From: William T Goodall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: On the topic of atheism. Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2003 21:01:33 +0100
On Wednesday, July 9, 2003, at 08:18 pm, Jon Gabriel wrote:
From: William T Goodall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
So what does 'the Dodo is extinct' mean?
The sentence is an assumption and not a proven fact because it is currently impossible to scientifically show that all Dodos, everywhere in the universe are extinct. That's what the 'universal' refers to.
It isn't usually stated in a context that would lead one to assume that it was intended to be read as an assumption rather than a statement of fact.
So? Don't you have a sig quote that says something to the effect of even if a million people believe something is right when it's wrong they are still wrong?
In science and in language accuracy is important.
It is impossible to prove that God either exists or does not exist somewhere, anywhere in the universe with the exception of anecdotal examples. Therefore, both belief *and* nonbelief in God are the result of faith and not scientific principle. So, one may accurately say that both Atheists and Theists rely on faith to support their conclusions. Only agnostics do not.
Jon
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