Now, if you guys like to hoist yourself on the pedestal of rationalism, go ahead. Leave the Catholic Church alone! Your cheap potshots at the Catholic Church speak more about your intellectual and spiritual bankruptcy than a faith and tradition that is more than 2000 years old. "And the forces of evil shall not overcome it." Rohit.
On Tue, 18 Jun 2002 santoshhelekar wrote : >--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "J. Almeida" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >Both Catholics and Materialists know that miracles are > >(by definition) highly improbable. Church authorities > >were themselves highly sceptical about St. Pio during > >his lifetime. That by itself is neither here nor > >there. Awaken, Materialists, seize your chance: > >demolish these claims with specific evidence. > >Otherwise I fear that most people might not take you > >too seriously. > > > >Joel, Are you being even-handed in your treatment of the >"Materialists", as opposed to the Catholics, here? Why would >people >not take only the "Materialists" seriously? What have the >Catholics >done vis-a-vis these claims to deserve such special favor? > >Don't you believe in fairness and equal justice to people on all >sides >of a proposition? > > > > > >You might have suggestions for further tightening > >the procedures in certifying miracles. I urge you to > >make your suggestions to the Vatican. I am as anxious > >as you are that nobody be deceived. > > > >Could you tell the Vatican to submit a detailed report on the >scientific validation of their miracles to an international >scientific >journal to be considered for publication as a peer-reviewed >research >article? > >It is an inappropriate (some would say unethical) scientific >practice >to publicize non-peer-reviewed findings through the popular >media. > >Cheers, > >Santosh > > _________________________________________________________ Click below to visit monsterindia.com and there is always a better job for you at http://monsterindia.rediff.com/jobs =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet =================================================================== For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
