Hey Mark, Your challenging of popular, static beliefs is refreshing. I would add to your statement "There is no right way to believe" a corollary: There is no right way to think. We often forget (or never realize) that "critical thinking" as taught in academy is an ideology.
Platt On 19 Jan 2010 at 20:53, markhsmit wrote: > Hi John, > I like what you posted. I too believe we have a choice to believe > in what works for us. There is no right way to believe, and to think > so makes a religion out of any belief. This is why I harp so much > against the belief in science. I know it is taking an extreme position, > but if I can show that such a thing is simply a belief, then the rest > becomes easier. > > I also extend the concept of choice to non-biological entities, > which may be a bit on the fringe, but it works for me. I leaned > some of this from American Indian spirituality. > > Mark Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
