On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 04:41:35 GMT, James  wrote:

>On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 23:01:40 -0500, Skinner1{at}hotmail.com wrote:
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>>>The universe is governed by a set of physical laws. I do not believe
>>>that such laws simply evolved. I do believe there was a greater force
>>>at work in the creation. I believe in the struggle between good and
>>>evil and I believe that good will win over evil. I believe that it is
>>>our job to combat evil wherever and however we can.
>>>
>>>I believe in a Supreme being on both sides of the coin.
>>>
>>>I also believe that as mortals we are arrogant in our overestimation
>>>of our own intelligence. I believe we will go to extreme lengths to
>>>convince ourselves of our justifications. We have the capacity to
>>>imagine in in that imagination we have the ability to developed
>>>intricate explanations for the things we cannot understand.
>>>
>>>We are intelligent beings with opposable thumbs and self realization.
>>>We need reassurances and we need motivations. We need a reason to get
>>>out of bed in the morning and trudge through another day of
>>>mediocrity. We need hope. Hope for a better life. Hope for a better
>>>tomorrow. And we need hope that there is something to move on to after
>>>this life. Without that, with the knowledge that this is all there is
>>>or will ever be of us, this life we lead.... then why would anything
>>>between birth and death matter?
>>>
>>>Without these beliefs we would simply be anotyher animal species on
>>>this planet with no greater purpose than eating, sleeping and
>>>procreating.
>>>
>>>So Yes. I believe in creation. And I believe that in His infinate
>>>wisdom this physical world was made to evolve as time moved along. I
>>>believe the laws of physics and nature had a devine origination.
>>>
>>>And I wake up each morning and find another reason to go on through
>>>another day.
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>>Amazing.
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>>Some of my BEST Fence sitting.
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>>And it got not comment one.
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>Maybe we're all still sitting back in awe.

Ooooo.... An Ego Stroke..... N I C E ! ! ! !  :)




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