If
you are willing to stand upon proven fraud, and claim it's reality, then
almost everything you do and say is subject to the "religious filter" I
have set up in my head. Everything you say will need to be pruned of
failed logic first before I can actuially consider what you are saying.
I would rather not have to do that as I do with most of society.

Sodom
P.S. If it makes you feel any better, ill bet there were not any
Atheists participationg in the Mormon bashing when you were young, we
usually find more appropiate places for religious objection.

Johnny Rea wrote:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: C.A. Cook <coreycook12@email.msn.com>
> To: virus@lucifer.com <virus@lucifer.com>
> Date: Tuesday, June 16, 1998 1:03 AM
> Subject: Re: virus: Virus: Opinions?
>
> Sorry, dude. It is literature. Some people say is is more,
> others less. THAT doesn't make it more or less.
>
> CA Cook, LF
> coreycook12@email.msn.com
>
> PS I hope you don't get offended. All too many of the
> religious fundies that wander in here stomp out in a
> snit. Just try to keep your head on straight, and be
> friendly. Or not. Whatever you want.
>
> I am not offended in the least. I would like to know how you came
> to the conclusion that the Book of Mormon is a work of literature,
> though. Or you saying that Joseph Smith made up the Book of Mormon
> as a work of fiction? If that is what you are saying then I can only
> tell you that is not what Mormons believe and we can move on.