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  1. Xref: sparky rec.scouting:2991 alt.discrimination:4291 chi.general:1085 alt.atheism:16975 alt.politics.homosexuality:5886
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  3. Path: sparky!uunet!haven.umd.edu!darwin.sura.net!spool.mu.edu!yale.edu!cs.yale.edu!rtnmr.chem.yale.edu!rescorla
  4. From: rescorla@rtnmr.chem.yale.edu (Eric Rescorla)
  5. Subject: Re: BofA and UW can now support discrimination against blacks and Jews
  6. Message-ID: <1992Sep11.012136.12126@cs.yale.edu>
  7. Sender: news@cs.yale.edu (Usenet News)
  8. Nntp-Posting-Host: rtnmr.chem.yale.edu
  9. Organization: Rescorla for himself.
  10. References: <AWERLING.92Sep8160523@dante.nmsu.edu> <1992Sep8.225955.10215@cs.yale.edu> <1992Sep11.010828.726@nevada.edu>
  11. Distribution: usa
  12. Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 01:21:36 GMT
  13. Lines: 18
  14.  
  15. In article <1992Sep11.010828.726@nevada.edu> crail@nevada.edu (DONNA CRAIL-RUGOTZKE) writes:
  16. >In article <1992Sep8.225955.10215@cs.yale.edu> rescorla@rtnmr.chem.yale.edu (Eric Rescorla) writes:
  17. >>Suppose he really IS going to hell. Is it immoral to tell him
  18. >>the truth?
  19. >
  20. >Unless you are God or Satan, how would you know who is going
  21. >to heaven or hell?    
  22. It is quite common for Christians to say that they know God exists, what
  23. he wants, etc. Convincing them that they believe, not know, is essentially
  24. impossible. I see your point, but it's useless in this instance.
  25. -Ekr
  26.  
  27.  
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  30. Eric Rescorla, DoD#431 (Nighthawk S)              rescorla@rtnmr.chem.yale.edu
  31. Former chemist now CM400 mechanic                 ekr@eitech.com(preferred)
  32.                        I will hack Unix for food.
  33.