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   On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 08:54:49 -0500, "Greywolf"    
   wrote:   
     - Refer: <12cet1m8muoqt8b@corp.supernews.com>   
   >   
   >"Michael Gray"  wrote in message   
   >news:r68ec2l496l0amjtluuogjd99b0504sqrh@4ax.com...   
   >> On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 10:59:47 +0500, "mush97"    
   >> wrote:   
   >>  - Refer:    
   >>>Hi,   
   >>>   
   >>>Atheists believe that the invention of the concept of God is the biggest   
   >>>   
   >>>fraud played on human beings by the self-styled of the prophets.   
   >>>   
   >>>How far is this correct ?   
   >>   
   >> Not very far at all.   
   >>   
   >> "Most Atheists" is a meaningless nonsense until surveys of most   
   >> atheists have been executed on the matter.   
   >> Atheim is signified by a lack.   
   >> It is not a coherent group, and includes non-indoctrinated infants,   
   >> for instance.   
   >>   
   >> But I can speak for myself.   
   >> Your proposition is, I take it: "the invention of the concept of God   
   >> is the biggest fraud played on human beings by the self-styled of the   
   >> prophets."   
   >>   
   >> I do not believe this to be accurate at all.   
   >> Judging by the available records, most of the historic self-styled   
   >> prophets were not frauds, simply barking mad.   
   >> Most of them seemed convinced that their hallucinated 'voices'   
   >> originated from an intolerant and incoherent sky-pixie, instead of   
   >> their schizophrenia, and were thus not intentionally fraudulent,   
   >> merely mentally ill.   
   >>   
   >> People like Benny Hinn and so-on, are not prophets in any way shape or   
   >> form, but base con-men, and total frauds from arsehole to breakfast   
   >> time.   
   >>   
   >>>Please guide !   
   >>   
   >> --   
   >*That* is probably the most infuriating 'fact' of all; that a lot of these   
   >'evangelists' no more believe most of the crap they're espousing than   
   >believe they're aliens from another planet. Want proof? Put each one these   
   >jamokes in front of a firing squad and thoroughly convince them that they   
   >will be shot if they don't tell the absolute truth about their faith in   
   >'God'. See how many of em' would stand there and take being shot by 'dummy'   
   >bullets. Hah! Benny Hinn? He'd swear he's the Easter Bunny before taking it   
   >in the heart for Jesus.   
   >   
   >Greywolf   
      
   Benny Hinn is a fraud of the most egregious type.   
   He is personally responsible for much suffering, and even deaths,   
   occasioned by the withdrawal of real medical support in favour of   
   wholly ineffective wishful thinking.   
   He is a criminal.   
      
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