Christianity: Bogus Beyond Belief Guestbook
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Name: Robert Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Australia Time: 2000-04-14 08:04:00 Comments: Good site,I myself have studied many of the worlds major religions,your right all jackals do essentially howl alike,there is however positive and negative forces at work,take the four gospels write down everything this Jesus said and derive what sort of God he represents,compare your conclusion with The Tao Te Ching of Lao Tzu and you will find consistency. This God of Jesus was no doubt spruced up to get Pagan acceptance,who believed in Gods that send thunderbolts out their ass,the real God has more of a Motherly than Fatherly attribute. Jesus may be real,but the Christian God is an illogical human construct created later with the affairs of politics,power and control in mind.. Problem is amongst Egyptian Gods of Old there was a God as schizophrenic as the one Christians believe in his name was Set(Seth)I have read many studies comparing Christian clergy with ancient egyptian priests. Would Seth have a problem with Egyptians yes they rejected him as evil,the subjegation of Seth and his being contained is exactly the same story as St Michael containing the beast some three thousand years later. In fact the nativity is another variation on an old egyptian myth,what I am trying to say is that much of 'the faith' and its feast days are borrowed/stolen from elsewhere. And that there could well be a very powerful force behind it.But it may not be the God Jesus was speaking of. How could the God of the prodigal son be the same as the one that wants to come back and smite us with plagues and Judgement forces till we all bow in filial supplication. Not to say that such a being does not exist. But it is about this FREE WILL. as such all religions stand condemned

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Name: paul berryman Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Australia Time: 2000-04-13 14:27:00 Comments: This is a truly great site. I just hope it goes someway to wiping this stupid religion that causes so many people so much pain for no good reason. Keep up the great work Brooks

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Name: Arwen Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Michigan Time: 2000-04-10 20:05:00 Comments: I found your page quite interesting, but perhaps more interesting were the responses. All the letters I read (admittedly only the first page of them, I DO have a life beyond the Net) seemed to be from rather uneducated persons. I wonder that no scholarly Christian theologians decided to respond. It's really not fair that someone who has spent as much time researching and building this page as you apparently have has no worthy opposition! Be well, Arwen

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Name: Greg Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Where all of us are from Time: 2000-04-07 05:53:00 Comments: Thanks for the contribution to clarity and understanding. What is your thought on the whereabouts of Jesus during the years from 13 - 30?? Elizabeth Claire Prophet wrote a book suggesting that He hopped a caravan and headed to India.... Wouild appreciate your take on this. Thank you, Greg

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Name: Susan K Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Originally Michigan, now California Time: 2000-04-04 07:09:00 Comments: Wow! What a great website and what thorough research! I sent an email to atheist.com, thinking I was on your website, but it was the link....I got confused....speaking of confused, I sure was confused when I was a "christian" or "catholic". Now I see the light as a freethinker! I have read Dan Barkers book....its marvelous. I want to show it to my christian family, but they will think I'm the devil. My brother sends me subscriptions to Billy Grahams "Decision" magazine. Arghhhh! How do I get him to stop? I'm afraid to tell him...I grew up going to church every Sunday and out of all the catholic school, communion, etc...the thing I remember most was when I was 8 years old and my cat ran away, I lit a candle in the church and prayed to God for my cat to come back. I lit that candle "religiously" for days and my cat never came back. This is when I began to doubt, but like yourself, I didn't fully come to terms with it until about two years ago. Some of my best friends are atheists, including my boyfriend. He said once that he feels "people believe in a God because they are the only animals that can visualize their own death." I stopped going to church years ago, but still wanted to believe in something...after all, believing that you are going to live forever and see all your loved ones is a pretty hard thing to give up! I waited for one of those spiritual experiences for God to speak to me or reveal himself to me throughout my childhood---of course that never happened. When I read Carl Sagans book "The Demon Haunted World," thats when it really sunk in. I stopped beleiving after that. Throughout my life I've also believed in astrology....I know, I know, its silly, but I haven't given it up yet! Its the only silly belief I still have...there just seem to be so many coincedences...At any rate, thanks for the interesting responses to christian writers....you are an excellent debater. In my younger years when I believed in God, I always lost the argument with the atheists. It took a long time for me to come to the truth, and I must admit, that deep inside me I still want to beleive in something beyond myself, and I fight it all the time with reason. I'm becoming a more reasonable person. The only critical point I have is that some people do believe in God but not in the man-made God and Jesus (like the bible, etc), and are agnostic, believing in a creator of some sort. I would like to see more arguements on this subject. I know the bible is hogwash...that's obvious...but what about writers like Neale Donald Walsh who wrote "Conversations with God?" I would like to see a good debate with him. People seemed attracted to that book, it told them what they wanted to hear--that the bible was nonsense, but that their still was a God, sort of a God within us, etc...This is the kind of God that I believe more Christian's are turning to because its more user friendly. Of course, he made the whole thing up and it brought him lots of money...but do you have any thoughts on this subject that doesn't have to do with fundementalist christianity or the bible? What about people who just want to believe in something....new age religion, karma, chakra's, that sort of thing...I would like to see more on your site about that. Christianity is almost getting too easy to debunk. I read an interesting book when I was trying to come to my senses, called "The Mind of God" by Paul Davies, a scientist. The title is misleading, its not a christian book by any means, but involves science and whether there is any proof for an intelligent designer. Fascinating read on both sides of the issue, and really goes into depth about physics, mathmatics....similar in reasoning to George Smith. Check it out. My internet connection is really bad and keeps kicking me off, but it never did the whole time I was on your site and its been an hour and a half! Its a miracle! (Just Kidding) Susan

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Name: Hakeem Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Earth Time: 2000-04-02 05:45:00 Comments: Just wanted to write and tell you that only Jesus saves, and you are going to hell forever. Ha Ha, Just messin' with you man. :) I love the site. I have not been able to read all of it yet, but trust me I will. I will also be taking many notes. I always come across Xtian sites that seem to bash every single other religion that exists. They especially like to focus on Islam. They seem to think that only they (xtians) will be accepted by their all loving God. They seem to believe that this all loving God will burn everyone else in hell because they don't accept xtianity. I can't stand that attitude. It's horrible! Anyway I love the site, and please keep up the good work. I'll send you an e-mail with some links to some other sites that you might like. Peace

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Name: Mike McClellan Website: Born Again Fundamentalist Christianity - Hope or Hoax Referred by: NewsGroups From: PA Time: 2000-04-01 21:50:00 Comments: Your site is excellent with more information than can be digested in a single visit! Thanks for all the hard work. This is one of the better sites I've seen exposing Christianity for what it really is. I've bookmarked your site and will have to come back several times.

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Name: Tom Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Fundieland Time: 2000-03-31 22:02:00 Comments: Brooks, I love this site and visit it about once a week to look for updates. You need to add more to your letters section, more discussions (arguments) with "true believers" would be interesting. Keep up the good work!! Signed: An infidel in the Biblebelt.

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Name: Channelle~*~ Website: my home page about ???? Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Dallas Time: 2000-03-30 04:55:00 Comments: You must have worked really hard building this website. All the readers of this guest book are welcome to visit mine. Thanks. :)

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Name: Sara Website: My home page Referred by: From a Friend From: USA Time: 2000-03-30 05:01:00 Comments: Nice website. This is how one can find God. You make a perfect plan, do everything to make it perfect, put your heart and soul in it. There is no chance anything would go wrong, 100'/. confident. Then suddenly things go wrong or go in a completely different direction, that shows there's someone up there Who has different plans for you like it or not. But He is the Boss Who has control over everything and anything.

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Name: Ben Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Winona, MN Time: 2000-03-28 08:54:00 Comments: Prove to me that there is not a God. Give me rational evidence to show that God did not create the Universe. I want to know every last detail. You can save your third grade level earth science lessons about how rain is produced. Thanks, Have a nice day, Ben. PS If you want to know if there is a God then pray. If you have a sincere will to know God he will make himself known to you. Praying is very humbling. Can you do it sincerely without saying: "ok uhh God, levitate this chair"?

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Name: Adam Website: Reality Is Radical Referred by: Yahoo! From: NYC Time: 2000-03-27 00:14:00 Comments: I'm putting together a site that deals with the Religious Right, the right-wing in general and other related topics... to be commissioned 5-1-00. I have a page of right-wing web sites (http://www.geocities.com/classwar_2000/evil.html) with yours as an answer to Christianity Today. Your site is fantastic... very entertaining. Thanks for your hard work! - Adam

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Name: chris e Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: lakeland fl Time: 2000-03-24 02:53:00 Comments: Thank's for the website. It gave me a good "pep talk" prior to my encounter with a christian youth counselor that vainly attempted to persuade my way of thinking. Your efforts are quite admirable, as it is imperative for humanists/atheists/free-thinkers/non-slaves, to rescue people from a religon that thrives on fear and intolerance.

