Officially OT -> Re:My fiscal responcibility...

[Chris F.A. Johnson]

On Sat, 22 May 2004, Madison Kelly wrote:

> Chris F.A. Johnson wrote:
>> On Sat, 22 May 2004, Lloyd Budd wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> On 22-May-04, at 22:55, James Knott wrote:
>>> 
>>> You say God it is just fiction .  Prove it ;-)
>> 
>>     Why should one believe in god any more than the monster under the
>>     bed? Or the tooth fairy? ......
>
>  Being Buddhist means I too don't believe in god but I do believe in Khamma 
> and Dhamma (the former being analogous to the laws of physics that define our 
> physical world except it governs the spiritual world and the later being the 
> teachings of Buddhism).
>
>  That said, I totally understand and respect other people's beliefs in god. 
> My mom, for example, is devoutly catholic and even presents surmons at her 
> church every other Sunday). For her (and others who believe in god) 
> He/She/It/They is/are a manifestation of the start of creation as we know and 
> a point to focus on when trying to decide the meaning of their life and 
> existance. If for no other reason than as a psychological tool god is both 
> real and important.

     Why god, and not the tooth fairy, or Santa Claus?

>  For you and other agnostics you have decided that you don't need to believe 
> in god or any other higher being and that life simply is. The trade off is 
> that you need to realize the need, benefit and reality of god to others as 
> much as they need to understand your lack of need.
>
>  Each group has simply chosen how they will face life and neither is mopre 
> wrong or right.

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