> -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Stroz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 10:08 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: What Does THIS Mean? > > You have no proof either. You admitted yourself that what you could > find > 'indicates', not 'proves' but 'indicates'.
No. I said I have evidence which indicates (indicates strongly I might add) .. Clearly you don't. It's a shame... it might have been a good conversation. I'm sorry, but asking for proof shows a gross misunderstanding of how this kind of inquiry works: you can never "prove". The most you can do is collect evidence and form the best probability. All the evidence I've seen indicates (strongly) that ethics and morals do not require indoctrination in religion. Since (I think we can agree) our legal system is a reflection of our moral code. Since (at least in Western culture) specifically religious rules are not represented in our legal system it seems safe enough to say that the idea that our legal system is based on religion would need at least some evidence to entertain. Of course that's not say that there are aspects of our legal system (I feel unduly) influenced by religion. As both systems have become more complex they have definitely intertwined. A good example are the ridiculous laws enacted to criminalize homosexuality - they are clearly religious in origin. Does this "prove" anything? Of course not - but the best evidence available does lead one in that direction. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:278105 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
