Maybe for someone who actually believes in the religions mentioned, there would be no purpose without them. The rest of us will be thrilled to have many wars end as people won't be able to fight over whose god is right.
Matt Liotta President & CEO Montara Software, Inc. http://www.montarasoftware.com/ 888-408-0900 x901 > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 2:47 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Israel/Arab Conflict 101: The history of Israel > > It means that everything from the existence of the Jews (with all the > biological evidence of our connectedness) to Christianity to Islam itself > to > the constitution of most governments have no basis at all. It means that > everything that we've built up in civilization is based on delusions and > that we have no purpose in existence other than to eat and die. > > > > Hey ...ya know..umm.. > > > > What if the Bible was just a fairy tale? Sort of a really really old > > equivalent of Lord Of The Rings? > > > > What would that mean for the current conflict....Hypothetically > > speaking? > > > > -Gel > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Good question. Unfortunately, the only thing that Muslims can go on as > > the word of God today is the Koran and it has a number of passages where > > 1. Israel was given to the Jews 2. Suicide is wrong 3. Killing yourself, > > even if killing one you consider an enemy is wrong 4. Killing women and > > children is wrong 5. Killing those who do not fight (non-combatants like > > the family that was just gunned down) is wrong So according to the word > > of God as they see it, they are in the wrong. As for the Torah, it says > > to drive out the Canaanites and take possession of the land. No > > Canaanites anymore so there's no driving out of anyone. Even when the > > modern state of Israel was founded there was no push to drive the Arabs > > out. That came (to a degree) after constant attacks and wars. BTW, > > Abraham owned huge chunks of the land before the exodus including one > > specific transaction where he bought what is now Hebron. > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
