Re: Evidence of God

On 24 Nov 2003 16:03:28 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Al Evan) wrote:


>Therefore, your response to Why, that being an Atheist requires no
>faith, is not true, because, if, as Why claims (and you did not
>disagree), there is no proof that god does not exist, then you must
>believe it as an act of faith--since you can't prove it.
>
>Thus, Why is logically correct:  You have Faith.
>
And anyone who believes something, whatever, doesn't exist has faith. 

I'm ovewhealmed as you say with faith that Santa Claus doesn't exist. 

"We may define "faith" as the firm belief in something for which there
 is no evidence.  Where there is evidence, no one speaks of "faith."
 We do not speak of faith that two and two are four or that the earth
 is round.  We only speak of faith when we wish to substitute emotion
 for evidence.  The substitution of emotion for evidence is apt to
lead to strife, since different groups, substitute different
emotions."
                      [Bertrand Russell]

 "Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are
 conservative." -John Stuart Mill 

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