NOTE: Items 3 & 4.
Buddhism, BTW, specifically does not believe in a God.
Anyway, taking your point, Frank, I do not think we can allow discussions about digital photography on the list anymore. GRIN!
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frank theriault wrote:
On Wed, 05 Jan 2005 22:50:50 -0500, Jeff Tokayer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
We're talking about the Digital religion. ;-)
That explains it. The notion that digital capture and reproduction of images is superior to film is nothing more than a belief system unsupported by empirical evidence. That fits most definitions of religion that I know of. All you need is a diety (although I've heard of some silly people calling atheism a religion - which it clearly isn't - and they don't have a diety, do they?).
cheers, frank
ps: I'm joking, so please, no frantic posts telling me how inferior film is to digital and how digital is killing film and how film is dying. I know all that stuff. I was merely making a funny..
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