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Name: Stephanie Website: Hello, I am your Lunch (Vegan and animal rights site) Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Chicago Time: 2000-03-23 19:24:00 Comments: Cool Site! It's good to see some honest arguements for and against religion that actually make some sense and have a basis behind them. I'm so tired of hearing that we should all just succomb because Jesus said so. I control my own destiny, and it works for me. Some do not agree, but that is their choice. Thanks for the entertainment, ~Steph

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Name: Darrell Morgan Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Weatherford Texas Time: 2000-03-21 21:47:00 Comments: You are not the only one out there. You see my e-mail address. It is about the light of reason and has no religous meaning. Living here in the bible belt it is difficult when you see religion for what it is. I get a real kick out of my christian friends and their reaction when I explain my e-mail address. Not as a pont of convertion. But a means of planting the seed of reason. It is up to them to water it. We are at a very unique point of history and very lucky to be born in the United States where we can voice our questions. Most people in the world can not. Take heart. We are slowly emerging from the dark ages. These are exciting times. Darrell Morgan

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Name: James F Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Australia Time: 2000-03-20 20:06:00 Comments: Hey man, you are a hero. Keep up the great work. To all christians: please read the whole bible, not just the parts selected by the power-hungry church.

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Name: Jerry Fallwell Website: dollars for eternal life Referred by: Tripod From: the bibile belt Time: 2000-03-19 20:49:00 Comments: your gonna pay for your sins so put a little green in the collection box next sunday. Can i hear a AMEN///

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Name: jesus's other brother.. forrest christ Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: the Church:Our lady of perpetual bullshit Time: 2000-03-18 13:36:00 Comments: Great site!! I was wondering How come the fundies have there own jargon.. such as, let's lift up jesus....Did he get drunk and fall down??? also noticed that alot of xitians close their messages with "In Him" I thought they were against homosexuality!!

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Name: jim Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Time: 2000-03-15 03:02:00 Comments: i can't believe that you would actually say these things about OUR God. He is not an evil God, He is perfect. The things written in the Bible are sacred and are for us to live by. If you think God is evil, then what about Satan? What happens if you go to Hell? What then? The Lord loves you and He is hurt by what you say about Him, but he is not hurting for Himself.......He hurts for you and the fata that awaits you if you continue down this path. Also, you can't single out these passages above; they are just single verses and you have to take into consideration what the section means as a whole. Please, i urge you, to give the Lord a chance and see if you feel any fulfillment......i promise, if you really try, you will.......He's there, waiting on you.......

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Name: Esther L. McAmis Website: BLUE LAGOON THOUGHT WAVES Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: WA. Time: 2000-03-14 17:18:00 Comments: To expose claptrap incites the rage in those who follow the GOD of ANGER; for they who are BENT on believing that burning @ the stake must exist in an imaginary place called HELL,(a spot to fry for all of eternity..all rights gone) are liken to Cannibals. Ignorant! Telling them 2x2-4 means nothing; EXAMPLE: Creation by Incest! ADAM & EVE created Cain & Able according to the Fable. Cain killed Able. Cain was driven by the Angry God out of Eden; he then.."went to the Land of Nod & took himself a WIFE." NOW just how & where did #.5 happen into the fable; maybe the wife was the SNAKE. So much for LOGIC; religion never was based on logic. The mass falls for hypnoticism; Benny Hines is a master hypnotist..as was HITLER. The mass are like PARROTS..hear & repeat; never question what they take in. Follow the leader! Sort of like that funny species of rodents;one jumps off the cliff to their own destruction & all follow the leader to DEATH. BRAINWASHING being the KEY component of the religions, means they have sold out logic which doth prevail for our protection. The paradox is: They the duped want to SAVE others. Without RELIGIONS creating a DEVIL or EVIL encompassed by GUILT & FEAR of Punishment, there is no sound grounds for the reward token aka HEAVEN~EVER~AFTER. No Heaven~no way to take peoples MONEY here on EARTH. Good luck freeing the Slaves Brother DARETOSPEAK!!!

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Name: Tiffany Nicole Website: Referred by: AOL From: California Time: 2000-03-07 06:33:00 Comments: I am very respectful and intrugied by several things that you have posted on your page, but I do find ALOT of them to be inaccurate to the teachings of God. When I have the time, I will gladly point them out to you, be that alright with you. And the verse about sparing the rod and spoiling the child does not interpret to: Beat your children; It's what God wants. It is not a sin to spank a child; Spank, not Beat. There is a tremendous difference. I am thankful that I have grown up with parents who disciplined me. God is a violent God, God is a jealous God, God is a just God, and God is love. God is God. If you can not accept that, you will never understand anything. Who are you to talk back to God? For you are on earth, and He is in Heaven, so may your words be few. (see ecclesiastes and romans). Humbling, isn't it? I have enjoyed viewing your site, but it does not exactly go along the "open mind" atheist theme. I pray that you will find the truth. Not only do I love you, but God loves you far more. Thankyou for your time!

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Name: Stephanie Powers Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: San Diego, California Time: 2000-03-04 00:07:00 Comments: I like your site, and it does much to show your disbelief in the religion. But, you sound as though you are trying to disprove the christian god, not as if you are an unbias opinion giving the pros and cons of an interesting and rather popular religion. With your particular personal passion towards christianity, it sounds more like you are an anti-christian, rather than an athiest. One must not challenge other people's beliefs simply to have more faith in one's own. And christianity, popular though it is, does not even represtent even a small number of the total religions and religious belief systems.

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Name: Greg Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: AZ Time: 2000-02-29 05:47:00 Comments: 1. Have you come across the explanation for the missing years of Jesus? From 13-30 yrs old he was on a mission to India....hopped a caravan, made the trek to India, began teaching and studying. His teaching got out of hand and he was chased from India...but not without learning enough of Buddhism to incorporate it into the Christian foundation. What do you think??? 2. As far as God goes, we cannot support nor refute the existence of something so out-of-our realm. Amazing how all the pompus assholes claim to "Know" God....as if it's very simple. My belief is that if the word God is mentioned, the person should lie on the ground face down in absolute reverence....and should never make any claims as far as what God thinks, likes or is. Just my thoughts on this. I do appreciate the time you spent on your site....although America isn't ready yet.

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Name: P k Luetch Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Time: 2000-02-27 10:23:00 Comments: I think the culprit in Christianity has to do with Paul the hypocrit , the liars He is the inventer of Trinity . He is the Jew who want to destroy Christianity at all cost but in a stupid but subtle way. But , the truth will emerge . There is always another cleverer person. I belief Jesus exist and has done his good job . Without him , the World would have been worse.

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Name: P k Luetch Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Time: 2000-02-27 10:32:00 Comments: I think the culprit in Christianity has to do with Paul the hypocrit , the liars He is the inventer of Trinity . He is the Jew who want to destroy Christianity at all cost but in a stupid but subtle way. But , the truth will emerge . There is always another cleverer person. I belief Jesus exist and has done his good job . Without him , the World would have been worse.

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Name: Andrew DeLapp Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Time: 2000-02-26 00:28:00 Comments: Interesting. A bunch of people quoting bible verses at each other, then agreeing with each other's opinions about them without ever doing any serious research. Sounds a lot like Fundamentalism to me. Once again, it is proven that you become what you oppose.

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Name: Vim Vem Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Brussels Time: 2000-02-22 16:43:00 Comments: To Jason Farr, Guestbook entry #170, So you love Brooks, who you don't know and who you've never met. I'll bet you love everybody, because your religion tells you that you should. Yep, I'll bet that gives everyone a warm fuzzy, knowing that Jason Farr loves them. Bet it makes people feel pretty special. I'm sure that you love me too. That makes me feel good, really special. Thanks, you just made my day. Also, that bible verse you just bleated out was so convincing I'm just going to run out and get down on my knees and pray. I got God!!! YOWSIR!!!!

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Name: Sane Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Reality Time: 2000-02-20 14:19:00 Comments: Religion is a mental illness and it is obvious by the xians postings on this board.How about focusing on the here and now.What has xitianity given this world .... fear, ignorance, death, mental illness. Yes it is much harder to focus on reality and to make this world a better place then to worship a dead guy who will "save" you and wait till "the next World"where everything will be alright. Just accept jesus and all your sins will be forgiven? (sounds to me like a crimes on credit scam)

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Name: Bobby Smith Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Waco Tx Time: 2000-02-20 09:51:00 Comments: I really agree with your websie and would like to read more articles in the future.

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Name: Connie Website: Referred by: NewsGroups From: Time: 2000-02-20 00:31:00 Comments: Great website! What a relief to know others have survived this virulent christian mind virus and lived to tell about it.

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Name: David B Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Norway Time: 2000-02-17 21:45:00 Comments: Great page! The content is marvellous, the navigability could perhaps be better....?

