Subj : Re: Extent of the Torah
To   : JOSHUA LEE
From : TODD HENSON
Date : Wed Oct 25 2000 07:34 pm

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> -=> TODD HENSON wrote to JOSHUA LEE <=-
> 
>  > [and Todd replies in his usual informative fashion]
>  >
>  >  TH-->Not at all.
> 
>  TH> Hey, do I detect sarcasm here? What do you mean by that, you
>  TH> silly man!
> 
> I try to maintain a good sense of humor; a little sillyness is good,
> IMHO. :-)
> 
>  TH> The subtle lesson that was exhibited in my quick answer was that
>  TH> a short "is not" is just as valid as a short
>  TH> unsubstantiated "is so". :-)
> 
> Sure, both are primative "invalid" forms of dialogue. Therefore,
> your post was "invalid" in that way. Do you want to post
> invalid posts? This messaging style is anything but "subtle",
> or informative.


It illustrates the point. So, pphhhffttttttttt!!!!!!!!!! :-P


>  >  CP> Why not?  I said similar, not exactly the same.  God made the 
universe,
>  >  CP> I made a packaging machine.  We both made something.
>  >
>  > Did you make something out of nothing though? It's qualitatively
>  > different...
> 
>  TH> And does a person release divine sparks from himself into the creation,
>  TH> which then are given
>  TH> conscious beings to elevate those sparks via good deeds!?
> 
> I don't know, you'd have to ask some kind of gnostic. That's a distortion,
> at best, of what my religion says. A person does not release divine


I know that's not what your religion says. :-) I was using the irony to
make yet another 
distinction between man's processes and God's.


> sparks from himself into the creation or anything of the sort; that's
> a gnostic xtian idea I assume; or perhaps something you thought up on


Christian? Heavens no.


> your own. Besides, your answering my question with a different question
> is a dodge...


Relax man. :-)  We is on the same wavelength with this one. Honest!
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