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

[Alain Feeny]

On 22-May-07, at 3:18 PM, Howard Brazee wrote:

> Ken Koester wrote:
>> Belief is belief, special or no.  And the question of an afterlife  
>> is of
>> an entirely different order than that of a rednosed reindeer:   
>> there are
>> plenty of reindeer on display, but no credible reports of an  
>> afterlife
>> (there may be some tantalizing hints in near-death experiences,  
>> but it
>> is not clear that they aren't simply a natural artefact of the way  
>> the
>> brain starts to die).  Repeat:  there is *no* evidence either  
>> way.  So
>> any assertion about it amounts to belief.  Similarly, an assertion  
>> about
>> a super-natural entity, in the original sense of the word.  (And  
>> yes, a
>> denial is an assertion in this context.)
>>
>>
> There's lots of evidence that Santa Clause exists.

All those kids Christmas movies you've enjoyed over the years are  
unfortunately *not* admissible as evidence...


> I've seen no evidence either way whether there is a red statue of  
> myself
> in the middle of the street in front of city hall in Timbuktu.   I
> don't believe one exists though.
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