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THERE IS A GOD

God is briefly mentioned in the Foreword to 'Foundations', and is tangentially touched upon elsewhere in these founding writings. The issue of the attitude of the Society to God and his competitors as the originator of human life and the purpose of our existence is not directly addressed in those places. The reason is that the founding books are concerned to set out, and work through, the implications of an acceptance of the Axioms and choice of the Dogma. They are not, as the Treatise on Tolerance, the peroration to the Discourse, and the Essay on Evangelism, make clear, an attempt to replace or supplant any firmly held belief in God.

Neither does the Society of HumanKind deny the existence of God or any of his competitors for the devotion of humanity, as the Treatise on Tolerance makes explicit. That paradoxical consequence of the ultimately absolute uncertainty of the Axioms is set out at the beginning of the Essay on Evangelism. However, in a world dominated by systems of ideas based on God and other transcendent beliefs and entities, this is clearly a question on which the views of the Society could, with benefit, be further clarified.

The position of the Society on these issues begins with a reminder of the process, described in the Foreword to 'Foundations', by which it came into existence. The Society was not established, nor does it seek, to undermine or dispute well-founded and firmly held beliefs among humanity. It offers instead a refuge for those unable or unwilling fully to accept them. Its abstention from any form of evangelism, and its oft-repeated determination not to proselytise, is the outward expression of that stance. It is also said in the Treatise on Tolerance that there is no incompatibility between the existence of the Society and the promulgation of alternative views of the origins and purpose of humankind. To the contrary, the Society is bound by its principles to foster and encourage such views where they exist among humanity.

That full and free attitude of supportive co-existence with other systems of belief must however, be conditioned by the Society's devotion to its own Aim, Duty and Responsibility, a limit which is fully described in the Treatise on Tolerance and further discussed elsewhere in these Essays. In sum, adherence to the Objective of the Dogma imposes a limit on the Society in its freedom to foster, encourage, tolerate and support other systems of belief. Its willing co-existence with God and his competitors will depend on there being no substantial threat to the infinite survival of humankind, nor any significant restriction in the continuing growth of human knowledge, as a result.

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heaps better than ya original one that got blammed...nice one on gettin it through

swoit

wicked mate..liked the quick cuts and slow mo bits...ending was great...if he was wearing nike shoes they'd use it for their tv advertising in a millasecond

DrDeath2k3 responds:

lol, Thanks!

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juth the beth ever.

THAT WAS the BEST GAME.
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PLAYEd.

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quality time waster...i know its ment to be simple...but these games are always better with upgrades...but seeing it just as it is...quality stuff

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