In a message dated 7/26/2003 2:34:30 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > Stupidity - is absence of wisdom. > > The analogies by the student (in the context) are wise and rise to >the occasion in showing how stupidity abounds, in absence of wisdom. > Perhaps I am too stupid to recognize the wisdom in these false analogies. But having encountered both genuinely wise and genuinely stupid students I know that stupidity is actually the presence of false wisdom. The genuinely wise have the courage to admit that they do not know. They freely admit that they have an absence of wisdom. > > The student has succinctly stated that what is termed as "cold" -- >is simply "absence of heat" just as "darkness" is absence of light. > We know exactly what heat and light are. We can define them precisely in terms of the fundamental constituents of matter and energy. Heat and light are not some spooky, abstract concepts. It looks like the student does not understand that because he compares them with God. > >Evil is simply the state where God is not present, like cold without >heat or darkness without light." > The above assertion is false in many respects. The first part of the assertion is simply a religious belief. It has been shown to be false time and again. There are many God-fearing people who have turned out to be evil, and many Godless people who are nothing but good. The second part of the above assertion is a scientific fact. It has never been shown to be false, and it has been proven true countless number of times. > > And, omnipotent "God" in any religious belief does NOT >constitute "evil" or evil in any form. > I think the above assertion betrays a misunderstanding of what Tariq meant. But I will let Tariq respond to it if he wants to. > > So, please live in peace, and let others have some peace too. :) > Is peace an absence of argument? This appears to be a religious belief that I am unfamiliar with. :-) Cheers, Santosh ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
