No, I'm saying that in case of belief the burden of proof is on the smaller percentage. Nothing about validation, just that the battle isn't easy, and it shouldn't be. People shouldn't be willing to give up one idea for another just because it sounds cooler.
As for how you could prove it Bush didn't know; I don't know, I was saying that it is a statement of fact, either he knew, or he didn't know. He knows the answer to the question, if he did know; then the people that told him also know the answer to the question. Exactly right with Copernicus and Columbus, but that is part of my point. We remember these people because they fought the ridicule and establishment and put people on the path of enlightenment. Same with Darwin, he used scientific observation to form a theory. As for perpetuating mythology, that phrase in and of itself is belittling. It puts down people of faith that do believe it. Did Copernicus and Columbus go around belittling people that didn't agree with them? No, you don't go around calling the King and Pope idiots and expect to get people on your side. You don't get anywhere calling people names, especially when the people you are talking about are the voting majority. > -----Original Message----- > From: Zaphod Beeblebrox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > That's a very scary position you take....are you saying that if enough > people believe something regardless of whether or not it can be > proved, it validates it? > > BTW, I'm curious as to how it can be proved that bush didn't know. > Mind you, I don't think that Bush knew, but I'm curious as to how you > can be so certain. > > Kind of like Copernicus, right....or Chris Columbus....or maybe even > the apostles when christianity was first starting out.. > > > Creationism is something made fun of by people that don't want to win > > elections. > > > and played up by those who want to win elections and perpetuate a > belief in mythology, but disguise it as a "truth" > > > Ask those same Democratic Presidential candidates that same question and > > see how they answer. > > see above. The dems don't have any more grip on reality than the > republicans. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJP Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:234055 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
