> On Behalf Of David Hobby > > William T Goodall wrote: > ... > > Agnostics don't believe that it is true that God(s) exist. > > Atheists believe that it is not true that God(s) exist. > > > > In normal binary logic (true/false) these are equivalent > since ~true > > (NOT true) = false (and ~false = true).
> But "normal" binary logic is not used much in the real world, > where there tend to be many other possible truth values. The > difference between agnosticism and atheism is a good example > of why binary logic is not universally applicable. I'd more say that the first line is not correct, not that binary logic is incorrect. I think a better statement would be that "Agnostics don't know if God(s) exist." Or at least as best as you can generalize into a single statement a whole range of beliefs. - jmh CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information or otherwise protected by law. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
