Re: virus: Faith (consolidation)

John \ (prefect@tricon.net)
Tue, 27 May 1997 17:33:33 -0400


>At 11:54 AM 25/05/97 -0400, John \"Dry-Roasted Army Worm\" Williams wrote:

>Not true. Here's a relevant passage from the web page on faith you posted
>(http://www.geocities.com/Athens/5195/3faith.html):

1) I was hoping that you'd care to elaborate.
2) Glad you took a look at the page.

> It is possible that some people have intransigent faith in Atheism.
> But this is more or less just a theoretical possibility. There is
> little or no evidence for Theism, proving God's existence is
>impossible,
> and the theistic concept of God is incoherent. Given these
>considerations,
> it is fully rational to be an atheist.

+1.

I'll amend my earlier statement: Agnosticism is the only *logical*
response: Since the non-existence of something cannot be proven, the
Existence of Diety can not logically be ruled impossible.

>I couldn't find anything to disagree with in the article, it certainly
>doesn't support your position on faith.

Hmm. Well, I'd say to a certain extent it does, and then to a certain
extent it doesn't. I've been doing some additional reading, checking on the
difference between "faith" and "belief," and I'm beginning to see your
position a little more clearly. +4

It does not, however, justify the CoV for taking an overt-attack on the
concept of faith when the CoV seems more dedicated to undercover
thought-modification. I contend that the statement about the role of faith
made on the web-site is damaging to the CoV on this basis, which, of
course, has yet to be addressed.

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