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   James Redford wrote:   
   > On Thu, 01 Jun 2006 21:34:09 -0700, "David V."   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   >> James Redford wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On 1 Jun 2006 10:16:12 -0700, "shipmodeler1"   
   >>>  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>> What an amazing exercise in rationalizing.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Jesus believed in submitting to the will of God, which   
   >>>> is hardly anarchism. He only resisted human institutions   
   >>>>  when they conflicted with that will.   
   >>>   
   >>> The will of God is that humans live in liberty. The   
   >>> institution of government conflicts with that will.   
   >>   
   >> Which makes absolutely no sense what so ever. These gods   
   >> people go on about are just relics of ancient mythologies..   
   >> There can be no conflict with something that doesn't exist.   
   >   
   > The pagan gods are a very real part of mankind's history,   
      
   Pagan, or christian (which started out as one of those "pagan"   
   gods) are part of history, no one can deny that. The reality is   
   that those gods do not exist outside of the mythologies that   
   created them.   
      
   > and are part of the nature of the powers which rule over this   
   > Earth-   
      
   You're not understanding me. Those gods do not exist. They are a   
   myth. Dump them and move on.   
   --   
   Dave   
      
   "Sacred cows make the best hamburger."  Mark Twain.   
      
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