Here's that word faith being bandied about. What's faith got to do with
what I want to call a religion. I have faith my car will start. I have
faith that I'll get bills. Faith is something you feel you know
definitely. I definitely know that I don't know therefore I have faith.
Anyway I'm a reasonist not an agnostic because it has too many
connotations.
MM
On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, Steve wrote:
> M. McLeod wrote:
> >
> > On Sun, 18 Jul 1999, Malcolm McMahon wrote:
> >
> > > Sure, atheism is a religion. Agnosticism isn't a religion but atheism is
> > > a positive set of beliefs about the nature of the universe which fits
> > > any sensible definition of the word.
> >
> > By your criterium agnosticism IS a religion. If you read the ng you'd
> > know
> > this. Agnostics are POSITIVE that mankind can't positively know whether or
> > not there is a god nor how the universe was created nor any of the other
> > things you know-it-alls go on about.
> > MM
> -------------------------------------
> I agree with the last, but religions require an adherence by faith to
> precepts. I don't believe ANYBODY actually does that, they only LIE
> about it and internally are as much agnostic as any of us. THEY merely
> call it their originally sinful nature, whereas we call it good sense
> and humility.
>> -Steve
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