Re: virus: Virus: Opinions?

John W. Rea (matziq@airmail.net)
Tue, 16 Jun 1998 00:08:37 -0500


-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Hartwig <hartwig@ais.net>
To: virus@lucifer.com <virus@lucifer.com>
Date: Monday, June 15, 1998 8:50 PM
Subject: Re: virus: Virus: Opinions?

>At 06:53 PM 6/15/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>>Please answer a few specific questions:
>>>
>>>> That through prayer you may receive
>>>>(through the Holy Spirit) an answer as to what is 'truth'.
>>>
>>>If you received, through the Holy Spirit, an answer which you later found
>>>to be in conflict with the body of accepted scientific knowledge, what
>>>would your reaction be?
>>
>>
>>Well, that has yet to happen...usually it is the other way around. Back
in
>>1850 Joseph Smith received revelation that tobacco was bad for the body
>>and thereby stated that we should cease its use.
>>
>
>You didn't answer my question. I'm not implying that it has or has not
>happened, or that it ever will happen. But if it did happen, what would
>your reaction be?

Well, I would pray about it and decide for myself who was right and who was
wrong. Since mormons believe in personal revelation, I would trust in the
answer
I found.