Re: The story-telling ape (was virus: Logic)

David McFadzean (david@lucifer.com)
Tue, 21 Oct 1997 12:23:28 -0600


At 11:08 AM 10/21/97 -0700, Tim Rhodes wrote:

>On Mon, 20 Oct 1997, David McFadzean wrote:
>> I wonder if you have given any thought to why I might
>> list "faith" (defined as belief without evidence) among
>> the sins.
>
>You know, I could probably agree with your definition and your decision to
>call it a sin, if the "without" was changed to "in the face of".

Maybe we could work toward a compromise. The sin I have in mind
can be more accurately described as "belief without sufficient good
evidence". Is that closer to your "in the face of"?

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