John D. Giorgis wrote: > > In practice, I think that many, if not most, > agnostics are simply "honest atheists." Since > true atheism would require a matter of faith - > since a negative cannot be proved, many people who > might casually be thought of as "atheists" tend to > self-characterize themselves as "agnostic." As > such, I think a great many of self- described > agnostics strongly "lean" atheist.
So why bring up a topic such as religion when you have already concluded that there is nothing you could say and nothing they could say that would put both sides on the same page? I can only think that you would bring it up for some other reason than to discuss it rationally. -- Matt _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