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Name: Vil Crepple Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Snoqualmie, Wa Time: 2000-02-17 20:28:00 Comments: To Y Chan, Who says that you will be able to punch Hitler in the nose if you go to hell? Who says he will be there? He was a christian, a roman catholic specificly. Christians are not perfect, just forgiven. All he had to do was to accept Jesus as his savior at the last nanosecond of his life and he would have every expectation of spending eternity in heaven, experiencing the blessing and miracle of God's eternal love. The Jews he killed, on the other hand, would most likely experience eternal torment, having beezelbub jabbing a pickfork into their backsides forevermore, regardless of how nice they were to their fellow man during their lifetime. Such is the goodness of God. So you see, that is God's measure of good versus evil. Such is his value system. It is not for you to judge God's value's, only to kowtow to his omnipotent eternal might. Doesn't christianity give you a great big warm fuzzy feeling? Jesus loves you. That's why he died. Vil Crepple Snoqualmie, Wa

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Name: Jennifer Johnson Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Time: 2000-02-17 03:06:00 Comments: GOD BLESS YOU

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Name: Jason Pharr Website: Referred by: AOL From: Conyers, Georgia Time: 2000-02-15 19:42:00 Comments: God loves you!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jesus loves you!!!!!!!!!! I love you!!!!!!!!!!!! I can see that you have been hurt greatly, probably confronted by people who didn't try to explain anything but condmned you. I have found God, and feel called to witness to others. God's true message is that of love. "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him." John 3:16-17

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Name: Y Chan Website: Referred by: Lycos From: Canada Time: 2000-02-15 18:54:00 Comments: Your site is fantastic. Christians say we will all go to hell. So, let's party in Hell with John Lenon, Playmates, Cleopatra, Helen of Troy, Aphrodite, Romeo and Juliet, Einstein, Mark Twain, etc. Sure we will have fun there. And if we see Hilter in Hell, we can still punch him in his nose - we can't if we go to Heaven. Who wants to go to Heaven and stays with the Popes (past and present), Pat Robertson, Billy Graham, Augustine, Constantine, etc.?? For your information, the Dalai Lama's (past and present) are not in Hell or Heaven either. He reincarnates. We don't have to worry about him. Santa Claus is not in Heaven either, he lives in the North Pole.

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Name: Ford Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: NewMexico Time: 2000-02-14 13:21:00 Comments: What a great site! I was raised a Jehovahs Witness and remained one for my first 36 years. After breaking free of the cult, I have found Jesus. And guess what. He was just some guy that lived 2000 years ago. End of story. No virgin birth, no ransom sacrafice, no up in heaven with God thing. In the two years since I left the mental vacuume of christainity, I have become both a humanist and an athiest. It's taken a lot of effort and "soul" searching. I've read prolificly. Ingersol, Hume, Decartes, Sagan, Huxley, Paine, Jefferson, Dawkins, Aquinas, Voltare, Nietzschie, Russel, Darwin, even that idiot Behee, the list contines on and on. I am now a much better, kinder, and truly a happier person because of it. As Ludwig Borne said: "Losing an illusion makes you wiser than finding a truth." If thinking were as simple as believing then everyone would be faithful non-theists. Keep up the good work man. Thomas Paine would be impressed.

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Name: Chesus Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: The North now living in the ignorant and backward south Time: 2000-02-13 22:04:00 Comments: My Blood press just went up when I read about these son of bitch xitians in canada (ref: new feb post). They should get what their backwoods ignorant church (thats an oximoron) perpetuated on the world throughtout their history. BRING BACK THE LIONS!!!

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Name: Tim Website: Liars for Jesus Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: North Pole Time: 2000-02-12 00:32:00 Comments: Cool website. Ever notice that Christians don't hesitate to lie about the evidence for and against their beliefs? Check out my page.

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Name: Lara Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Georgia Time: 2000-02-11 22:14:00 Comments: From looking at your list of choices of information I could tell I didn't need to read them first before responding. Let me explain something. Christians live by faith. We don't have to see to believe. We believe God sent His son, Jesus Christ, to earth to be an atonement for our sins. God sent His son to die for us so we wouldn't be doomed in hell forever. Jesus Christ was crucified, dead and buried. It doesn't end at the cross -- it starts at the tomb. The tomb is EMPTY. He's ALIVE. How do we know this? The Bible says so. Why do we believe it? Because the Bible is the inspired word of God. It's not a book of myths and fables. Its contents continue to speak to us even today. Jesus Christ sent the Holy Spirit to comfort all believers, since His time on earth ended when he ascended into heaven to sit at the right hand of God. When the time comes, Jesus will return as King of Kings and Lord of Lords to reign forever. Every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. Why do I believe this? I have faith that Jesus is REAL. I know it's hard to believe in something that you can't see or touch. You have to believe it in your heart. Jesus Christ died on the cross and bore our sins so we wouldn't have to on Judgment Day. He did this because he loves me. He did it because he loves YOU. All you have to do is accept his pardon. Sounds awfully simple and too good to be true but it's not. I've seen too many lives changed by the power of God, including mine. Don't try so hard to disprove God. It won't work. Jesus is the way, the truth and the life, and no one comes to the Father except by him. If I'm wrong so be it. But I don't want to take a chance.....eternity is an awfully long time.

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Name: Steven Eldredge Website: Referred by: NewsGroups From: New York City Time: 2000-02-06 20:29:00 Comments: What a terrific site this is! I am sure there are things here which will send some Fundamentalist Christians into a real tizzy of accusations and apologetics framed in foggy-thinking. Keep up the good work.

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Name: Tim Cho Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Flushing, NY Time: 2000-02-04 20:34:00 Comments: Hi Brook, I got to your page from a bookmark at a computer station at my school. Obviously, the title of your site in the bookmark was like a 3 alarm fire in its implications. So I had to take a look First of all, you have a great site there. Your honesty and your sincere attempt to logically reason that Christianity is false, with numerical links to written material from a various range of sources tells me that you really dug deep within yourself and within history to come to your present state of disbelief in God and a belief in atheism. I believe that because of the merits of your research and the courage to speak your mind in the face of "ruffling more than a few feathers" makes your site a very important addition to the online community's discussion on faith. I am a Christian, and I am always recoiled by the poor witness we Christians bear to the world at large. And it looks like you have had your share of being hurt, being disregarded, even being threatened with hellfire and eternal torment for your honest doubts at the hands of those who claim to believe in a loving God. I cringe at the prospect that it damaged your view of God and His Church. We need your forgiveness. And we need to answer to God for our narrow-mindedness and lack of understanding. I ask that you pardon us for what we've done, that is all. We claim to know the Truth and we claim to experience the Holy Love of God, yet we've failed to live it out, not just in your case, but for centuries to millions of people like you, since time itself began. May God, the only righteous judge whose name we defamed, deal wish us according to His wisdom and compassion for those who are not of our faith. Sincerely, Tim

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Name: jennifer tennant Website: Referred by: Net Search From: ohio Time: 2000-02-04 14:29:00 Comments: yep, it's me again. i already signed this but i just had a few more comments for you. i viewed your guestbook, and i was wondering why there were any people who would write to praise the god that this whole site is disproving? why would they bother? i noticed that they did not have any compelling arguments to prove their god's existence as you did disproving it. they will just say whatever has been drilled into their head for so many years. after viewing this site, my deepest thoughts had been confirmed: that the bible and anything pertaining to it is just the longest running fable known to man.

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Name: jennifer tennant Website: Referred by: Net Search From: blaine, ohio Time: 2000-02-04 08:03:00 Comments: it seems i can't go anywhere without christianity being somewhere just around the corner. i get fed up with it and i'm glad someone else has to. i don't like to be preached to and i don't need someone throwing their religion in my face. thanks.

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Name: The right reverend Jesus Fullashit Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: inbread town south carolina Time: 2000-02-03 04:52:00 Comments: Heal sinners!!!! What do you call a pimple on a xitian's ass??............... a brain tumor!!

