(July 22, 2009 at 12:30 am)padraic Wrote: I apologize. It seems my initial impression of you was mistaken. Your posts actually reinforce my position, viz. that in context, most religious beliefs are rational with a consistent logic. That doesn't make them right, merely rational.
I think I'll continue to decline to argue with you, just as I would with a Jesuit; you'd hand me my head.
I appreciate your candor, padraic. Thank you very much. I'm sorry you don't wish to argue with me, however, because that's one voice that isn't there to challenge or influence my thinking.
Question: If it turned out that your view would not stand up to scrutiny, wouldn't you want to know? It's perplexing to me only because I personally take that very stance.
Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when
called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
(Oscar Wilde)
called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
(Oscar Wilde)