On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 12:43:20 -0600 (MDT), Ross Werner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On a related note, I don't believe in atheists. I've met several who > > claimed they were but not one who wasn't really just upset about > > something (usually an injustice of some kind). > > Isaac Asimov, Richard Feynman, Douglas Adams, Richard Dawkins--some of the > greatest minds of this century and you're claiming they're just upset > about something?
Yup. Well, no, not exactly "upset" but disenchanted in some way with how He appears to be "doing his job". I never met these people either, I only said I hadn't met one yet. It's entirely possible they exist. > > One major problem is that it's both. I met many a missionary in New > > York who felt the "spirit" while doing things they clearly should not > > be doing. I imagine they really thought they did. My guess is about > > half the time people feel the spirit it's really just adrenaline. > > (Not half the time for all people, nor half the people all the time, > > but some mix where many people mostly feel the spirit and many others > > mostly feel adrenaline or some other hormone). > > How do you know they *weren't* feeling the Spirit? Why is it put upon you > to judge? Often people say, "Nobody can tell you that you don't have a > testimony, because it's a personal revelation from the Spirit." So if you > don't feel like others can tell *you* that *you* weren't feeling the > Spirit at a particular time when you felt like you were doing what was > right, that you can tell others that they're not "really" feeling the > Spirit because they're obviously doing something "they're not supposed to > be doing"? Like baptizing a drunk at midnight? C'mon, did you think I was talking about people choosing to call media referrals when I thought they should be tracting? ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
