->  J> I wonder what she had that she needed.
-> 
-> Koresh is like so many other cult leaders.
-> They provide a "father figure," (most cult leaders are male,) and are
-> very often, good public speakers who can whip their followers into near-
-> orgasm emotionally.
An unapt analogy, and hardly explains her continued need. Think of the
first disciples...
-> 
->  J> I also wonder if someone came to her and said "He
lives!" and He is
->  J> coming back!
->  J> How deeply would you need for that to be true for it to be believed?
-> 
-> Huh?
Huh, hell, pay attention!:-)
-> 
->  J> *********
->  J> How many people think they are sinners, deserving divine punishment
--
->  J> and think that Atheism solves THAT problem?
-> 
-> Don't quite follow you here either.
No fear of punishment if you don't believe a punisher exists.
The OT has a LOT of God-punishing going on...

-> 
->  J> *********
->  J> Did you know that Spiritists (A group formed in 1850) believes that
->  J> Jesus' reference to "many mansions" refers to other
civilizations on
->  J> other planets? Cool beans for 1850
-> 
-> Not surprising.
-> The possibility of life on other planets has been postulated ever since
-> Copernicus.
Yeah, but this attributes to a postulation 1,500 years earlier...
-> 
->  J> ***********
->  J> Re: Muslims --The Little Mosque on the Prairie" is in its
third very
->  J> successful season; a charming comedy.
->  J> I never met a Muslim I didn't like. I think of Muslim terrorists as
I
->  J> do Jonestown Christians. Ugly distortions of the teachings of great
->  J> men. ***********
-> 
-> True.
-> 
->  J> ********
->  J> Is everyone as bored by this as Tim? (Sniffle, whimper...)
-> 
-> Tim is bigotry personified.
-> 
He has stark, strong opinions, and is not ALWAYS wrong.
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