From: Steyr@yabbs
To: all@yabbs
Subject: My views.
Date: Fri Jul 22 21:24:16 1994
Let me start my saying that I do not believe in a God or gods.
I agree that religions (I'll refer mostly to Christianity) are
based around myths and legends.  BUT ...

It's a fact that many myths have some (perhaps only very slight)
basis in real occurrences.  Although I don't believe in God, I
do feel that SOMETHING happened during the period in which Jesus
supposedly lived.  There is also too much evidence that has been 
uncovered which supports many of the stories in the bible (and 
other religious doctrines/contemporary texts) to say that it is
ALL a load of crap.

I feel that "god(s)" are created by man to fill gaps in what they 
don't understand, and that perhaps there were things which happened
2000 years ago which, because people did not understand then, got 
put down as the work of God.

I certainly don't believe in extreme religious concepts such as
"God created man from the dust of the Earth", but I also think that
statements such as that may have undergone much misinterpretation
a) over time, and b) during the translation from Hebrew to English.

So basically ... although I don't believe in God, I do believe that 
religious doctrines may have some basis in fact.  To me, religion
will be filed away as another mysterious X File.  What a pity Fox 
and Dana don't have access to time travel.

Anyway ... that's my opinion on things.
Feel free to crucify me for it.  I may have a slow turn-around (maybe
3 days), but I'm sure I'll rise again to respond.  :)  :)

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