Re: virus: Scientists and Philosophers

Tim Rhodes (proftim@speakeasy.org)
Wed, 10 Feb 1999 01:51:58 -0800

Eric wrote:

>Richard wrote:
>>>3. It's a difference of degree. Faith is more like not wanting to look
>>>at evidence; the issue is closed in other words. This can be extremely
>>>useful in human ventures such as marriage.
>
>WHAT! I don't know what kind of relationship you like, Brodie,
but I
>can't see how an ostrich approach is going to be useful. Are you
>seriously claiming that, given evidence, it is useful
in a marriage to
>"not want to look at it"?

Change "at it" to "around" and think about it again.

-Prof. Tim