From: "Santosh Helekar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> No amount of hard evidence can defeat any faith.
Do we have hard evidence in all realms of human existence? Faith is one of the sources of knowledge. To say that faith should not have a place in our life is an epistemological blunder. We have faith in men and women, faith in God, faith in otherworldly dimensions. What is faith for you? To say that there is no soul, no God, no creation also belong to the realm of faith... Ivo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Santosh Helekar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 6:37 AM Subject: [Goanet] Re: Tears of blood > In a message dated 1/12/2004 2:22:44 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > >It would be a greater news if the red lines along the nose of the > >image of Christ had been tears of blood. This is possible, but this > >is not the case at Camorlim. > > > > Indeed, it would be much greater news. A DNA test on the blood would > be the greatest archeological discovery of all time. I wonder if such > a "miracle" has been certified by Church investigators before. > > > > >This is not a defeat to the Christian faith, of which the bishops > >are guardians. > > > > No amount of hard evidence can defeat any faith. > > > > >This is not rational skepticism! > > > > Calling it rational skepticism was meant to be a compliment. > > > > >We do not doubt the possibility of miracles, neither do we invent > >them! > > > > How do you distinguish an invention from a real "miracle"? Do you > determine the genetic profile of the blood in the tears, and make > certain it does not belong to any living human in the world today? > > 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 # > ########################################################################## ########################################################################## # 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 # ##########################################################################
