On 26-4-2011 18:04, Alain wrote:
> Le 2011/04/25 19:46, Darren New a écrit :
>> On 4/25/2011 16:31, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> But if I pull the curtains back and see that, yes, the sun is up, then I
>>> no longer need to believe it because I can observe that it is up.
>>
>> I understand what you're saying. I just don't think that's how normal
>> people use that word outside of religious arguments.
>>
>> Would you say I'm wrong to state "I believe Elvis is dead"?
>>
>
> I don't beleive that Elvis is dead because I do KNOW that he's dead!

'If Elvis was still alive, he would be dead by now.'


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Apparently you can afford your own dictator for less than 10 cents per 
citizen per day.

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On Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:08:29 -0400, John VanSickle wrote:

> There simply is no command in the
> Bible for Christians to kill Jews, to make them second-class citizens,
> or to maltreat them in any way.

Let's take an example in the Bible, then:  God's commandment to the 
Israelites to commit genocide and infanticide on the Canaanites.

How does one rationalize genocide and infanticide as being "good"?

Jim

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