Gilberto, At 11:05 AM 3/22/2005, you wrote: >>So would Marx, I would think.<<
Not really, since Mirza Abu'l-Fadl's criterion included a belief in God. >>And wouldn't someone like Noah who didn't even convert all his family, and >>not many (or any) people outside of his family even after preaching for a >>very long time be a counter-example on the other side.<< Sure, but I was trying to pick unconventional examples in order to show the weakness of his position. >>I don't see how you can judge spiritual truths by the worldly institutional >>success of the individuals or groups who assert them.<< I agree. With regards, Mark A. Foster • http://markfoster.net • [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Sacred cows make the tastiest hamburger." -- Abbott "Abbie" Hoffman __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/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