According to Heidegger man is a creature of distance. He is perpetually beyond himself and extend his existence out toward the future. I guess your comments...
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Eduard Alf
yeoman@...
May 4, 2001 7:41 pm
Tim, well im 56 and still questioning ... you have a long ways to go from your 23 years ... why shouldnt my poor squirrel and Bandit and Pugsly have souls? ......
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Eduard Alf
yeoman@...
May 4, 2001 7:28 pm
Tim, even from a theological point of view, the end is unknown ... the resources that we have (the Bible) does not detail what heaven is like ... if there is a...
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Eduard Alf
yeoman@...
May 4, 2001 7:23 pm
Tim, that is the usual reply ... but keep in mind that the genesis story comes from other sources ... and it is in the old testament which eliminates the "Son"...
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Eduard Alf
yeoman@...
May 4, 2001 7:18 pm
Tim et folks, i take it from Ravi that we have four alternatives ... 1) no world creation ... thus one is not confronted with the question of evil ... 2)...
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bies
bies@...
May 4, 2001 7:11 pm
Tim and The Rest, when i had written "atheist", i wanted to say something more. you can simply not believe in God. but you also may not care wether god exists...
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bies
bies@...
May 4, 2001 7:11 pm
obol (lat. obolus, from greek obolos) was the sixth part of a drachma. my polish-english dictionary translates it as "obol", but there may be a mistake, if you...
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Timothy R. Westerhof
twesterh@...
May 4, 2001 6:55 pm
Eduard, I doubt those paintings are doctrinally very sound... Frankly, if it exists, hell will be much worse... As much as I hate to disappoint my mother, her...
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Timothy R. Westerhof
twesterh@...
May 4, 2001 6:33 pm
Eduard, From the theological point of view the destination is known. And since we are talking about God and theology, I think that has to have some effect on ...
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Timothy R. Westerhof
twesterh@...
May 4, 2001 6:22 pm
Eduard, ... The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. At least, that would be my guess. If this question does not suffice I can seek a more educated...
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Timothy R. Westerhof
twesterh@...
May 4, 2001 6:19 pm
... not ... A very valid question... I read a book by the Christian apologetic Ravi Zacharias in which he answers this question. He dedicates a postscript to...
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Eduard Alf
yeoman@...
May 4, 2001 6:16 pm
Tim et les gens, yes ... this subject interests me as well ... what i see as not making sense, is this focus upon the individual being punished in some fashion...
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Eduard Alf
yeoman@...
May 4, 2001 5:59 pm
Tim et folks, i understand what you are saying ... one should plan for the destination ... however, from a philosophical point of view, the destination is...
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Eduard Alf
yeoman@...
May 4, 2001 5:49 pm
Tim, thats a good point ... if i have freedom of choice and thus to create my world, then if i choose to create a god, am i not assuming the role of a god? ......
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Timothy R. Westerhof
twesterh@...
May 4, 2001 5:40 pm
... size ... and ... a ... Eduard, Why does it not make sense? Is my life the straw that is going to break the camel's back? If God is God, an infinite...
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Timothy R. Westerhof
twesterh@...
May 4, 2001 5:26 pm
... Eduard, Pascal said that he had learned to define life backwards and live it forwards. In the best business book ever written (I think) Harold Geneen said...
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Timothy R. Westerhof
twesterh@...
May 4, 2001 5:04 pm
... Bies, Seems to me either case would be just as humiliating. Maybe it is just me; I just hate to be wrong, period. Regards, trw....
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Timothy R. Westerhof
twesterh@...
May 4, 2001 5:01 pm
... Eduard, The autonomy and authority you wish to possess over this god can only be possessed by a god. Thus, it appears to me you are trying to transcend to...
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Eduard Alf
yeoman@...
May 4, 2001 4:59 pm
hi Tim et folks, im not sure myself, now that i read it ... it was probably something profoundly deep and philosophical ... of course it could also be that i...
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Timothy R. Westerhof
twesterh@...
May 4, 2001 4:46 pm
Eduard, Forgive me, I do not understand the analogy... Regards, trw. ... From: Eduard Alf [mailto:yeoman@...] Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 7:25 PM ...
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Eduard Alf
yeoman@...
May 4, 2001 2:26 pm
bies et les gens, there are two ways of looking at this ... the other side is to ask, how do you know that there is punishment in some afterlife? ... neither...
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bies
bies@...
May 4, 2001 1:52 pm
Eduard and folks, "there is no punishment in some afterlife "--how do you know that? Have you already been dead? How can we be sure, that the ancient Greeks...
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C. S. Wyatt
cswyatt@...
May 4, 2001 8:12 am
Anyone want to offer Victor some views on Phenomenology? I love Merleau-Ponty's writings and style. I think a web site with Merleau-Ponty is badly needed, as...
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C. S. Wyatt
cswyatt@...
May 4, 2001 7:53 am
From: ??? [mailto:ndmen@...] To: cswyatt@... Subject: ask for help Hi , How ary you : I am waterone , Can you help me , I need...
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C. S. Wyatt
cswyatt@...
May 4, 2001 7:32 am
I know... you're all sick of me by now... From: Jacqueline Robertson [mailto:jakdavies@...] To: cswyatt@... Cc: Jacqueline...
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C. S. Wyatt
cswyatt@...
May 4, 2001 7:22 am
Here is another long q&a from a student... anyone care to answer? Offer opinions? I am deluged with these each day; because my businesses are doing quite well...
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C. S. Wyatt
cswyatt@...
May 4, 2001 6:40 am
I received this message today. I'm tired of answering what seems to be a dozen homework questions each night. Maybe this is a serious question, and I'm simply...
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Eduard Alf
yeoman@...
May 4, 2001 4:07 am
Diana, there is nothing in this world that is going to guarantee that you are going to be happy ... people have various kinds of moods ... my point was that in...
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Diana
da-sein@...
May 4, 2001 3:49 am
<< do you find yourself caught in moods? ...>> Yes, sure. According to some philosophers, sad moods are a natural part of human existence. "Existentialism...
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Eduard Alf
yeoman@...
May 4, 2001 1:16 am
hi Diana et folks, i would say that a person is authentic when they are consistent ... worthy of trust, reliance, or belief ... authentic means true, not...
