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From: pnorton@beaux.atwc.teradyne.com (Peter Norton)
Subject: Re: The end of god
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Organization: Institute for Advanced Heresy
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Date: Mon, 3 Oct 1994 23:57:51 GMT
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svonesh@lib.uwo.ca (Sue Vonesh) writes:
>
>Hi, 
>     I've got to respond to this - I've heard a lot of crazy nonsense
>touted as rational thought in my time, but this post about "BECOMING
>GOD" has got to take the cake!  You are kidding, I sincerely hope!

Actually, it is about 'Being God'.  As far as I know, God does not 'become'.

>Anyway, IMHO it's all hogwash, if only because mysticism has no direct
>link to religion of any kind. As for Christ "freeing-up neurons", I've

Ah, at last, a mind unsullied by any experience of either mysticism or religion!

>never heard anything so silly!

When you let go of repressing your Christ nature you will see what those
neurons which were involved in its active repression are capable of.
The Universe is a very silly place, indeed.

>Sue
>-- 
>Ms Susan Vonesh       University of Western Ontario Education Library 
>svonesh@lib.uwo.ca    London, Ontario Canada (519)661-3172     
>===\\\==================\\\================\\\===============\\\============
>hoopiest star: Antares                 sassiest galaxy: Andromeda 

"Are we content?  I am the God who created this farce!"  
- Nietzsche 1889, 3 days before going permanently insane

