On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 11:37:38 -0800 (PST), JS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > JS: LOL, yeah, Abdu'l-Baha clarifies that it doesn't change, and at > the > > same time, it actually DOES change in some ways (contradictory and > > 'having-the-cake-and-eating-it simultaneously', I realize). To > prevent > > people from getting too attached to a name (i.e. "Jesus", "Qur'an", > > "Muhammad", "Torah", and "Baha'u'llah"), God renews the religions, > its Name, its Book, its Main-man. > G: I don't think that is a compelling reason. People can get "unattached" > without converting. > JS: An atheist can also argue, using the same line of reasoning as yours: > "It is not a 'compelling reason'. People can be good without religion & God > period."
That's not what I'm saying. Nor does it follow from what I'm saying. You seem to be saying that it is a bad thing to be "attached" to the names of the manifestation. And so correct me if I'm wrong, but that would suggest that Bahais are not attached to Bahaullah in a bad way, but Muslims are attached to Muhammad. So firstly, I'm not sure why attachment should be such a bad thing. But assuming that it is, you haven't given a risen for why Muslims are more likely to be "attached" or why Bahais are more likely to be "unattached" -Gilberto > > ________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Search presents - Jib Jab's 'Second Term' > __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to > Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, send a > blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, use > subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies > is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web > - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st News - > news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - > http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - > http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - > http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu > > -- "My people are hydroponic" __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com To unsubscribe, send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, use subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
