I learnt everything I needed to know about god, religion, politics and law
from Robert A Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land when I was 14 and
despite education, a degree and an inquisitive mind, never found a need
to
change my opinion
"SanFrancisco2019" <ryan-tofu@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "POD {Ò¿Ó}" <DONT.EVEN.TRY.IT@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> I even drew similarities with religion. Like finding God, we will never
>> be able to draw a line under everything and say that's it, that is what
>> it all means, that is the answer to Life the Universe and everything,
>> this is what God is... So you are either a member of the church of
>> Blade Runner, or you're not.
>>
>> Either way, I don't think he'll ask me anything else about it ;-)
>>
>> --
>> Thank you kindly
>>
>> POD {Ò¿Ó}
>
> That's a damn shame, that last sentence. I've been best friends with
a
> guy for over 20 years, and usually when we reach an impasse on some
heavy
> issue it's because I'm an atheist and argue against the existence of god
> because god cannot exist and allow all these atrocities to occur in
god's
> name. My pal, an Episcopalian, argues for the existence of god and
chalks
> up the atrocities to the divine gift of free will.
> Hell, maybe that explains why Deckard falls for Rachel.
> Happily enough, though, my best pal "gets" Blade Runner, or at least
> he's faking it really well.
>
> DR
>
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