I take it with 'Dickie' you mean Dr. Dawkins?
Well for one I don't agree with a lot of Dr. Dawkins work outside his evolutionary biology. He is also the first to admit he is not an expert on physics as he has stated in several videos. That being said, 'degrees' of faith are very arbitrary. I have faith that i will see the sun tomorrow, but I could die. It doesn't hurt me in the least to have faith in seeing the sun tomorrow, so I don't see that as a negative.
Where faith becomes a negative is for instance when you truly believe that you can shoot yourself in the face and live. Even though there are cases where this has happened, all the evidence points to a extreme likelihood you will die from such an endeavor. While I have no problem with people believing such a claim is true, I would try to persuade them of the evidence, and point out that what they are doing is dangerous.
But it becomes really bad when you in your faith while really believing it, think that you can shoot other people in their face and they wont die. That is the part where I really object to. Then you could potentially harm others around you, and that should never be tolerated.
Now my examples are extreme, but this has occurred in suicide cults all over the world. And to what extent faith becomes a negative influence varies, but in any case looking critically at any given evidence is a good thing. Whether you have faith in it or not.
As for String Theory, I have not looked at a lot of evidence for or against it (it is not my field of expertise and I don't really care one way or the other) but I will read the Wiki and come back to you on that.
Well for one I don't agree with a lot of Dr. Dawkins work outside his evolutionary biology. He is also the first to admit he is not an expert on physics as he has stated in several videos. That being said, 'degrees' of faith are very arbitrary. I have faith that i will see the sun tomorrow, but I could die. It doesn't hurt me in the least to have faith in seeing the sun tomorrow, so I don't see that as a negative.
Where faith becomes a negative is for instance when you truly believe that you can shoot yourself in the face and live. Even though there are cases where this has happened, all the evidence points to a extreme likelihood you will die from such an endeavor. While I have no problem with people believing such a claim is true, I would try to persuade them of the evidence, and point out that what they are doing is dangerous.
But it becomes really bad when you in your faith while really believing it, think that you can shoot other people in their face and they wont die. That is the part where I really object to. Then you could potentially harm others around you, and that should never be tolerated.
Now my examples are extreme, but this has occurred in suicide cults all over the world. And to what extent faith becomes a negative influence varies, but in any case looking critically at any given evidence is a good thing. Whether you have faith in it or not.
As for String Theory, I have not looked at a lot of evidence for or against it (it is not my field of expertise and I don't really care one way or the other) but I will read the Wiki and come back to you on that.
Best regards,
Leo van Miert
Horsepower is how hard you hit the wall --Torque is how far you take the wall with you
Leo van Miert
Horsepower is how hard you hit the wall --Torque is how far you take the wall with you