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Name: Val Fleeker Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Bumspread, ILL Time: 2000-02-01 00:34:00 Comments: Well, Mr. Smartypants, Don't you just have ALL the answers? You can't just accept that we really don't know it all and that we are really powerless in this big bad universe. We need some powerfull Mojo and Jesus is IT! Forget the crystals, pyramid power, unicorns and leprechauns, chanting channeling, etc. Take it from me, I was a two timing, druggie alcoholic felon before I found God. Compared to living that hellish loser existance, this is a slight improvement. Praying for your soul, Val Fleeker

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Name: Prewell Blork Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Snoqualmie, Wa Time: 2000-01-31 18:38:00 Comments: See here, Peckerwood, God sent his son to DIE FOR YOU. Make no mistake- you are obligated now to believe in him. This is no cheap manipulative trick- this is how the Creator of the Universe does things- pretty straight and to the point, huh? The problem with you, Brooks, is you think too much. This world would be a better place if we all were a little less analytical and just acted on impulse. Just let go,let GOD. Just Do It. More slogans, less time wasted thinking, that's what I say.Back to the good old days when theology ruled! Change your ways or you will never know the bliss that awaits you in Heaven! It will be a glorious love fest! We will be with God and he will be with us and we will love him and he will love us back! LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVELOVELOVELOVELOVELOVELOVELOVLOVELOVELOVELOVELOVELOVELOVELOVELOVELOLOVELOVELOVELOVELOVE

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Name: Keith Bailey Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: CA Time: 2000-01-30 19:16:00 Comments: To Milton Gleck of Seattle: "The Almighty God is a loving God, who sacrificed his only son to absolve you of the sin of your existance. That's right, you are a sinner by the mere fact of your existance." Such INSANITY, such INJUSTICE !!!! Not one person ever asked to be born, to have to take part in this cosmic guessing game, choosing among the world's hundreds of conflicting religions. And why are we sinners who deserve to be eternally tormented in hell? BECAUSE OF WHAT SOMEBODY ELSE (ADAM) DID!!!! My God is a TRUE God of LOVE, yours seems to be a FIEND

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Name: Laurie Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Long Beach, California Time: 2000-01-25 03:07:00 Comments: You've put together an excellent website here, a real credit to the freethinking community. It is sane, balanced, moderate in tone, rational, and persuasive. I wish I had time to read everything on it. As it is, I have printed out your piece on Some Christian Arguments and Why They Don't Work for my homework reading for tonight. And the piece you recommend, on Some Reasons Why Humanists Reject The Bible, I also printed out. I like to put authorship credit on things like this that I print out. I saw your first name, Brooks, in one of the responses, but didn't catch a last name anyplace. I am in full sympathy with atheists (such as myself) who often have safe & sane reasons for keeping a low profile! So I gave you a pseudonym. You are Brooks Wellman. That's only so that if I pass on your Some Christian Arguments compilation to any still-Christian acquaintances, it doesn't look schlocky or suspicious, like "by Brooks ______" or "by Brooks X." And I didn't make you "Dr. Brooks Wellman" either, although it was tempting. Thank you for the effort you've put in here, for the quality, all the footnotes, wealth of links & other resources. Here's a wonderful website for you in return. It used to be The Secular Web's Internet Infidels Discussion Forum, but that got closed for some reason or other dealing with never-specified "security" issues. But the core regulars have moved to here, Prembone's board, and the level of discourse is as high as what you have here. I post under LaurieG there, and I'm by no means the most erudite participant - I learn a lot there. And it's definitely not all just religious discussion. Stop on by sometime. http://www.gamers.com/messages/overview.asp?name=prembone Laurie

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Name: Paul Berryman Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Australia Time: 2000-01-24 14:07:00 Comments: My life didn't really come good until I rejected the Christianity that repressed me for years. I now feel that a sizeable part of my youth was lost through a God that only existed in the minds of the ignorant church morons that I was subjected to as a kid. Keep it up. Maybe you can save America from a trip back to the Dark ages. (and looking at your country's politics you better work fast)

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Name: Chibi Akaii Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Phil. Time: 2000-01-24 12:56:00 Comments: Repent! Repent your evil ways and beg forgiveness to God and his great love!! Just kidding ^-^ You probably get enough of this stuff already, but I gotta tell ya this is one GREAT page. Lotsa material here. Great arguments too. Keep up the good work! And to all Christians out there...be a little fair! There are good Atheists an bad Atheists, just like there are good Christians and bad Christians. Religion doesn't determine the kind of person you are.

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Name: BC Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Australia Time: 2000-01-23 13:56:00 Comments: great to see the nonesense of evangelists and their mindless minions discredited and refuted so eloquently.

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Name: Chris Pequin Website: The Great Forum Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Saskatoon, Canada Time: 2000-01-20 02:41:00 Comments: There will be a debate held on Thursday Jan 27, 2000 on the topic "Does God Exist?" between Ron Barrier the national spokesperson for American Atheists Inc. and Dr. William Lane Craig a christian philosopher and theologian. Check out www.thegreatforum.com for more info.

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Name: Trent Michael Website: The Great Forum Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: London, Canada Time: 2000-01-18 23:21:00 Comments: Does God Exist? Check out the live webcast debate by logging onto www.thegreatforum.com between 7-9 pm Central Time on January 27, 2000. In attendance will be Dr. William Lane Craig for the affirmative, and Ron Barrier,National Spokesperson of the American Atheistic Association. The event will take place at the University of Saskatchewan where 700-1000 are expected to watch live and is sponsored by Campus Crusade for Christ, Canada. For more information, including links, banners and buttons to advertise, log-on to www.thegreatforum.com

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Name: Jessica Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Pennslyvania Time: 2000-01-16 21:21:00 Comments: I have no problems with your beliefs, that's fine if you want to ignore millions of years of evidence. I just don't think its very fair to refer to Christians as stupid. I don't think you really understand why we believe what we believe. I don't understand how you could not believe in a greater power, but I'm not going to call you stupid. You put people down for something you don't really understand. I don't think you have the right to call christianity bogus until you've experienced it for yourself.

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Name: Alfred Chipeniuk Website: Referred by: Net Search From: Time: 2000-01-16 07:05:00 Comments: Smoking is neither good for health nor necessary for a good quality of life. Millions of people smoke. Millions use mind-blowing drugs. Thousands pierce their bodies in any orifice imaginable. I applaud your stand and completely support it, but I hold a more pessimistic view. Hundreds of years from now religion will still likely exist, and still hold a considerable position in the public opinion. Religion does not need to be true or coherent to have supporters. The presence of large numbers of supporters only reflects the way humans are put together. We are evolutionary products with adaption and survival at our core; logic and justice takes a back seat. Quick fix solutions will always hold much appeal to many...

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Name: Clueless Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: The womb Time: 2000-01-15 01:10:00 Comments: I have always found it quite interesting that atheists continue to use words like "logic" and "reason" in their vocabularies as if from their worldview such words are cogent. It makes more sense, from an atheistic standpoint, to remain silent if they are to be seen as consistent with their beliefs (unless Christians are out killing people in the area where they live). Otherwise, when they do get vocal, they just continue to borrow capital from the theistic worldview to support their own. What's even more disturbing is that they have no idea they are doing it. In short...the epistemology atheism presents is greatly deficient. Especially when this clown argues with ad hominem and bombast all day. And yes, I just did the same...

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Name: faithful and true Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: hawaii Time: 2000-01-04 20:57:00 Comments: please forgive me if I offend you in any way.The christian churches you mention in your articles that do cruel acts towards other christians and nonchristians are not of GOD but of the devil.You truly are in darkness my friend.If you truly want to know truth look into the teachings of seventh day adventist.They have the light and the light leads to the truth that truly will humble you and bring answers to you that you do not posses right now.

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Name: Rational Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Time: 1999-12-28 17:40:00 Comments: Jesus died for your sins......so get your monies worth!!! A question to christians.......I understand that you wear crosses because Jesus was put to death in keeping with the method of execution during that time period. What if they had electric chairs back then?? Would you wear little replicas of electic chairs on chains around your neck??

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Name: Yeah right! Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Time: 1999-12-28 00:05:00 Comments: If god is pure love and god created the universe then god, the one of pure love, must have created hell. Is it just me or does the idea of a being of pure love creating a place of eternal pain and suffering seem a bit strange?

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Name: I love God Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Time: 1999-12-27 02:47:00 Comments: we will see how smart you are when you are in hell.

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Name: Harvey Website: Great Site!! Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: North Carolina (originally from N.Y.) Time: 1999-12-26 18:39:00 Comments: Just wanted to say.. Great Site. I think most, if not all xtians suffer from Rectal Cranial inversions. "Ignorance can be fixed.... Stupidity is forever"

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Name: A.A. Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Time: 1999-12-25 06:14:00 Comments: An excellent site. I've struggled with religion for years and am basically an atheist now. I was a Christian but after reading massive amounts of literature and listening to others I just began to rethink my position (spiritually). From my own experiences I've realized that personal peace cannot be found or attained by/in Christianity. I regret nothing and only wished I had become an Atheist sooner...

