On Tue, Nov 26, 2002 at 12:19:57AM -0500, John D. Giorgis wrote: > >> To me, a religion is any system of thought or ideaology in which, > >> when you start asking questions, you soon reach the point where you > >> have no choice but to passively accept what you are told: "take my > >> word for it" or "just have faith". > > Like when I ask "How did the singularity that preceded the Big Bang > get there?" ;-)
I chose my words very carefully. Many people don't seem to have read them very carefully, however. If you doubt the big bang theory, you have a choice. You can pursue an alternate theory or you can seek further evidence or experimental verification (as hard as it may be). If someone proposes a theory with no possibility of verification, you have the choice of saying it is worthless and ignoring it. In the systems that I consider religion, any of those choices would be heresy. I realize you put a smiley, but it is not clear whether you understood the point I was making. -- "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.erikreuter.net/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
