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Originally posted by darkhorse
I believe in the existence of electrons, though I have never actually seen one. I believe in God, though I have not actually seen Him (yet). A critical point to highlight is that it requires a degree of faith to believe in both, and that there are arguable evidences of reason for both. One is simply more controversial than the other.
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well, i think the above is - while technically correct - a bit misleading. the leap if of faith requred to believe in electrons is all but nonexistent. all one has to "believe in" are a) the macro-level phenomena, and b) logical reasoning.
if one does accept A and B, then the fact that "electrons exist" can be broken down to simple statements to which one can only answer "yes, that's correct".
if one denies either A or B, then - i'm sorry - there's a certain institution for such people, with white walls, relaxed atmosphere, and a bunch of medicaments served 3 times a day.
arriving at the belief in the existence god, on the other hand, requires a lot more than A & B. you need that elusive C to go with them, be it personal religious experience, an act of brainwashing, or something else.
LOL, jaan you are soo right!
dark, equating the belief in "god" with a belief in electrons is sheer folly. my gaaaawd man you've diappointed me again with incorrect and shallow reasoning. one more screw up and i will have no choice but to demote you to a merely adequate but not so wonderful SAAIQ rating(Slightly Above Average IQ.)
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Originally posted by darkhorse
I believe in the existence of electrons, though I have never actually seen one. I believe in God, though I have not actually seen Him (yet). A critical point to highlight is that it requires a degree of faith to believe in both, and that there are arguable evidences of reason for both. One is simply more controversial than the other.
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well, i think the above is - while technically correct - a bit misleading. the leap if of faith requred to believe in electrons is all but nonexistent. all one has to "believe in" are a) the macro-level phenomena, and b) logical reasoning.
if one does accept A and B, then the fact that "electrons exist" can be broken down to simple statements to which one can only answer "yes, that's correct".
if one denies either A or B, then - i'm sorry - there's a certain institution for such people, with white walls, relaxed atmosphere, and a bunch of medicaments served 3 times a day.
arriving at the belief in the existence god, on the other hand, requires a lot more than A & B. you need that elusive C to go with them, be it personal religious experience, an act of brainwashing, or something else.
LOL, jaan you are soo right!
dark, equating the belief in "god" with a belief in electrons is sheer folly. my gaaaawd man you've diappointed me again with incorrect and shallow reasoning. one more screw up and i will have no choice but to demote you to a merely adequate but not so wonderful SAAIQ rating(Slightly Above Average IQ.)
:-/