Re: Contacting God
ChuckKuecker (ckuecker@mcs.net)
Tue, 21 Apr 1998 17:44:39 -0500 (CDT)
At 22:27 4/21/98 +0200, you wrote:
>
>>Interesting to note that there were no numbers for atheists and agnostics.
>
>Well, they don't have a church and they are no religion, so it's very hard
>to give numbers. Even estimations seem terribly difficult to do, as I, for
>example, was an atheist since the age of 13 but have only left church at
>16 -- many atheists may still be member of one or the other church.
>
>>And don't forget the agnostics, who either say "we don't know" or "we
>>*cannot* know" when questioned about the supernaturals.
>
>The problem is that if you don't have any information about something, it
>does not exist. We don't have any information about supernaturals -- all
>speculation is irrelevant & leads to nothing.
>
>Regards,
>Erik Moeller
>From some public statements made by atheists around here, I would be tempted
to define atheism as a fervent belief in the NON existence of a supreme being...
I shall continue as a quite vocal agnostic until I find sufficient evidence
to change..
Chuck Kuecker