Re: Religion and evidence

From: Chris Taylor (chris.taylor@ebi.ac.uk)
Date: Tue 17 Jan 2006 - 16:30:03 GMT

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    Eek, sorry. I blame neutrinos. Impossible to swat the things.

    Somebody phone Iain M Banks -- there's a Contact unit up there using its effectors...

    Richard Brodie wrote:
    > Kate wrote:
    >
    >
    >>Most of all, the best explanation of what happened when I prayed
    >>seemed to be that I was really in some sort of communication with a loving
    >
    > God.
    >
    > Did you consider the alternative, naturalistic explanation that you had
    > simply discovered the benefit of conscious, purposeful living? Having
    > confidence and clarity about direction in life yields remarkable results. I
    > think for many, belief in God is an effective way to get this confidence and
    > clarity (as well as some very valuable peer support), but no actual God is
    > necessary to produce the results.
    >
    > Richard Brodie
    > www.memecentral.com
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