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Name: Ron Dotson Website: TheSite Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Southern California Time: 1999-12-23 09:14:00 Comments: Great Site! Although I enjoyed reading your well thought out main page and plan to spend more time going through all the branches of what appears to be a fairly large web site, I REALLY got some belly laughs from reading your guestbook! Christians keep saying that "God is Love" but as you point out, what about all the death, mayhem, and destruction promulgated in the bible and carried out in real life by so called "loving" Christians! I've been an atheist all my life and so never had one particular moment of revelation when I realized that belief in a fairy tale god was no more realistic than belief in Santa Claus, but just recently I did run across the Internet Infidels web site and was amazed to learn that there appear to be so many other atheists out there. Apparently, there are fewer brain dead Christians than I thought. When I found out about the Freethought web ring, I wanted to join but realized that I don't really have any atheistic material on my web site, and so was hopping around the Freethought web ring trying to get some ideas for what to put on my own site. After all, there's so much to say it's hard to figure out where to start. I've always just assumed that Christianity, and religion in general, would die a slow death as the general level of education increased, but the way things are in schools these days I'm beginning to wonder. Anyhow, keep up the great work. I'll check back from time to time. Regards, Ron Dotson

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Name: Heather Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Time: 1999-12-21 03:01:00 Comments: Hi! I just spent a LONG TIME here at your site, I read GOBS of your pages, you are a very talented writer, you have an easy going style that makes perfect for web-reading. I am a Christian, and am in no way offended or upset by your pages. I value the freedom accorded us here, both in our country and on the internet, and part of that freedom is allowing others to say what they will, and in return we(I) get to say what I will. I will not, as you have stated other Christians have said, "pray for your eternal soul", I WILL pray for the Christians who, in their own twisted minds thought they were BEING Christians by making such hateful comments to you. Don't get me wrong, I will pray for you, as I pray for everyone I come into contact with, but I do not do so out of malice or hate, or just say it to try to prove a point. I do it because I wish you well, and what is a prayer if it is not a wish, so to speak. I get more offended by Christians who acts like morons than by those, like you, who politely and intelligently present their side of the subject. Please know that not all folks who call themselve Christians really are Christians. As you no doubt learned growing up in church, to most it is just a title they use to try to justify their own atrocious behavior. They seem to forget that the CHRIST in their Christian was a man who hung out with "sinners", He did not belittle them or try to make them feel stupid or forced into any kind of decision. I once left Christianity because of people just like you describe, so full of themselves it made me sick. I will not present any arguments on behalf of my beliefs. Why? Beliefs are a very personal thing, not that I don't share my beliefs, I do; what I mean is that the REASONS behind my beliefs are not something I could easily convey. I will say two things: 1. Comparing the times in my life, these past few years back in Christianity have been the best years of my life.(Notice I did not say "in the church"--the church is a whole other topic)Whether you find my beliefs to be accurate or not, following the teachings of Christ has me more open, honest, accepting, and tolerant. 2. If I am wrong, and you are right, then it doesn't matter at all, we will die and that will be it, no more thought processes with which to rue any wrong thoughts with. Now don't go having a field day with number two, or take it out of the context of this note to make it mean what it does not. This is NOT why I believe, it is only a joke, a little sarcasm. Any way, I will probably be the only Christian to thank you for having these pages.

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Name: Yolanda Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Time: 1999-12-20 03:54:00 Comments: I was reared as a Christian, but my own common sense led me to question and to figure out that there is nothing Divine or supernatural about any religion. Yes, I HAVE read the Bible--several times! I still enjoy reading my favorite parts of the Bible, such as Ecclesiastes. However, the TRUTH is more wonderful, fantastic and beautiful than any mere myth. (Take, for example, Quantum Physics and the search for a Unified Field Theory.) Like you, I have often been piously told by Christian fanatics, "I will pray for you." I think those characters are in fact, trying to exercise nonexistent magical power over the independent thinker. I enjoy your website. Best wishes!

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Name: Timothy Weemis Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Snoqualmie, Wa Time: 1999-12-17 22:07:00 Comments: I just wanted to tell you that you are missing the true message of the Bible- that God is true, pure love. He gave his son to be nailed to a cross so that your soul can be saved from eternal torment. Are you so blind that you cannot see that the whole universe was created just for our benefit? And that God loves each and every one of us so much that if we turn his back on him he will send our souls to eternal torment? Of course, this is a much stronger and more morally pure love than we are capable of sustaining. If you and I were to love someone and they did not love us back, we would(I hope) get on with our lives and wish the object of our affections happiness and a good life with out us in in it. That is generally construed to be a selfless and magnanamous attitude to have. But God's love is so overwhelming, selfless and pure that he will become as like a twisted and petulant stalker who seeks to inflict pain and misery on the unreciprocating object of his desire. So you see, You should accept God's love and love him, because he is all powerful, and there is really no choice, if you know what's good for you. And don't you dare question his existance, me might get really pissed. So, you see, there is no higher meaning in life than to spend your entire life paying homage to God so that that you can spend eternity at his side worshiping him like a little lapdog sycophant. If only our own parents could have been so loving as to require this of us! Please try to reconsider your beliefs, Brooks, I'll be praying for your enlightenment! Timothy Weemis

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Name: Adam Website: - Referred by: From a Friend From: Tucson, AZ Time: 1999-12-15 05:55:00 Comments: Just a note to tell my Christian friends that I share their giggles. These are the most stale, backwards, non-sequiturish arguments I have ever seen. Please, at least do something with philosophy....

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Name: Julie Deaver Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Georgia Time: 1999-12-13 19:55:00 Comments: I read through your web-site and enjoyed and admired it tremdously. I am an ex-Christian fudamentalist who is extremely disillusioned. The more I learn about the bible and all its fallacies, contradictions, and pagan origins, the more sick I become. I clicked on one of your links that was anti-Pat Robertson and anti-christian coalition. Some of the quotes from Pat R. made me physically ill. This man, along with all other christians are extremely deluded and morally deranged. These christians are convinced that those of us who do not believe in the bible are infidels or are agents of the devil. In their deluded minds, everyone but them is responsible for society's ills. It seems to me they need to take a good hard look at all the damn shit they've put the world through in the name of their god and their religion. You can't tell them this though. In their madness, they can justify anything. I sincerely hope that the fundamentalists never get a real foothold on the world. Just look at history if you want to know what happens when christians take over!! Julie D.

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Name: Milton Gleck Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Seattle Time: 1999-12-10 18:48:00 Comments: Now you look here for just one minute. I'm going to say this once, so don't you say you weren't warned: The Almighty God is a loving God, who sacrificed his only son to absolve you of the sin of your existance. That's right, you are a sinner by the mere fact of your existance. Even though it is God who is ultimately responsible for your being here, you are guilty. The sacrifice of his son absolves you of this guilt. God gave his son to absolve you (how this works exactly is nebulous) of a violation of his own rules (merely existing, thanks to his holiness). Why can't you get it through you your thick skull that all this was done for you by God without your asking? Why can't you understand the tortured logic behind this bizantine sequence of events which was orchestrated for your benefit? Don't you know that God is pure love? Accept this or burn in hell forever! Don't you feel obligated and guilty? You should feel so unworthy that you grovel and scrape your whole life away in penance for the simple fact of your mere existance! Then you can spend all of eternity in a wonderfull serene place that is peace and beauty for ever and ever and ever. Think of how wonderful it would be to be surrounded by devout christians like the ones you meet on earth FOR ALL OF ETERINTY! Think of the intellectually stimulating conversations you could have! Doesn't that excite you? Won't Heaven be an interesting place to be forever? But, the way things are going, you'll never know, you worthless piece of crap! YOU WILL BURN IN HELL WITH BEEZLEBUB JABBING A PICKFORK IN YOUR ASS FOR ALL OF ETERNITY! YOU'LL BE WAILING AND GNASHING YOUR TEETH, GETTING SMOTE HIP AND THIGH! YOU SHOULD BE VERY SCARED! I take no satifaction in informing you of this. Say hi to Jerry Springer and Martha stewart while you are there. With God's Peace and Love Milton Gleck

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Name: Jesus is Lord Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Time: 1999-12-10 01:47:00 Comments: It says in John 3:16 That God so LOVED the world that He gave his only begotten Son that whosoever beleives on Him shall not perish but have ever lasting life. Jesus died a horrible death on the cross for you. He went throught all that pain and suffering just for YOU. God loves you and he does not punish people for the evil/bad things that they have done. Jesus loves you so much. I don't know how many times I can tell you that. You say that we are blind to what is going on around us. We know that there is suffering, we want to help as much as we can, but nobody is perfect. You will see that when Christ comes that you have made a big mistake with doing all of this. When you stand up to face him and he askes you why he should let you in heaven I hope you fall to your knees and ask, no I take that back, I hope you beg for forgiveness but you know, It will be to late.

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Name: Abi Website: Referred by: Lycos From: United Kingdom Time: 1999-12-04 19:00:00 Comments: I am not a Christian and i'm not an atheist either, but i read through your site, and i must admit that i agreed with most things you said. I especially liked the radio interview thing, and i'd just like to say that i think it's good that there are people like you who are not brainwashed like most Christians seem to be. Some of my friends are Christians, and the total crap that they come out with sometimes is unbelievable. But i just wanted to sign your guest book and say well done for a brilliant site!!

