Re: The 'Bright' Movement

Ron Hammon wrote on Mon, 06 Oct 2003 09:41:55 -0700:

> Nori Otaku wrote:
>> 
> snip
> 
>> However, if we're still "presuming" it is both safe and wise to consider
>> that you may be incorrect - since your position is based solely on the
>> lack of contrary evidence.
>> 
>> 
> "Lack of contrary evidence"?!  There you go again.  Do you have any
> "contrary evidence" to the existence of Zeus?  If not, "you may be
> incorrect" to dismiss the concept?  As I said, you aren't very pragmatic,
> are you?  Do you really want to live in a mushy world where EVERY
> wild-assed fantasy is elevated to a potential truth?

Yes.  Probability is not an exact science, and it is *difficult* to
distinguish between truth and fiction; it is also frequently a subjective
decision, and should remain so.

> (Nori in a Bullwinkle voice:  "Well, we will never really know if there
> are fairies in the garden, or not."  What a crock.)

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