Of course it does. To say that grass grows is a statement with a burden. If we looked and didn't see grass growing we couldn't say that it was true that grass grows regardless of whether god exists.
Carl Sagan put it beautifully. The simplest idea, like the concept of the number one, has an elaborate logical underpinning. Can you think of any assertion to truth that doesn't have some burden, if you're rejecting that statement?
Carl Sagan put it beautifully. The simplest idea, like the concept of the number one, has an elaborate logical underpinning. Can you think of any assertion to truth that doesn't have some burden, if you're rejecting that statement?
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