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Name: Roshan Yusuf Website: Referred by: Yahoo! From: Sri Lanka Time: 1999-12-04 12:52:00 Comments: Dear Mr Brooks I have read your site and find it quite true. As a Muslim (my religion ISLAM) I do comparative religious study. I have Christian friends I have dialogs with and I get all information I can to talk to them what is wrong with the Bible. I would like to ask you whether you have ready the Holy Quran ? The religious book of ISLAM. If the answer is no, they I would advise you to get a translation of the meaning of the Holy Quran - translated by Abdullah Yusuf Ali (his is the convenient with index and commentries). You will find answeres to may of the Biblical problems here. I would like to hear from you of anything new you find. Thank you Yours faithfully Roshan Yusuf Sri Lanka. E-mail: ace@itmin.com

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Name: Joe Mason Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Texae Time: 1999-12-03 00:50:00 Comments: You people are too DUMB to read the bible or read a Whole book in the the bible you fools!

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Name: Michelle Duy Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Illinois Time: 1999-11-29 23:58:00 Comments: Hey. Your Heavenly Killbilly poem was pretty clever. I'm a semi-secret agnostic at a Christian school, where my major is Biblical studies (you can imagine my cognitive dissonance). It's good to know there are people out there who think and feel the way I do, although I'm not a die-hard atheist like some of you all. I just don't know either way. Keep up the good work on this site.

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Name: Michelle Duy Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Illinois Time: 1999-11-30 00:02:00 Comments: Hey. Your Heavenly Killbilly poem was pretty clever. I'm a semi-secret agnostic at a Christian school, where my major is Biblical studies. You can imagine my cognitive dissonance. It's good to know there are other people out there who think and feel the same way I do, although unlike some of you I'm not a die-hard atheist. I just don't know either way. Thanks for putting so much time and effort into this amusing site.

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Name: Michelle Duy Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Illinois Time: 1999-11-30 00:01:00 Comments: Hey. Your Heavenly Killbilly poem was pretty clever. I'm a semi-secret agnostic at a Christian school, where my major is Biblical studies. You can imagine my cognitive dissonance. It's good to know there are other people out there who think and feel the same way I do, although unlike some of you I'm not a die-hard atheist. I just don't know either way. Thanks for putting so much time and effort into this amusing site.

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Name: Giant Rat of Doom Website: DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY! Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: the 51st state Time: 1999-11-28 09:32:00 Comments: Just like you to know your work is appreciated, your dedication and capabilities is a inspiration to all of us, but ignorance is bless, let the ignorant be ignorant... you have no idea how much I wish to be like them...

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Name: Giant Rat of Doom Website: DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY! Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Canada (the 51st state) Time: 1999-11-28 09:34:00 Comments: your commitment and knowledge is a inspiration to us all and one day i hope you can learn that it's better to let the ignorant be ignorant because ignorance is bless, you have no idea how much i wish to be like them.. leave a foothold on sanity

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Name: Giant Rat of Doom Website: DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY! Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Canada (the 51st state) Time: 1999-11-28 09:26:00 Comments: your commitment and knowledge is a inspiration to us all and one day i hope you can learn that it's better to let the ignorant be ignorant because ignorance is bless, you have no idea how much i wish to be like them.. leave a foothold on sanity

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Name: John Isaacsons Website: Referred by: Net Search From: Texas-Bible Belt Central Time: 1999-11-23 00:25:00 Comments: Brooks, Really dig your site. I am currently putting together a website that centers on the Separation of Church and State topic and to show that it is a false belief that our nation was founded as a Christian nation. So far I have accumulated a great deal of material, and now I will begin the webpage construction. Subsequently, I enjoyed your site for the entirely accurate history and commentary on the nature of Christianity. Thanks once again, and keep up the good work. And I'll leave you with one of my favorite quotes from Isaac Asimov from his book of which I read: "The Bible must be seen in a cultural context. It didn't just happen. These stories are retreads from stories before. But, tell a Christian that…No, No! What makes it doubly sad is that they hardly know the book, much less its origins." --Isaac Asimov, Asimov's Guide to the Bible, vols. I and II. All too true. --J.D. Isaacsons

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Name: kc1 Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Time: 1999-11-20 02:38:00 Comments: I hope that someday soon before it's to late, you will come to the place where you repent and turn from your sins and ask Christ into your life. Christianity is NOT a religion, true Biblical Christianity is a relationship!!

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Name: Kieran Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Ireland Time: 1999-11-19 17:01:00 Comments: A job well done Brooks, a lot of research and plenty of humour thrown in. All I'd like to point out is that is to be an atheist I dont claim that a god doesnt exist, cant prove a negative , but that atheists assert that there is no logical basis for the existance of a god thesis, I feel a lot of people get confused, thinking its an us versu them , choose sides arguement, but really for me its rationale versus superstition, whether you have Judaeo-Christian roots, hindu roots or some of the more esoteric ones. Me, I'll always choose reason over ignorance. Cheers

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Name: wiggy Website: Majestyk 12 music Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Wales Time: 1999-11-14 23:01:00 Comments: If the universe and therefore Earth, were created by a being of supreme intelligence ie God, then surely they would be perfect. How can someone who beleives this view explain natiral distasters such as Earthquakes and volcanoes that kill thousand of people each year. This does sound perfect or the work of supreme intelligence. If it were, then God must have made these earthquakes and volcanoes too.

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Name: Mick Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: California Time: 1999-11-13 22:19:00 Comments: Agnostic, I. Can't understand the arrogance of the religious and the atheists. Both are certain they know whether God exists. Neither has any proof other than their belief (translate: faith). Is Christianity full of a lot of B.S.? Oh, yeah! As is every other religion. Are atheists spouting a lot of B.S.? Just about as much as the Christians. I've often wondered why all of you don't simply admit you don't actually know whether there's a God or not, and then go ahead and lead moral lives (use the golden rule as a guide if you need one. It contains all the morality this world has ever needed). Then, if you want to study Christ or other apparently good men, have at it. Just don't deify them, and please don't try to make me believe as you.

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Name: billy combs Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Time: 1999-11-12 09:07:00 Comments: Lord the enemy has blinded the eyes of the people of this page. The only time someone who onced believed decides there is no truth in your word, is when they want to sin a life contrary to truth. I know with out a doubt that you are real and your word is eternal.

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Name: Strong Christian Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Little Rock Arkansas Time: 1999-11-12 07:19:00 Comments: I would just like to say that I hope you have a good time burning in Hell for all eternity with your good buddy the devil. If you lead someone to hell with this garbage you will regret that you ever exested. You will see when the LORD returns and then there will be no running, no hiding and no one can save you from the rath of the ALL Mighty GOD!But you still have time to repent, turn to the Lord before it is everlastingly to LATE!

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Name: Airca Andrews Website: Referred by: From a Web Ring From: Tennessee Time: 1999-11-12 02:43:00 Comments: This is a very ultimate web site. It's complete expansive and factual. Thanks. "Always know Ignorence Kills"

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Name: steve puffpaff Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: jamaica Time: 1999-11-11 02:16:00 Comments: to whom ever, Jesus does not have to prove himself to us, if you would give him a chance, he would should show you his love for you, and it would'nt be about argueing. Look I write because I care. I'm not looking for a fight, Jesus saved my life for a reason .please write

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Name: Steve B Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: UK Time: 1999-11-05 15:00:00 Comments: I guess that reading the radio phone in basically summed up the whole thing. Reason and decency are not ideas that enter the head of the rabid Christian right. And I nearly fell off my chair laughing too! It's been a long time since the contradictions and absurdities of this whole thng have made me laugh out loud. Thanks!

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Name: Hopeful Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Eastern Pennsylvania Time: 1999-11-05 09:11:00 Comments: Your pages are wonderful! I thank you for them, and for being the good person you are, in spite of all the abuse you have taken for it. I have known what you know for a long time now, and nothing I encounter leads me to believe that there's anything good which can be had in religion, that can't be had with a lack of religion, and bettered by a lack of religion. Religion adopts morality, and corrupts it, then claims it as it's own, especially when it's socially acceptable for the time and place, there is nothing more criminal and immoral, because this can be used to justify anything. Religions are the primary cause of wars, and those wars often involve innocent people. If a god existed which had any level of morality, Adolf Hitler would have never been able to do what he did, among countless others. The con man Benny Hinn can go about his con game unimpeded, as does Robert Tilton, among countless others. I don't need any more convincing than that. I'd bet that there will be some "believer" who will "pray for my soul", say "god loves me" who won't admit that they'd much rather just have me not exist. I'm looking forward to the day when those of us who know better, will predominate. No more religious wars, no more excuses, no more BS, no more personal irresponsibility. That *IS* morality. My very high morals didn't come from religion, and they won't be able to be abused by religion. Those of you who will "pray for me", pray for yourselves. Don't waste your lives in preparation for some "afterlife", there is none. If you need the threat or promise that comes from a god, to be responsible and moral, there's something seriously wrong with you. You can't be trusted to work unsupervised and you shouldn't be operating power tools. Your lack of responsibility could hurt someone. The day is coming when you won't be able to excuse your actions using your religion. O happy day that will be, I'm very ready for that day.

