On 29 Jul 2007, at 15:31, Dan Minettte wrote: > There is no experiment that either one of us can propose to falsify > the > belief of one of us and confirm the belief of the other. So, where > does > this place discussions of religion? Is there nothing empirically > based that > can be said about them?
This whole "you can't prove a negative' defence of religious belief is spurious and ridiculous. Nobody who puts forward this argument actually applies it any area of their life other than the defence of their otherwise indefensible religious belief since the consequences would be bizarre and unwelcome. You can't prove UFOs manned by yetis don't abduct you every night and probe you Maru -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ "Build a man a fire, and he will be warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life" - Terry Pratchett _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
