----- Original Message ----- From: "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 2:57 PM Subject: Re: Which beliefs are labled real; which are labled figments
> On Mon, Sep 06, 2004 at 02:48:46PM -0500, Dan Minette wrote: > > > >And your neat little insistence that no data is necessary or possible > > >about the existence of this figment. > > > > Uh-huh, just like no data is necessary or possible concerning your > > self-awareness. But, talking about that is diverting, because you > > believe in it. :-) > > You appear to have me confused with someone else. > > > No. I'll freely admit there is no emperical proof that God exists, > > Then why pretend that it exists? OK, lets walk through this slowly. Is your position that it is irrational to believe in anything that is not subjected to empirical verification? If so, how do you define rationality. Its clearly not the use of reason...which is the common definition. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