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Name: all forgiving loving god Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: someones sick joke Time: 1999-11-05 02:02:00 Comments: Man i cant spell(i would say women but do they really matter now),U know all that non alcoholic wine. master of the universe and creator of Jar Jar god

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Name: all forgiving loving god Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: someones sick joke Time: 1999-11-05 01:55:00 Comments: Its me again. I dig that heavenly killbilly thing.But we cant let my followers know that it might open their brainwashed minds.Its good 2 have a real enemy now I knew that whole satan thing would go belly up.Stop by we ll have some wine (of course that would b non alcoholic ha,ha,ha,ha) Tryin to delevelope that sense of humor thing. love,kisses,and hellfire God

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Name: all forgiving loving god Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: somebodys sick joke Time: 1999-11-05 01:38:00 Comments: Because i luv u im gonna send u 2 hell 4 tellin my children da truth.I mean only a loving god would send some1 through an eternity of pain(based on say 60 or 70 years of living 4 not believing in my bullshit message.)So u never saw me, or felt me, or well u get the messege, u r still held accountable becuse i love u.Cant u feel my love right about now.Im glad im not accountable for the same rules i put u under for i would b fucked. love n kisses GOD :)

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Name: Fred Website: Referred by: Net Search From: Mpls. Time: 1999-11-04 20:44:00 Comments: I dont care what you guys say at all. Say all you want about Christianity, abd how bad it is. Remember this: You will be judged. I hope that I am not the one to judge you. I would like to say this: You will ALL go to hell, when you die, unless you believe. You must believe in Him. There is only one,and only one way to get to heaven. Those of you that fell away from Christianity, I would like to know why. Another thing, God loves you all. It says that over in I Cor. 13. It says three things in this life: Faith, Hope,and Love. The greatest is Love. Never too late, til you are dead. The web address above is the one for my church that I go to. Dont mean to come hard on you all, but it is true. You will be judged by God. If you feel like I was srepping on your feet, well that was the Holy Spirit. Respnd to Him, before it is too late. Of you want to know more about this "Jesus" Let me know. I will tell you all you want to know about my best Frend.

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Name: Fred Website: Referred by: Net Search From: Mpls. Time: 1999-11-04 20:47:00 Comments: I dont care what you guys say at all. Say all you want about Christianity, abd how bad it is. Remember this: You will be judged. I hope that I am not the one to judge you. I would like to say this: You will ALL go to hell, when you die, unless you believe. You must believe in Him. There is only one,and only one way to get to heaven. Those of you that fell away from Christianity, I would like to know why. Another thing, God loves you all. It says that over in I Cor. 13. It says three things in this life: Faith, Hope,and Love. The greatest is Love. Never too late, til you are dead. The web address above is the one for my church that I go to. Dont mean to come hard on you all, but it is true. You will be judged by God. If you feel like I was srepping on your feet, well that was the Holy Spirit. Respnd to Him, before it is too late. Of you want to know more about this "Jesus" Let me know. I will tell you all you want to know about my best Frend.

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Name: Milton Gleck Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Beezyland, OK. Time: 1999-10-31 01:53:00 Comments: I'm wearing the callouses off'n ma knees prayin for your redemption. Won't you please try to let Jesus into your heart. If you would stay up a few nights in a row praying and chanting, I'm sure you would find Gawd.- Hey, ever notice how you hear glowing testimonials from those losers who have hit bottom and had Jesus turn their life around? I guess that when you're down that low, anything looks like a good option. Peace and love, Baby

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Name: Robert Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Australia Time: 1999-10-28 00:45:00 Comments: Whilst there is a historical Jesus,one roman historian mentions him in passing what he actually taught is more likely to be found in the gnostic gospels such as the one by didymous thomas who actually knew him as versus the four who wrote about him 200 years or so later you would find an almost buddhist slant to many teachings,however religion is about power and money most of the bible is written with the prospective converts in mind I mean if your to renounce zeus or another roman god you want a powerful replacement dont you. Jesus may well of been a great instructor,but even if he was the son of god the church hasn't been much about his moral teaching and wisdom,just his damnation your sight covers many major issues,as for me if I want a good story along Ulysses lines I read the Bible,if I want spiritual instruction it is the Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu ONLY 80 SMALL POEMS. This recommendation does not come lightly i've studied most of the worlds religions in depth only to come to the conclusion,ALL JACKALS HOWL ESSENTIALLY ALIKE. there is a universal god or power of prime-ordal nothingness and miracles can happen,but once again the truth well lets just say most preoccupied by it either end up slain,insane or very rarely, enlightened but when you get there guess what,a tree is a tree a mountain is a mountain,but with all the static of a western world I wouldn't try it in terms of Christianity/"love god and do what you will:St Augustine,about the only real sound advice for you lot,because playing with the variables when you believe in a Satan or Demons is not recommended,extensive deprogramming is required...on the lighter side you may of been a Muslim in a past life you're progressing.

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Name: grouchywif Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Texas Time: 1999-10-19 07:17:00 Comments: Hello, Must say that I find your sight interesting. I hang with alot of Christians and usually keep my thoughts to myself to avoid the endless confrontation that will result with noone changing their minds...it is interesting to see that my views are held and expressed by others. My dh is the only other person I know who isn't into religion. (Although he is into the cultural aspect of being Jewish.) I was raised Catholic, and even considered becoming a nun back in highschool when I still believed without question whatever I was told. Since then, I have questioned alot of things...and have finally been able to admit that perhaps Christianity isn't any different from Greek mythology. It is a hard realization, and I am not willing to totally remove myself from attending and participating in Christian events with family because there is comfort in tradition and it is a part of my childhood. Anyway, it's the middle of the night and I am working late to finish a report..wish I could stay longer, but I have bookmarked your sight for future reading. Thanks for going through the trouble to set it up.

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Name: Buddhist Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: TX Time: 1999-10-14 03:48:00 Comments: wow your site was very interesting. since i'm buddhist and don't believe in gods, i could relate very well. even if i didn't follow the philosophy of Buddhism (yep, it's not really a religion), i hope i still would have been open-minded enough to accept that there are many different ways of looking at the world. i see the problem with christianity being that the followers seem to depend too much on their god. this oftentimes, leads to people who sit and pray for good grades on their history test, but they don't study for it. christianity is lacking self reliance in my point of view. anyway, i love your site...very insightful.....i agree totally! christianity does have a lot of gaps...that's not to say other religions don't though. once again, good job!

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Name: Abigal Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: MI Time: 1999-10-14 01:39:00 Comments: Sir, I would like to tell you that your website made me very mad. Christians are not all about money, because I dont really know anyone who would die for money. Cassie Bernall from Columbine Didn't die for money she died because she had faith and knew that if she died she would be in a much better place because she wont have to deal with people like you who think they are always right about everything. How can you not believe why he created you unless you believe in the Evolutionary theory, which means you came from fungus. I'm only sixteen and don't evry much but I do know that there is a GOD because I have changed my lifearound but I wont tell you how because I know you dont want to hear it. Maybe that's because your afraid that you may start to believe.

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Name: Jeff Website: Referred by: Net Search From: Time: 1999-10-10 23:09:00 Comments: Dear Brooks, (2nd e-mail) My father was an aeronautical engineer, (aerophysicist/aerodynamicist), and a "non-theist"; as a result of his mentoring and letting me find absolute truths in my own time I proudly refer to myself as a "devout Atheist" (I love that phrase). I've learned a lot reading through your pages (yes I've now read them all and have printed them for future reference, I hope this is okay with you) and cannot thank you enough for developing this site and supplying me with more cerebral ammunition. In my mind you are the "Bear Bryant" of Humanist thought and one of my heros. Keep up the good fight. You Sir, give great credibility to humans as reasoning animals. Sincerely, Jeffrey H. Smith

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Name: Harry Jr Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Los ANgeles Time: 1999-10-10 07:42:00 Comments: Awesome web site!!!! I have this radical creationist at my work that continues to harp on me "trying to save me".. with web sites like yours I am able to access the iformation I need to shut this dude up!!! you should see some of our emails at each other!!! pretty violent!!! hehehhe Keep up the good work.. expose the shame!! And my hat goes off to Jesse Ventura for his interview in PLayboy magazine for calling religion nothing but a crutch!!

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Name: alena Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Seattle Time: 1999-10-07 16:32:00 Comments: Hiya Brooks, old Buddy! Had to eventually sign the guestbook, you know, even though I see you every day. I can tell you very simply why people cling to Religion, (Gosh I had trouble spelling it!) Ready? People need a "God" in order to be Forgiven for the things that they cannot forgive themselves for. How's that for a nutshell? Look forward to your inevitably impassioned response. Alena

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Name: Milton Gleck Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Time: 1999-10-03 22:07:00 Comments: You arrogant swine-verily, ye shall burn in Hell for all eternity and for a few weeks beyond. How dare you question the glorious truths revealed in the Good Book? Damn your black heart you infidel sinner. Laugh your mad giggle now!

