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   From: quoththeraven@nevermore.com   
      
   On Wed, 8 May 2013 19:33:49 -0700 (PDT), nature bats last   
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   >On May 8, 12:29 pm, Dreamer In Colore    
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   >> On Wed, 8 May 2013 12:10:10 -0700 (PDT), Kurt Nicklas   
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   >> >On May 8, 3:02 pm, raven1  wrote:   
   >> >> On Wed, 08 May 2013 14:00:03 -0400, Calvin Ramsey   
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   >> >> >To reject God's existence is to commit oneself to intellectual and moral   
   >> >> >isolation, which inevitably brings mental pessimism, emotional despair,   
   >> >> >and an encompassing sense of hopelessness.   
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   >> >> In other words, the author would rather believe in a pleasant fantasy   
   >> >> than deal with an uncomfortable (for him) truth. Thanks for clearing   
   >> >> that up, Cal, it nicely illustrates his (and your) intellectual   
   >> >> dishonesty and moral bankruptcy.   
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   >> >Richard, when you encounter loneliness, isolation, failure, sickness   
   >> >and pain what pleasant fantasy sustains you?   
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   >> Just to hazard a guess... friends, family, a great meal, a good book,   
   >> medicine, and the knowledge that people are working towards progress   
   >> rather than belief in a sky pixie?   
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   >And don't forget the Blues. Blues, an inexhaustible   
   >source of creativity and ineffable joy, are God's last   
   >and greatest gift to man, before He buggered off.   
      
   It's a delightful paradox that music about feeling bad makes people   
   feel so good.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)