Jeffrey P. Utz, M.D. (utzj at auhs.edu) wrote:
:czar at ecn.ab.ca wrote in message <378fe27d.0 at ecn.ab.ca>...
: >Atheism isn't a religion, idiot. And people with pets live longer,
: >healthier lives than those without pets. So what does this tell us?
: 1) Please do not attack other people here. It is impolite and sets a bad
: tone for this (or any) group.
It's perfectly acceptable here, because you cross-posted it here, you
"putz". (I now see the wordplay in your name.)
: 2) Atheism actually is a religion. A religion is defined as (MW, 10th
: collegiate ed.) "a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held with arbor
: and faith." Athism meets this definition. So does science, BTW.
It is now obvious that we're dealing with a fundie troll. A-theism means
"without theism, just like a-symmetry means "without symmetry". And,
argument from indredulity that it is, I find it hard to believe that a
doctor has such a poor understanding of what science is.
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In science, "fact" can only mean "confirmed to such a
degree that it would be perverse to withold provisional
assent." I suppose that apples might start to rise
tomorrow, but the possibility does not merit equal time
in physics classrooms.
-Stephen Jay Gould
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