Charlie wrote: > > Of course I consider the possibility. In fact, given the size of the > universe, I'd be surprised if there weren't some sort of > transcendental or sublimed beings of mind or something. > > But that's a fair cry from saying that there's a being above and > outside the universe that created the universe and meddles with our > existence in a personal yet undetectable way, or indeed that any of > Terra's religions are in anyway connected to such a being (whether > supernatural or just really old).
So how would you define your atheism? > > Just 'cause one can imagine something, it doesn't mean it's actually > true, or indeed mean it isn't. There's a little thing called data. If > we get some that shows that there may actually be transcendental races > of "Old Ones" or whatever, then fantastic. Until then, it's fantasy, > sci-fi, or wishful thinking. > But then where would we be if we had _no_ imagination? Doug _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l