thanks for your help, both of you. I am aware of the possiblity (and likelihood, in my opinion) that words were put into his mouth. I was merely curious....
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Tony Lea
tonylea@...
Jul 29, 2001 7:13 pm
... of Christ. HIMSELF claiming to be divine or the messiah, rather than > someone else saying it. The Bible is somewhat vague on the issue, and this has...
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Eduard Alf
yeoman@...
Jul 29, 2001 10:07 pm
hi Ryan, << That hooks the kids into Christianity early, before they even understand the concepts. >> I fully understand where you are coming from, but ...
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ricardo
nomdeguerre2000uk@...
Jul 29, 2001 10:42 pm
hi Ryan Sorry, i know you want to tie up this thread, but something struck me. You said, *All kids must wait until a more adult age, say 21... until being able...
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Eduard Alf
yeoman@...
Jul 29, 2001 10:42 pm
Ricardo, welcome to the "swamp" ... we tend to shout at each other here, but would not think of you wasting our time. Or << tutors who were dismissive of my...
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ricardo cardoba
nomdeguerre2000uk@...
Jul 29, 2001 11:05 pm
Bonjour tout le monde! If we were all to come together in a physical community, do you think we would come to blows?! Sorry, i've been banging my head against...
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Eduard Alf
yeoman@...
Jul 29, 2001 11:17 pm
Ryan, I could do a search in the Word doc I have of the Bible. But then what would that serve? It still requires an interpretation, no matter what He might...
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Tony Lea
tonylea@...
Jul 29, 2001 11:32 pm
... Thanks Eduard. I don't think you've pointed me to this one before. It's an excellent site. Tony...
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Eduard Alf
yeoman@...
Jul 30, 2001 2:02 am
hi Prava, to answer your question, I dont consider Existentialism as being politically oriented. eduard ... From: Pravasan Pillay [mailto:pravasan@...]...
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Tony Lea
tonylea@...
Jul 30, 2001 2:15 am
... A "meaning" to life may only exist if there is a God who operates with intention. If we are simply products of a "disinterested" evolutionary process, or...
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Diana
da-sein@...
Jul 30, 2001 4:02 am
See below: ... with intention. If we are simply products of a "disinterested" evolutionary process, or if we are nothing more than a biological "contamination"...
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C. S. Wyatt
cswyatt@...
Jul 30, 2001 4:39 am
First, Existentialism is inherently counter to organized and unified anything. Even the philosophy isn't an organized school, so much as men and women...
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Diana
da-sein@...
Jul 30, 2001 6:11 am
<< First, Existentialism is inherently counter to organized and unified anything. Even the philosophy isn't an organized school, so much as men and women...
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Eduard Alf
yeoman@...
Jul 30, 2001 1:58 pm
Tony, Absolute right on, Mate. Although I would not have used the word, "contamination". I much prefer the word, "fungi". The problem with humans is that...
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Eduard Alf
yeoman@...
Jul 30, 2001 2:01 pm
hi Diana, you wrote: << "It seems clear that no mechanistic pattern exists toward which life is heading, but has the question being taken up of whether life is...
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Eduard Alf
yeoman@...
Jul 30, 2001 2:10 pm
It is something like buying a car. What you are, in committing this act, is to be a "car-buyer". You can be a Christian car-buyer or an Islamic car-buyer, or...
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Eduard Alf
yeoman@...
Jul 30, 2001 2:23 pm
hi Diana, I think you are drawing too much of a conclusion from Chris' email. What is conventional is not being said to be "evil", nor necessarily static. And...
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Diana
da-sein@...
Jul 30, 2001 3:18 pm
Yes, all right. I actually did not intent to make a critical remark on what Chris wrote. I wrote of something that's been in my mind recently. ... ......
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Pravasan Pillay
pravasan@...
Jul 30, 2001 4:32 pm
dave, i think that that is a very naive and simplistic way of looking at what being an existentialist implies. it is also very dogmatic to insist that a person...
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C. S. Wyatt
cswyatt@...
Jul 30, 2001 5:19 pm
Our Home Page and mailing list were mentioned as a "Hot Link" in some regional editions of USA Today! As of 10:00 a.m. PDT, there was a link to my web site in...
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Iulia Pana
panborg@...
Jul 30, 2001 8:30 pm
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Tony Lea
tonylea@...
Jul 30, 2001 11:55 pm
... In an individual sense, yes. I was speaking of a universal, everlasting sense. And there can be "meaning", if one ... Again correct, but in an individual...
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Eduard Alf
yeoman@...
Jul 31, 2001 12:25 am
congratulations... it is good to see yourself in print ... eduard ... From: C. S. Wyatt [mailto:cswyatt@...] Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 1:18 PM To:...
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Eduard Alf
yeoman@...
Jul 31, 2001 1:00 am
Tony, I should think that that what is said here, is always in the individual sense, unless qualified otherwise. actually it would seem to me that it has to...
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Tony Lea
tonylea@...
Jul 31, 2001 2:25 am
... Yes, Eduard, you're quite right. I was speaking from the objective, universal point of view, not from that of the individual. ... Yes, of course, while one...
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Martin, David Bryan
dmartin@...
Jul 31, 2001 4:42 am
Pravasan, Just by the way my email offended you implies that you must have some sort of political stance that gives your life meaning. ... From: Pravasan...
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starredkore@...
Jul 31, 2001 5:45 am
congratulations to the increase of friends! -kris In a message dated 7/30/01 10:19:34 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ... [Non-text portions of this message have...
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C. S. Wyatt
existlist1@...
Jul 31, 2001 8:26 pm
I love to hate politics. Just wanted to express that. - C. S....
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Eduard Alf
yeoman@...
Jul 31, 2001 10:11 pm
hi Tony, hmmmm, interesting. Lets try a thought experiment. Start with a world which is populated by humans. These humans have developed a religion. And since...
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james tan
tyjfk@...
Aug 1, 2001 5:30 am
hi eduard, u brought out a curious question. and my opinioniated reply to your questions. i believe we can make choices independent of a transcendental god. as...
