Re: Anyone moved to LED Lighting?

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On Sun, 27 Dec 2009 04:53:54 -0500, "Robert L Bass"
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>"Mark Lloyd" wrote:
>>
>> Faith is a good thing. The above doesn't refer to faith, but to
>> "magical thinking", a quality of small children and those who fail to
>> grow up.
>
>It's an interesting quandary.  Jodie says that there is no evidence that she can
>see and therefore she does not believe.  Christianity teaches that faith *is*
>the evidence of things unseen.  :^)
>
>Your choice of words is excellent.  According to Christian beliefs, we're
>supposed to have "faith like a little child."
>
>> Strange that you would assume I was using quotations for instruction.
>
>Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that you were taking her comments as instruction.
>
>> Here's another that's not at all for that purpose:
>>
>> god is real - unless declared integer
>
>That one's over my head.  :^)
>
>> As to God, consider the difference between it and Santa Claus, The
>> Tooth Fairy, The Invisible Pink Unicorn, Zeus, Last Thursday's Cat,
>> The Great Pumpkin, and millions of other mythical beings.
>
>I have considered the difference.  Here's my take on it:
>1. Santa and friends are indeed mythical beings.  They will always be myths no
>matter how many children believe in them.
>2. God is real if you believe.
>3. If you don't believe in God, you will never know God.
>
>I'm no Biblical scholar but I've found this much evidence of God.  It is in the
>making choice to believe -- the decision to accept on faith that which is
>unseen -- that one proves God's existence.
>
>One tough part of that is it only proves it to the one who chooses to believe.
>I can't prove it to you, only to me.  To know for sure you have to make your own
>choice.  As much as it works for me, I can't insist that you believe.  I would
>be foolish to try to "convince" you or anyone else for that matter.  It's
>something you decide for yourself.  Besides, it's important to me to respect
>your right not to believe.

Same exact thing applies to Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny.