Re: A third death with dignity.

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From: Rob Silva
Date: Tue, 04 Feb 1997 00:00

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pspat@opera.iinet.net.au (Patrick Canion) wrote:

>rsilva@dove.net.au (Rob Silva) wrote:
>
>>
>>>
>>>As I've indicated previously in this thread, I respect (and hence
>>>tolerate) people's right to partake in any legal legal activity.  But
>>>this tolerance does not imply an embracing of the relativism that
>>>denies the existence of any Absolute.
>>>
>
>>So, are you saying that you'll tolerate any legal activity as long as
>>it doesn't conflict with your particular version of the Absolute ?
>
>No, I'm saying I'll tolerate it but will not partake of it myself -
>not will an activity's legality determine for me the correctness of
>that action. If I believe that the Bible teaches that something is
>wrong, then it is wrong, regardless even of my own opinion.

And if I don't believe what the bible teaches, will you accept that as
a disagreement between equals, or will you believe that I need saving?

I submit that however strongly one holds a belief, a truly tolerant
person must always consider the possibility that they are wrong.

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From: rsilva@dove.net.au (Rob Silva)
Subject: Re: A third death with dignity.
Date: 1997/02/04
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