On Wed, 10 Oct 2001, Rick Adams wrote: > Michael Sylvester wrote: > > > is a belief a fact? > > And once facts have been established,are beliefs necessary? > > The world's major religions are based on beliefs. > > That's a fact! > > Rick > is there a distinction between truth and fact? I would imagine if a schizophrenic sees a pink elephant that would be a fact,but no pink elephants exist in nature. It is the type of argument I see in distiniguishing between reliability and validity. Reliability is a fact,but whether a constuct is valid is another story. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
