Reply #23: My beliefs are just that, mine.

[Dhalgren]

That you consider them "trivial" does not surprise me. After all, if it isn't within the realm of what is acceptable to you, it is of no consequence and "comic". What an ass!

If you consider Epicurus, Parmenides, and Xanthipus "comic" and "trivial", then I suggest that you try your best and maintain your own comic-book beliefs, because "minds far greater than yours" are at work as we speak and not just "centuries" ago. The idea that gods may or may not act in the lives of men and women have been discussed for ages before Paul had his "fit" on the road to Damascus, so if you and your little beliefs are not up to dealing with this topic, don't try and push it off on others. May the gods bless you...