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    >  GP> What is auto post?   
      
    >   It's a utility for posting messages from batchfiles, either on a daily,   
    > weekly, or monthly basis. The perfect example is BBS Ads...some of these   
    > post them several times a day...I feel that once a month for mine is more   
    > than sufficient. I want folks to logon because they want to...and NOT   
    > because they have to.   
      
   That, & that many clearly falls into the categorty of spam, & can get one   
   banned from that echo, if not all of Fido.  One time I & my co-mod had to   
   completely cut all of India off from Fidonet. . .   
      
    >  GP> It's clear that the evil of the mark/number is in willingly accepting   
    >  GP> it to show one's allegiance to the beast (i.e. trusting the Beast's   
    >  GP> economic provision rather than God's promised provision ("if even the   
    >  GP> bird & flowers have enough, why wouldn't you?")   
      
    >   Exactly. Jesus Himself said "the lillies of the field don't toil or    
   spin,   
    > but Solomon in all his glory was never arrayed like one of these".   
      
   Exactly the reference I was alluding to & expected you'd figure it out    
   readily enough. . .   
      
    >  GP> One interesting booklet I read in '85 linked the number to UPC codes.   
      
    >   One ham radio operator had UPC as his callsign suffix.   
      
   Wehy not, eh? Not necessarily a satanic allegiance. . . Maybe his great great   
   grandfather had those initials. .    
      
    >   Josh McDowell, author of "More Than A Carpenter" and "Evidence That   
    > Demands A Verdict", said when he accepted Christ, he literally felt   
    > like vomiting afterwards. He set out to prove that Christianity was a   
    > farce and a hoax...but couldn't do it. He also noted he hated his Dad,   
    > as he was so violent, but after Josh got saved, and his Dad noticed the   
    > change in his behavior, it gave Josh the chance to witness to his Dad,   
    > and he led his Dad to The Lord.   
      
   I've red some Josh McDowell -- interesing approach he takes. . . :)    
      
   I own his "Evidence" I & II somewhere & have cited him often. . .   
      
     >   Satan masquerades as an angel of light, and he knows all too well what   
    > kind of showmanship, etc. will impress the crowds.   
      
   Won't work on me -- he's tried his wiles, but I know in Whom I believe, &   
   trust Him to know me in return, & keep me safe. . .   
      
   Enemies cannot stand against you, when you stand with God.  Kinda like when   
   you're 5 & your 12yo big brother walks with you back to the bully's house.   
   You feel pretty darn cocky. . .   
      
   But if you start mouthing off he'll tap you on the head & say, "I can walk   
   away if you think you're so ready. . ."   
      
   "Do not test/try the LORD, your God"   
      
   Trust is good; being an arrogant jackass, not so much. . .   
      
    > ... There can't be a crisis today; my schedule's already full.   
      
   There was an existential crisis in the hive.   
   The Queen buzzed, "To bee or not to bee, that is the question."   
      
   Q: How do dancers ensure job continuity during the Covid crisis?   
   A: They twerk from home.   
      
   Q: What do you call a wolf experiencing an existential crisis?   
   A: Aware wolf.   
      
   My brother and sister is going through a bit of an identity crisis.   
      
   I'm trying to avoid having a mid-life crisis...   
   I want to save something for the semi-finals.   
      
   Q: How do you give an ice cube an identity crisis?   
   A: Drop it like its hot   
      
   Did you know that dolphins have existential crisis too?   
   They wonder if their life has a porpoise.   
      
   Your friend,   
      
   <+]:{)}   
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