On Wed, 24 Jul 2002, Dan Minette wrote:

>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dan Minette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2002 10:57 PM
> Subject: Re: Atheism Re: CD's
>
> > But, religion is not about phenomenon.  Religion is no more a phenomenon
> > than my awareness is.  Again, you just presupposed naturalism, and that
> > guaranttes the victory for the athiest.
>
> This bit came across a bit stronger than I intended.  A more nuanced
> statement is that this type arguements against religion typically tacitly
> assume scientific like proofs are used for everything else that we assume
> to be true.  The fact that we assume the direct vivid experience of being
> conscious, unseen by anyone else, is valid shows, IMHO, that other things
> are accepted without emperical proof.
>
> Dan M.

Thanks.  I'm not ignoring you, but I haven't had time to write more than
quick jots lately.

Marvin Long
Austin, Texas

There ain't no Devil; there's just God when he's drunk.
   -- Tom Waits

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