To theists and atheists: For various reasons (convincing to you) you have come to hold a particular belief. Let me explain something relevant from mathematics. There are number function "conjectures" in mathematics known to be true for every computer tested number as well as proved to be more likely to be true for larger numbers; but not yet proved true for every number. If you ask a good mathematician if this "conjecture" is probably true, he won't say "yes" but rather "it may or may not be. It remains to be proved, if possible". Some have turned out to be false. A good mathematician does not presume. Many of you are not nearly as clever or careful. You hold theistic or atheistic views based on partial knowledge, limited and often faulty reasonings, and experiences. But unlike the wise mathematician you trust in something which is not a proof, and is therefore meaningless. At least theists may have been "abducted by God". Other than that, agnosticism is the logical imperative
2006-06-07
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