[Dragaera] agnosticism (no flame) (was, long ago: (no spoilers) The 17 [Great Weapons])

[James Griffin]

Then how do you /know/ you are rational?
 
;)
 
James Griffin
Still Another Vlad faN
 
Because as I understand what you are saying, belief (in God/No-God) = assumption. But the basis of trusting in logic also requires an assumption, a faith in the existance of reality (cause/effect &tc.). I may be wrong, but I believe not. ;)
 
 
> From: pulmon at mac.com> Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 10:22:15 -0400> To: thnidu at yahoo.com> CC: dragaera at dragaera.info> Subject: Re: [Dragaera] agnosticism (no flame) (was, long ago: (no spoilers) The 17 [Great Weapons])> > The reason for the statement is tautologic: any other position > requires belief, and belief is intrinsically irrational. That does > not make it wrong. It is simply the case that both belief and atheism > require faith in either the existence or the non-existence of > something that cannot be proved.> > Ken> On May 21, 2007, at 10:32 PM, Mark A. Mandel wrote:> > > I'm a consistent agnostic: I don't know, and I don't think anyone > > else does either.> >> > m a m> >> > ----- Original Message ----> > From: rone <rone at ennui.org>> > To: SKZB List <dragaera at dragaera.info>> > Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2006 3:27:38 PM> > Subject: Re: [Dragaera] (no spoilers) The 17 [Great Weapons]> >> > Kenneth Gorelick writes:> > Agnosticism is the only position a rational being can take.> >> > I find "[x] is the only position a rational being can take" statements> > abhorrent, and i'm an agnostic.> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > ______________________________________________________________________ > > ______________Get the free Yahoo! toolbar and rest assured with the > > added security of spyware protection.> > http://new.toolbar.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/norton/index.php> > _______________________________________________> > Dragaera mailing list> > Dragaera at dragaera.info> > http://lists.dragaera.info/listinfo.cgi/dragaera-dragaera.info> > _______________________________________________> Dragaera mailing list> Dragaera at dragaera.info> http://lists.dragaera.info/listinfo.cgi/dragaera-dragaera.info
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