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   From: nachobiznez@all.com   
      
   "Attila"  wrote in message   
   news:2f62a05j80lust63ej4k58q23eoq14bvd8@4ax.com...   
   > On Tue, 11 May 2004 12:05:06 -0500, "MrD"  in   
   > alt.abortion with message-id  wrote:   
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   > >"Attila"  wrote in message   
   > >news:qbt1a0508frinqh928575b5nmno66n2bmg@4ax.com...   
   > >> On Tue, 11 May 2004 10:36:29 -0500, "MrD"  in   
   > >> alt.abortion with message-id  wrote:   
   > >>   
   > >>   
   > >> >>   
   > >> >> Well, in the case of Hezekiah's tunnel, the Bible says it was dug to   
   > >> >> hide the water of Gihon spring from the Assyrians who were attacking   
   > >> >> cities of Judea and would certainly attack Jerusalem.  There is no   
   > >> >> doubt that the Assyrians did attack cities of Judea.  The ramp they   
   > >> >> built over the wall of the city of Lachish still exists to this day.   
   > >> >> Accounts of their seige of Jerusalem all agree.  185,000 Assyrian   
   > >> >> soldiers died in one night, and the Assyrians withdrew to Ninevah in   
   > >> >> great fear and confusion, where Sennacherib, the Assyrian king was   
   > >> >> murdered by two of his sons.   
   > >> >   
   > >> >Just as I said, you do not want to talk about proof that Hezekiah   
   ordered   
   > >> >the tunnel be dug.  You want to talk about fiction.  What accounts   
   agree   
   > >> >that 185,000 Assyrian soldiers died in one night?  I don't believe   
   you.   
   > >> >   
   > >>   
   > >> You are aware the entire conversation is a demonstration in futility.   
   > >> He has been saying the same thing for years, has been proven wrong for   
   > >> years, and has not changed his statements at all.  He is incapable of   
   > >> ever changing his position on anything.   
   > >>   
   > >   
   > >Thanks for making sure that I was aware of this.   
   > >I did indeed know the day I started 'conversing' with Robert Winn that it   
   > >was not going to go anywhere.  For some reason, I find it entertaining.   
   I   
   > >enjoy seeing what he'll come up with in order to twist reality and logic   
   so   
   > >that he can answer a post without answering anything within the post.  I   
   see   
   > >it as a kind of performance art.   
   > >Just as Costello had Abbot, Winn needs a straight man to be entertaining.   
   > >Hmm..  Winn is into straight men.  Interesting.   
   > >:-)   
   > >Again, thanks for making sure.   
   > >   
   > >   
   >   
   > You have more patience than I have.  I felt I was trying to have a   
   > conversation with a punch and talk doll.  You give it a punch and it   
   > responds with a preprogrammed comment which has little to do with what   
   > had just been said.   
   >   
   > I was sure you were aware of all this.  I just could not resist the   
   > poke at the Winnut.  I will overlook the insult to Costello and the   
   > unspoken insult to Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd.  I am certain   
   > it was not intended.    
   >   
   You are most gracious.   
   I intended no slight towards the great entertainers, they have my respect.   
   This is certainly different than what I feel for Winn.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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