From: "cornel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thank you for the opportunity that you gave me to affirm my conviction about God and religion. Still I am having problems to write on this topic in this Website because of the error of scientism or positivism. We have to reject it. Ivo
----- Original Message ----- From: "cornel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2004 5:32 PM Subject: Re: [Goanet]Re: Science and Religion Sangam (SRS) in Goa > Ivo, > Many thanks. > I will reflect on the points you made. > Cornel > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ivo Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 6:50 PM > Subject: Re: [Goanet]Re: Science and Religion Sangam (SRS) in Goa > > > > From: "cornel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > As a humanist, I put man/woman at the centre of our > > > existence...tell me how you have arrived at the seeming certainty and > > > faith which you project in your God fearing position? > > Man is the crown of God's creation. God is the Creator and our loving, > > compassionate Father. I am not in "God-fearing position". > > > > Hasn't religion > > > contributed significantly to endless unnecessary animosity among > peoples > > > of the world? > > > > Religion proclaims only love. There cannot be hatred in the name of > > religion. Love, forgive, be mature... > > > > Clearly, we need to respect each person's right to a view about human > > > existence etc but surely we humans have advanced well beyond so much > utter > > > rubbish as in the Bible upon which you seem to depend so heavily. > > > > On the one hand, you say that we need to respect each person's right to a > > view about human existence. But on the other hand, you call the biblical > > view, which is considered by peoples from the world as God's Word, > > "rubbish"... How do you reconcile these two contradictory statements of > your > > message? Do you consider all those who rely upon Bible as fools? > > If your personal reflection leads you to live without God, source of life, > > please go ahead... I would like to know what sustains you in your struggle > > for survival, for a better existence. Love of family? of a superior cause? > > of God (called by any other name)? > > Ivo > > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 6:52 PM > > Subject: Re: [Goanet]Re: Science and Religion Sangam (SRS) in Goa > > > > > > > Dear Ivo, > > > I am utterly puzzled by the fervour of your traditional beliefs about > the > > > existence of God etc. As a humanist, I put man/woman at the centre of > our > > > existence and I have arrived at this through much reading and much > > searching > > > of my intellect and conscience. > > > Please can you tell me how you have arrived at the seeming certainty > and > > > faith which you project in your God fearing position? Hasn't religion > > > contributed significantly to endless unnecessary animosity among > peoples > > > > > of the world? > > > > > > Clearly, we need to respect each person's right to a view about human > > > existence etc but surely we humans have advanced well beyond so much > utter > > > rubbish as in the Bible upon which you seem to depend so heavily. > > > Yours, > > > In good faith, > > > Cornel > > > > > > > > ########################################################################## > > # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # > > # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # > > # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # > > # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # > > ########################################################################## > > > > > > ########################################################################## > # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # > # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # > # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # > # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # > ########################################################################## ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################