Re: Proof that macintosh is better than VMS

"AEF" <spamsink2001@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:d605f298-85d8-491f-aeb7-3ba58aa7ac8c@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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Scientists have faith in the scientific method which requires
evidence. Religious people have what James Randi calls "blind
faith"[1]. That makes all the difference in the world.

[1] See http://www.randi.org/jr/072503.html (Mostly a good article,
but I disagree with his opinion of the Wizard of Oz.)

It seems you suggest that scientists and religious people are different.
However, there are many religious scientists.

Of course our own faith is not blind faith, only the faith of others is.

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The only faith science requires is faith in evidence, which is exactly
the opposite of religious faith, which is faith that some people
hundreds and/or thousands of years ago interacted with some god and
wrote about it. That's hardly the same.

You just ignore all other evidence for religious faith.
That makes it easier to call it blind faith.

Of course the evidence we use counts, the evidence that other people use doesn't.
You ignore that even today many people interact with God.
If you can't see God, who is blind?



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