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Name: Brandon Website: My site and stuff... Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Indiana Time: 1999-10-03 05:59:00 Comments: Stop trying to tell this guy he is too narrow minded and that he is wrong about all this. It's his opinion. Why don't all you damn christians open up your minds to other posibilities? Are you afraid to be wrong about this? And you call us Atheists narrow minded. Geez. Stop trying to put the creator of this site down, and he has a freedom of speech, so stop trying to take it away. He can express his feelings freely and nothing can stop him. Not even your redundant ramblings. I would just like to say to the creator of the page, "I have the same beleifs you do and thanks for exploiting them. I have just about the same opinions you do." Later Man..

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Name: bobby keyes Website: rimfire Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: auburn, wa. Time: 1999-10-03 00:21:00 Comments: hey, how 'bout that jesse ventura!!!

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Name: Kenneth J. James Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Time: 1999-09-28 05:43:00 Comments: """3. Why does most of the Old Testament teach that there is no afterlife (see Ecclesiastes 9:5-6, for example), while later Old Testament writings and the New Testament do?""" //////////// At random I decided to look into one of your contentions with the Bible--see previous sentence. To a fair and unbiased inquirer the continued text would expose your position as false since it clearly reveals the distinction between the physical body and spirit in 12:7. Indeed, upon death the body disorganizes and returns to the earth, and is henceforth, unable to know any thing. The body knowing nothing by no means excludes an afterlife. Such a concept is not at all difficult to understand, knowing that many living bodies are in a state of knowing nearly nothing, i.e., those to whom you successfully cater. Yet, as the Bible consistently holds, the spirit lives on, thereby attesting to an afterlife, and proving you either deficient in reading comprehension or a liar. After checking a few more of your platitudinous trite claims of Biblical errancy (it may be news to you, but your objections have been addressed and resolved ad nauseam over the years to deaf ears), and likewise observing such blatant disregard for your readers' intellect, I feel that any continued study of your claims would reveal only an embittered person with an agenda of machination who is a panderer of hatred to the end of placating fools.

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Name: Camma Roberts Website: Referred by: Lycos From: Taft, TN Time: 1999-09-28 03:11:00 Comments: Found your site very informative and the article "Tough Questions for the Christian Church" especially thought provoking. Nonbelievers need to continue to speak out about the complete absurdities in the "Holy Bible" and the Christian beliefs and to question , question, question. It was an eye opening experience when a person very close to me became involved with the Jehovah Witnesses. I hadn't really bothered to read much of the "good book" prior to this as every time I did, I only came away with confusion and disbelief. When I began to read more and more of their material, as they say "the rest is history". The more I read the more amazed I was that supposedly intelligent people would take this seriously. I am still amazed! Thank you and all the other writers out there for the common sense and rationality you display in your articles. Thanks, too, for letting me know that I am not alone in my beliefs.

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Name: For the love of philosophy Website: Referred by: Net Search From: Time: 1999-09-28 01:17:00 Comments: I have to admit that I haven't read all of your web page, but from what I've read, you have some very good points. (why don't these things have automatic return, that's very annoying to have to keep hitting return after you can't see what you're writing anymore) Anyway, I have to preface by saying that I am Jewish and although I don't agree with you about the existance of G-d (not JC I agree completely with that) atleast you didn't get caught up in believing something so absurd...I see that smile...you're saying, but you believe in G-d you...you...I'm not here to spill my case of useless information. I'm a philosophy student and thought you might like to know about someone who has proven that G-d doesn't exist. He's a really cool guy. He's English and about 75. He is THE leading athiest of our time and has an infalliable proof that G-d doesn't exist. After reading his books (there are a few) I had dinner with him and asked him now that his proof is finished and is probably the most perfect proof in philosophy does he expect the world to stop believing there is a G-d. He said in his half english half old man accent that I would be bloody mad to think that this is going to change the belief in a god. People believe in a god because they have to attribute life and death to something. I've been studying philosophy for five years and I still can't prove that you're going to be on the other side of this e-mail even if you called me and told me you received it. My point, you're asking, is that you should really read Andrew Shue. After all my studies in the existance of G-d, I still believe in the existance of it, but between you and me, let's just say it's a psycosis that affects most of man kind. One may never know what G-d is until one questions their belief.

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Name: Steve Website: TRUE CHRISTIANITY RESTORED Referred by: AOL From: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Time: 1999-09-27 15:53:00 Comments: YES SOME OF YOUR INFORMATION IS ACCURATE SINCE THE PERVERSION OF THE DARK AGES. CHRISTIANITY HAS BEEN PERVERTED THROUGH LACK OF KNOWLEDGE AND (UNLEARNED) PEOPLE. I PRAY THIS GREAT SPIRITUAL DARKNESS IS LIFTED OFF ALL WHO STUDY THIS WEBSITE AND THAT THEY TAKE THEIR STUDIES A LITTLE DEEPER AND READ THE ORIGINAL HEBREW- GET OUT THE DICTIONARIES AND SEE WHAT IT SAYS IN THE ORIGINAL. OR GO TO THIS WEBSITE AND DOWNLOAD YOUR OWN FOR FREE. WWW.ELIYAH.COM YAHWEH LOVES YOU

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Name: S. Owens Website: Rhiannon's Space Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: The Great Midwest Time: 1999-09-26 21:20:00 Comments: Webmaster, very excellent job here. I read thru some entries on your Guestbook before posting here.... oy vey! I gotta wonder why the One Truth Faith draws such verbiose, illiterate, rotten, hell-casting folks, don't you? (And i betcha that 3/4ths of 'em don't know the meaning of 'verbiose' or 'illiterate', heh heh.)

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Name: Randall M. Jones Website: Referred by: Net Search From: SC, USA Time: 1999-09-23 15:05:00 Comments: Sir, Here is an egroup which may be of interest to you.The link is at the end of the discription below. Your friend against christ, Randall M. Jones God Busters eGroup Description: This group is dedicated to the serious discussion of practical means of eliminating the scourge of religion. It is an international forum for those who wish to contribute to the eradication of the most widespread and destructive variety of social diseases to afflict our planet. It is NOT a medium for theological debate, nor a support group for victims of religion. There are a number of such forums on the internet, which I support wholeheartedly, but this is not one of them. If you would like to join on a trial basis as an observer, please feel free to do so; you will be free to unsubscribe....... To subscribe, send a message to nogod-subscribe@egroups.com or go to the e-group's home page at http://www.netcolony.com/members/nogod

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Name: a petureb pasifest Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Time: 1999-09-23 14:29:00 Comments: I would just whish to make it know that christanity is the #1 perscuted religon in exsitnce at this molment despite what is whidley atcepted. altho thear are many cases of pepole doing retched and sinful things in the name of JESUS they are no ware near as often or hanues as the atrocetys being comited agenst my fello brothers and sisters. Entire comunites of christians are raded the men killed the wimoen raped and the children sould into slavery and some times sould for under 15 dolers! in numeros contrys we take our very lives in our hands by poseing a bible or singing a him yes we are protrayed as the persucters rather than the persucted we are torted and beten sould as cattel and raped in the name of false gods yet we are protayed as the dangeros ones. pepole are still being crusfied for thear faith in the LORD and they hold tru to their faith i beg you sir in the name of comen human decntcy have some respekt! GOD BLESS YOU

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Name: Jason McCoy Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Tulsa, Oklahoma Time: 1999-09-23 04:14:00 Comments: Whats up. I'm a bible university student and I read most of the bible "contradictions" you've listed. Most I've heard, some were new but it wasn't "nerve racking" or anything like that. I'm very interested in knowing if you have obtained a doctrate in Greek or Hebrew. If not, I think it would benefit your studies very much. I also want to know what your faith is now, that is if you have one. I know that you surely could not be an atheist/evolutionist since we both know that that "faith" has more holes or contradictions than what you claim about the bible. But if you are of that faith, I would be extremly interested in answering your questions if you would answer mine.(one by one, cause hey, i'm a college student) *what would you say to someone who claims to have seen an arm grow from an empty nub on the shoulder of a man or seen an eye appear from an empty socket of a small child?

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Name: Jason McCoy Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Tulsa, Oklahoma Time: 1999-09-23 04:14:00 Comments: Whats up. I'm a bible university student and I read most of the bible "contradictions" you've listed. Most I've heard, some were new but it wasn't "nerve racking" or anything like that. I'm very interested in knowing if you have obtained a doctrate in Greek or Hebrew. If not, I think it would benefit your studies very much. I also want to know what your faith is now, that is if you have one. I know that you surely could not be an atheist/evolutionist since we both know that that "faith" has more holes or contradictions than what you claim about the bible. But if you are of that faith, I would be extremly interested in answering your questions if you would answer mine.(one by one, cause hey, i'm a college student) *what would you say to someone who claims to have seen an arm grow from an empty nub on the shoulder of a man or seen an eye appear from an empty socket of a small child?

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Name: A Christian Website: Ernest Contender Referred