Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> Darren New wrote:
> > I have never met an theist who could give a single example of anything
> > that would convince him *his* religion is wrong.
>
> And here's an example of that, too:
>
> Say you go to hawaii, and you find this group of people who, by praying
> to Pele (the volcano goddess), can *actually* regenerate amputated
> limbs. No scientific explanation is forthcoming, but anyone who has lost
> a limb can go there, get three people to pray in a circle, and his limb
> will grow back all by itself within a month.
>
> Show this to a faithful Christian. What is he going to say?  "Gee, maybe
> Pele really exists, and answers prayers better than JHVH does?" Or is it
> going to be interpreted as a conspiracy by Satan to lure faithful
> Christians away from their One True Religion?
The latter obviously. As I'm sure you know.
>
> I'd be interested in hearing what someone here who considers themselves
> a faithful Christian would answer to that.
>
> --
>    Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
>      It's not feature creep if you put it
>      at the end and adjust the release date.

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