Re: Prayer at public meetings under attack...again

On 14 Jul 2008 16:26:01 GMT, Clairbear <clair@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>"Dogmantic Pyrrhonist (AKA Al)" <alwhipp@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> On Jul 14, 2:48 am, Clairbear <cl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> "Rev. Karl E. Taylor" <ktaylo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> > Yeah, bumbkins here has proved time and again, that closing its
>>> > eyes and sticking its fingers in its ears is the way to deal with
>>> > uncomfortable facts.
>>>
>>> "UNDERSTANDING IS A THREE EDGED SWORD"_Kosh Naranek
>>>
>>> Closing ones eyes tothe truth of belief or truth of non belief are
>>> equally capable of a being mistaken POV. Just saying a thing does NOT
>>> make it so on either side.
>> 
>> Well, we come to one of those aspects of Pascal's wager again.  It's
>> all moot unless you think you can fool god/kali/thor/zues/etc
>> But then, without any evidence, and in fact without anything other
>> than a couple of old musty books to suggest it, we just don't believe
>> your god nonsense.  It's not a choice.  There's no compelling reason
>> to believe, therefor we don't believe.  Doing otherwise would be
>> intellectually dishonest.
>> 
>>> "There are more things on heaven and earth than dreamt of in you
>>> philosphies" Apologies to Shakespeare(if he existed) fo any mistakes
>>> in quoting him
>> 
>> And the only way we have to sort out truth from fiction is science.
>> 
>> For one thing, we know that the bible is incorrect on several counts.
>> So we discount that gibberish first...
>> 
>> Al
>> 
>> 
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>Then why don't you just ignor it. If religion make  people happy let them

>wor****p. It does you no harm. 

But that religion is a factor in the laws I must live by, is a factor
in the economy that affects me, and forces itself into my life on many
levels.  


>And at least they are not abusing drugs to 
>get an artificial high. 

Irrelevant.


>Their understanding is different from yors so why 
>is theirs any less valid to there lives than yours in your life.

Validity implies truth, and there is no verifiable truth in any
religion.


>"UNDERSTANDING IS A THREE EDGED SWORD"- Kosh Naranek

Cute but meaningless.

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