an agnostic s question pardon me if this is the wrong newsgroup i would describe myself as an agnostic in so far as i m sure there is no single universal supreme being but if there is one and it is just we will surely be judged on whether we lived good lives striving to achieve that goodness that is within the power of each of us now the complication is that one of my best friends has become very fundamentalist that would normally be a non issue with me but he feels it is his responsibility to proselytize me which i guess it is according to his faith this is a great strain to our friendship i would have no problem if the subject didn t come up but when it does the discussion quickly begins to offend both of us he is offended because i call into question his bedrock beliefs i am offended by what i feel is a subscription to superstition rationalized by such circular arguments as the bible is god s word because he tells us in the bible that it is so so my question is how can i convince him that this is a subject better left undiscussed so we can preserve what is in all areas other than religious beliefs a great friendship how do i convince him that i am beyond saving so he won t try thanks for any advice jim tomlinson falling snow bogart project jdt voodoo ca boeing com excellent snow boeing computer services uunet bcstec voodoo jdt anderson gabriel
