[~ot] why is programming so fun?

[John Reimer]

Hello Georg,

> John Reimer wrote:
> 
>> Hello Simen,
>> 
>>> John Reimer Wrote:
>>> 
>>>> This God has not only set the standard that defines evil but has
>>>> also promised to judge all evil finally.  And he also defined how
>>>> one is saved from this evil.   Does Epicurus decide for himself
>>>> what he sees as evil in the process of "disproving" God?  What does
>>>> Epicurus perceive "evil" to mean?
>>>> 
>>>> The strange thing is that people continue to complain about evil
>>>> but refuse to turn away from it in their own lives, or to adopt the
>>>> plan that frees them from that bondage to it.
>>>> 
>>> Ah, but which religion is correct, then? Muslims will claim
>>> christians are infidels, christians will say the same of hindus,
>>> etc, and none of them have any more proof than the next.
>>> 
>>> Speaking of hindus, my parents shared a nice story after their visit
>>> in India. They were invited off the street to a wedding, and asked
>>> if it was a hindu wedding, as they were christians. The host
>>> answered, "The gods are the same for everyone", and let them in.
>>> 
>> Do you wish to argue on behalf of Islam and Hinduism?  The topic of
>> discussion was not Christianity verses these religions.  It was a
>> discussion about theism and atheism.  It seems you prefer to move the
>> topic off its original focus for some reason.  Is this meant to
>> concede the God exists, and now we should discuss the most likely
>> form in which he exists? :)
>> 
> Well, would it be irrelevant or forbidden, in this discussion?
> 


Oh, I've come to doubt there is anything irrelevant or forbidden in this 
newsgroup. :)

I am merely pointing out that we weren't comparing types of god-centric belief 
systems to begin with.  And to move over to it now is to leave the discussion 
of atheism/materialism behind.   It would seem kind of difficult and unusual 
for the athiest/agnostic/naturalist to start arguing on the behalf of a belief 
system that he doesn't actually believe in, instead of for his own worldview 
which is the usual course of things.  It just comes across as dodging the 
discussion to do so, that's all.  If he wants to, however, that is fine.


-JJR