on 13/7/02 5:27 am, Deborah Harrell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > --- William T Goodall wrote: >> >> I think one of the pillars of evil is dishonesty - >> lying to others or to >> oneself. Whatever good might be mixed in with >> religion is outweighed by the >> untruthfulness. > > 'Untruthfulness' in your opinion; I am not lying when > I say that I believe in a divine power, nor when I say > that I have no proof to offer, other than the awe I > feel when I contemplate this marvelous universe in > which we live.
Of course you are not lying when you say you believe it. That doesn't mean that what you believe is true. > And while I am far from perfect, I do > not think that I am evil, either. But how can you tell, when you are so confused by elementary questions of what is true or false? > > I respectfully disagree with your implied assessment > that belief in a divine power is "garbage." > If you can't show I am wrong then your disagreement is irrelevant. -- William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk
