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On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 15:02:33 +1200, Marsh Lion wrote:

> "sven the unpleasant" <would...@liketoknow.com> wrote in message 
> news:pan.2004.08.28.22.54.39.693083@liketoknow.com...
>> On Sat, 28 Aug 2004 18:30:47 +1200, Marsh Lion wrote:
> 
>> Yeah, God wrote that book himself, didn't he? Oh, wait, that's right, he
>> *spoke* to people and told them what to write. First off, if he's too
>> damned lazy to write the book himself, then it can't be too important to
>> the big guy. Second, yeah, there are people around today who "hear God"
>> too, just like in the old days. You know what they're called?
>> Schizophrenics. So, please, be my guest. Keep living your life according
>> to how some ancient schizos think you should.
> 
> Firstly how is God lazy, when he created the world?

He did take a day off, you know. Any God that needs a rest day is no busy
body, I'll tell you that.

> For the most part, God 
> was either helping his people (when they were faithful) or punishing them 
> (when they were unfaithful) in the old testiment. Why would a lazy God do 
> this?

Because people have natural highs and lows which were attributed to
something that may or may not exist?

> One of the reasons why God used people to write the bible, is that it 
> is a hang of a lot easier to read a mans writing than it is to read God's.

According to that Charlton Heston movie, God's writing seems pretty damn
easy to read.
 
> Not only does the bible speak Gods word, it can make you quite a "good"
> person (if you guide your life by it). For example it tells you to treat
> your neighboor as you would like to be treated. If you want to be
> treated well, you should treat others well. Sure you may see them as
> schizophrenics, but they had smart words come out of their mouth.

I don't need a piece of fiction to tell me how to live my life. I know
what's right, I know what's wrong, and I do what I feel is correct. If you
honestly need a book to tell you what's right and wrong, I'm just sorry...