At Tue, 16 Mar 1999 22:28:23 -0800, you wrote:
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>Bill, I am not suggesting that you or anyone else who finds that they
>can get along in this world just fine without faith make any effort to
>adopt it. I'm not advising you to wear a hat. What I'm saying is that if
>you are a salesman in a world where most everyone wears a hat, it's not
>particularly good salesmanship to insult your customers as a preamble to
>your pitch.
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>"Hello there. I see that you're wearing a hat. Only morons and
>superstitious cowards wear hats. Which are you, and can I interest you
>in this new business software application I've developed?"
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If every understanding person showed the intestinal fortitude to stop pandering at once, we could change the world - but it'll never happen.
>-KMO
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>Bill Roh wrote:
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>> you show me a benefit I can reap from faith, that I cannot reap at less cost another way, I'll wear the sombrero.
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Joe E. Dees
Poet, Pagan, Philosopher