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A positive dialogue: Theists, Agnostics & Atheists
IN THE DIALOGUE, below, MISHEN IS ONE TO WHOM I WRITE At this point, I assume that Mishen, is a positive person--the helpful kind.

READERS: Refresh my memory--at 84, it will help me:
Remind me: Where do you stand, philosophically, or THEOLOGICALLY?

BTW, What do you think of MILITANT ATHEISM?
May I ask: Have you read the book, FUTURE OF AN ILLUSION, by Sigmund Freud?

A PERSONAL NOTE: Check out: Dr. Zoltan Rona MD, MSc (biochemistry),--a specialist in complementary medicine and aging--I first met him in 1990...Quite a story! Stay tuned.

For some time now, Jean and I (both 84/85) have been patients of Zoltan, a friend. Your questions about our progress are welcome. Here is ZR's link:

http://www.mydoctor.ca/user/ASP/officeInfo.asp?id=2509
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BTW, Mishen, on my way to being ordained to the ministry of the United Church of Canada (1953), I studied enough Biblical Hebrew to be able to read the Hebrew Bible, slowly ... VERY slowly... With the help of my library and the NET, I still enjoy finding the root-meaning of Hebrew words. I also like concocting any useful acronyms that point to Divine Being in a mature way.

Why? Because this avoids idolatry--that is, the making of 'god' in our own image, or into a supernatural being, a human-like being, who exists up there, or out there. No wonder many not-so-positive atheists mock the childish theology of many of us.
This is why I like using acronyms like, G.0.D (note the zero) when needed. As in Genesis, I use it as a symbol for "In the beginning...", there was goodness and design.

I also like using the acronym, G.Õ.D (note the ~ tilde). It stands for Divine Being--similar to the way Jewish writers--writing in English--use, even today. They use the symbol, G-d, to avoid making idolatrous images in the mind...

ABOUT THE SO-CALLED BIG BANG--a term invented (1927) by the RC Belgium priest-astronomer, Abbe LeMaitre

I like to think of 'god' as the source of what I like to call the Great and Growing Omni Dazzlement (LET THERE BE LIGHT ...)--an expression which I prefer to use, rather than calling it the BIG-bang.

IMO, we now have all that is Good Optimistic & Delightful. No wonder, John, in 1 John 1:5 says "God is light"; and in 1 John 4:7-21 says that, "God is love".

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