<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>Evidence is always lacking! If you disagree prove that the external world exists or that the future will be like the past without begging the question. But I wouldn't call what's holding up your beliefs faith either. This is a false dilemma. </div><div><br></div><div>Best, Joe<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Jan 1, 2009, at 4:13 PM, "Art Deco" <<a href="mailto:deco@moscow.com">deco@moscow.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
<div><font size="2">Remember faith is necessary when evidence is lacking.
The less evidence, the stronger faith needed or exhibited by believers,
religious, political, social, or otherwise.</font></div>
<div><font size="2"></font> </div>
<div><font size="2">W.</font></div>
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<div style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><b>From:</b>
<a title="nielsen@uidaho.edu" href="mailto:nielsen@uidaho.edu">Ralph Nielsen</a>
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<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a title="donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com" href="mailto:donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com">Donovan Arnold</a> ; <a title="Vision2020@moscow.com" href="mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com">vision
2020</a> </div>
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 01, 2009 12:55
PM</div>
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> [Vision2020] Fragments of our
Lord</div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0px"><font style="FONT: 16px Times" face="Times" size="5"><b>Donovan Arnold</b> <a href="mailto:vision2020%40moscow.com?Subject=%5BVision2020%5D%20Fragments%20of%20our%20Lord&In-Reply-To=ef6f41de0901010044m56e87fd4t7cd302b68bbb8698%40mail.gmail.com"><font style="COLOR: #000af1" color="#000af1"><u>donovanjarnold2005 at
yahoo.com </u></font></a></font></div>
<div style="MARGIN: 0px"><font style="FONT: 16px Times" face="Times" size="5"><i>Thu Jan 1 11:03:42 PST 2009</i></font></div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0px"><font style="FONT: 13px Courier" face="Courier" size="4">Chas,</font></div>
<p style="MARGIN: 0px"><font style="FONT: 13px Courier" face="Courier" size="4"></font> </p>
<div style="MARGIN: 0px"><font style="FONT: 13px Courier" face="Courier" size="4">Most all Christians believe false Gods exist. But there is only one
True God. </font></div>
<p style="MARGIN: 0px"><font style="FONT: 13px Courier" face="Courier" size="4"></font> </p>
<div style="MARGIN: 0px"><font style="FONT: 13px Courier" face="Courier" size="4">I have little faith in God because I am a weak person. But I do
believe that He exists. I have to pray for faith that He will do right by
me. I resist Him all the time because I want to be free to do what I want for
me, not what is right for Him. </font></div>
<p style="MARGIN: 0px"><font style="FONT: 13px Courier" face="Courier" size="4"></font> </p>
<div style="MARGIN: 0px"><font style="FONT: 13px Courier" face="Courier" size="4">Believing He exists is indisputable because of what I have witnessed
and witnessed with others. So that is the easier part for me. I don't think I
am special, I think God reveals himself to everyone at some point if He needs
to. </font></div>
<p style="MARGIN: 0px"><font style="FONT: 13px Courier" face="Courier" size="4"></font> </p>
<div style="MARGIN: 0px"><font style="FONT: 13px Courier" face="Courier" size="4">But faith, that is difficult to acquire, even people that boast they
have much more than most, have little. </font></div>
<p style="MARGIN: 0px"><font style="FONT: 13px Courier" face="Courier" size="4"></font> </p>
<div style="MARGIN: 0px"><font style="FONT: 13px Courier" face="Courier" size="4">Best Regards,</font></div>
<p style="MARGIN: 0px"><font style="FONT: 13px Courier" face="Courier" size="4"></font> </p>
<div style="MARGIN: 0px"><font style="FONT: 13px Courier" face="Courier" size="4">Donovan</font></div>
<p style="MARGIN: 0px"><font style="FONT: 13px Courier" face="Courier" size="4"></font> </p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0px"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Courier" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: 13px"><br></span></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0px"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Courier" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: 13px">The harder you believe in some
being the more real he becomes. This is true of all objects of faith,
including Santa Claus.</span></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0px"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Courier" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: 13px">Ralph</span></font></p>
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