From: Mark Steven Heyman (markheyman@infoproconsulting.com)
Date: Sat Oct 09 2004 - 16:14:46 BST
On 9 Oct 2004 at 8:59, Platt Holden wrote:
msh:
But, as we all know, religion requires much more than a belief in
unprovable truth; it requires a belief in God.
As we all know? Tell that to the folks at Merriam-Webster who define
religion as:
" 4 : a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and
faith"
msh says:
Yes, I guess if you get a big enough dictionary, and read far enough
down the list of less and less common uses of the word, you'll find a
definition far enough out of phase with popular usage to match your
obfuscatory needs.
Even this definition won't quite work for you, however, since good
scientists, mathematicians, and philosophers accept their first
principle(s) not out of ardor or faith, but utility. You are bending
over backward to blur what is a very clear distinction between
religious faith and scientific assumption.
Best,
Mark
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