----- Original Message ----- From: "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 4:09 PM Subject: Re: Which beliefs are labled real; which are labled figments
> On Mon, Sep 06, 2004 at 03:48:27PM -0500, Dan Minette wrote: > > > OK, trying to go through your posts like a puzzle to obtain > > information you delight in not providing clearly, it appears you don't > > believe things exist without empirical proof, but its not irrational > > to do so. > > I realize it is difficult for a brainwashed person to follow -- I am > truly sorry that you have been victimized by religion. > Is there any empirical evidence that could cause you to reconsider the > existence of a god? Can there be no change, no improvement? > > Rationality is defined in a number of dictionaries. But you knew that. Uh-huh. The one that I thought relevant to this discussion was: The capacity for logical, rational, and analytic thought; intelligence. Proof by insult usually does not constitution rational, if one uses this definition. Rather, one looks to precisely explain one's axioms; one uses logic to deduce theorems from the axioms; one checks those theorems to see if A and ~A can both be proven from the same set of axioms, etc. I've tried hard to be clear. You've tried hard to be insulting. I guess it just shows the different priorities we have for discussions. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
