> "The poster formerly known as Colleyville Alan" nospam.net>
> wrote in message news:47f0c551$0$12562$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...

>>
>> "Lord Turkey Cough" invalid.com> wrote in message
>> news:r81Ij.30587$Ge4.11565@newsfe1-win.ntli.net...

>>>> What do you mean?
>>>> You don't know the answers either.

>>>
>>> i'm mot staking eternity on an unknown.

>>
>> No, you are staking what finite existence you have on an unknowable.

>
> No cost to me if I am wrong though.

> Lord Turkey Cough wrote:

>> "The poster formerly known as Colleyville Alan" nospam.net>
>> wrote in message news:47f0c551$0$12562$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...

>>>
>>> "Lord Turkey Cough" invalid.com> wrote in message
>>> news:r81Ij.30587$Ge4.11565@newsfe1-win.ntli.net...

>>>>> What do you mean?
>>>>> You don't know the answers either.

>>>>
>>>> i'm mot staking eternity on an unknown.

>>>
>>> No, you are staking what finite existence you have on an unknowable.

>>
>> No cost to me if I am wrong though.

>
> It'll cost you plenty if after all your prostration, worry and worshipping
> you
> picked the wrong one of the 100s of angry, jealous vindictive god ...

>
> "_ Prof. Jonez _" jonez.net> wrote in message
> news:65d458F2fe13hU1@mid.individual.net...

>> Lord Turkey Cough wrote:

>>> "The poster formerly known as Colleyville Alan" nospam.net>
>>> wrote in message news:47f0c551$0$12562$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...

>>>>
>>>> "Lord Turkey Cough" invalid.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:r81Ij.30587$Ge4.11565@newsfe1-win.ntli.net...

>>>>>> What do you mean?
>>>>>> You don't know the answers either.

>>>>>
>>>>> i'm mot staking eternity on an unknown.

>>>>
>>>> No, you are staking what finite existence you have on an unknowable.

>>>
>>> No cost to me if I am wrong though.

>> ...

>
>
> "Lord Turkey Cough" invalid.com> wrote in message
> news:zudIj.7101$Re3.5246@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net...

>>
>> "_ Prof. Jonez _" jonez.net> wrote in message
>> news:65d458F2fe13hU1@mid.individual.net...

>>> Lord Turkey Cough wrote:

>>>> "The poster formerly known as Colleyville Alan" nospam.net>
>>>> wrote in message news:47f0c551$0$12562$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...

>>>>>
>>>>> "Lord Turkey Cough" invalid.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:r81Ij.30587$Ge4.11565@newsfe1-win.ntli.net...

>>>>>>> What do you mean?
>>>>>>> You don't know the answers either.

>>>>>>
>>>>>> i'm mot staking eternity on an unknown.

>>>>> ...

> "_ Prof. Jonez _" jonez.net> wrote in message
> news:65d458F2fe13hU1@mid.individual.net...

>> Lord Turkey Cough wrote:

>>> "The poster formerly known as Colleyville Alan" nospam.net>
>>> wrote in message news:47f0c551$0$12562$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...

>>>> "Lord Turkey Cough" invalid.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:r81Ij.30587$Ge4.11565@newsfe1-win.ntli.net...

>>>>>> What do you mean?
>>>>>> You don't know the answers either.

>>>>> i'm mot staking eternity on an unknown.

>>>> No, you are staking what finite existence you have on an unknowable.

>>> No cost to me if I am wrong though.

>> It'll cost you plenty if after all your prostration, worry and worshipping
>> you
>> picked the wrong one of the 100s of angry, jealous vindictive god
>> creatures
>> to bray to all these years.
>>
>> Pascal's "wager" is a roulette wheel, with 100+ individual gods on ...

>
> "_ Prof. Jonez _" jonez.net> wrote in message
> news:65d458F2fe13hU1@mid.individual.net...

>> Lord Turkey Cough wrote:

>>> "The poster formerly known as Colleyville Alan" nospam.net>
>>> wrote in message news:47f0c551$0$12562$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...

>>>>
>>>> "Lord Turkey Cough" invalid.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:r81Ij.30587$Ge4.11565@newsfe1-win.ntli.net...

>>>>>> What do you mean?
>>>>>> You don't know the answers either.

>>>>>
>>>>> i'm mot staking eternity on an unknown.

>>>>
>>>> No, you are staking what finite existence you have on an unknowable.

>>>
>>> No cost to me if I am wrong though.

>> ...

> Lord Turkey Cough wrote:

>> "The poster formerly known as Colleyville Alan" nospam.net>
>> wrote in message news:47f0c551$0$12562$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...

>>>
>>> "Lord Turkey Cough" invalid.com> wrote in message
>>> news:r81Ij.30587$Ge4.11565@newsfe1-win.ntli.net...

>>>>> What do you mean?
>>>>> You don't know the answers either.

>>>>
>>>> i'm mot staking eternity on an unknown.

>>>
>>> No, you are staking what finite existence you have on an unknowable.

>>
>> No cost to me if I am wrong though.

>
> It'll cost you plenty if after all your prostration, worry and worshipping
> you
> picked the wrong one of the 100s of angry, jealous vindictive god ...

>
>
>"Lord Turkey Cough" invalid.com> wrote in message
>news:zudIj.7101$Re3.5246@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net...
>

>
>I think it's quite amusing that your definition of a "realistic choice"
>appears to include a God who was his own father who sacrificed himself to
>save us all from his own wrath because a woman made from a rib was conned by
>a talking snake to persuade a man made from dust to eat fruit from a magical
>tree.
>

> "Lord Turkey Cough" invalid.com> wrote in message

>> "_ Prof. Jonez _" jonez.net> wrote in message

>>> Lord Turkey Cough wrote:

>>>> "The poster formerly known as Colleyville Alan" nospam.net>

>>>>> "Lord Turkey Cough" invalid.com> wrote in message

>>>>>>> What do you mean?
>>>>>>> You don't know the answers either.

>>>>>>
>>>>>> i'm mot staking eternity on an unknown.

>>>>>
>>>>> No, you are staking what finite existence you have on an
>>>>> unknowable...

> On Tue, 1 Apr 2008 01:30:03 +0100, "Steve O" thanks.com>
> wrote:
>

>>
>>
>> "Lord Turkey Cough" invalid.com> wrote in message
>> news:zudIj.7101$Re3.5246@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net...
>>

> (snip)

>>
>> I think it's quite amusing that your definition of a "realistic
>> choice" appears to include a God who was his own father who
>> sacrificed himself to save us all from his own wrath because a woman
>> made from a rib was conned by a talking snake to persuade a man made
>> from dust to eat fruit from a magical tree.
>>

> These stories were given in an allegory form that primitive people
> could easily comprehend. If you really want to understand the core
> messages you should do some allegorical conversion. ...