Ritu wrote:
I think you misunderstood my position. I never said the questions go away or that they are deflected. Just that I like the notion of having Her answer the questions which remained unanswered during my lifetime. :)
OK, but why?
And if She needs answers to Her questions, that is Her problem, not mine. :)
But it would be one of my questions. 8^)
I tend to be careful with my words and try to refrain from saying things I don't mean. I really don't care if others find it hypocritical or not, I only know what *I* felt like. :)
While I admire the sentiment and I could understand it as a good reason to stop using the expression(s), I find it doesn't impress me as a good reason to start believing in a diety.
Ah, but I don't have that faith in inevitable progress either. I the chances of us messing up the situation seriously are the same, if not slightly better, than the chances of continuous improvement. So, I will not claim a faith in humanity but only in certain humans and certain ideas. :)
Here we differ. I see progress and I see wonderful potential. I'd go into greater detail but Brin has expressed my sentiment better than I could hope to in his essay The New Meme.
http://hsv.com/editorials/davidbrin/dbrin2.htm -- Doug _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
