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I also have an inquiring mind, but have decided that in spite of all of my education, there are things that I will never understand. However, my belief is based in logic, not emotion. Logically, I see four possibilities: 1) If I believe and I am correct in my belief, then I am rewarded in at least two ways: a) a life of hope and no fear about death, and b) whatever reward God has in store (another life, life eternal, heaven, whatever). 2) If I believe but there is no loving God, I haven't lost anything, but have gained a life of hope and no fear of death. 3) If I don't believe and there is no loving God, then I have lost nothing but a life of hope and no fear of death. 4) If I don't believe and I am wrong - I have lost everything. Of the four choices, choice #1 has the most benefit. Therefore, I chose to believe. It makes life a lot easier than fighting a fight I have no effect on. Fighting Parkinsons is one thing - I CAN have an effect, whether it is creating a spreadsheet, or participating in grassroots campaigns to get more funding for research. Worrying about whether or not there is a God - it just doesn't matter because nothing I do will change the fact of whether of not God does exist. Let me make it clear that I am not writing this to convert anyone. I don't consider that my business or my job. It is merely a statement of why I believe. I'm sorry if this is too far off topic! Wendy -----Original Message----- From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Rayilyn Brown Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 2:25 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: WendyLearning To Accept Life, Not Fight It Dear Wendy, I agree with you, I simply cannot comprehend the big picture. I know we don't believe that torturing our children makes them better people, we keep hearing that abusers become abusers. If there is a loving God, I simply cannot comprehend the reasons for years and millions of people suffering, but recognize that if you do believe in some religion you are probably better off. The answers are just not there for me, but then my dog probably doesn't understand where his food comes from, but I know.. I have the misfortune of having an inquiring mind and wanting to eat too much from the tree of knowledge Ray ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn