Bryan its simple things that cannot be proven are taken on faith. In
answer to your question yes there are things I take on faith. I don't
see why this is getting you upset.

Steve




---Bryan Hyden <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> >Perhaps I was not totally clear here. Does the state of the planet
> >10,000 years from now mean as much to you as it does tomorrow? Or
100
> >years from now?
>
> you were clear enough.... my answer is still yes...
>
> >Yep thats right you believe it with out proof. Therefore it is a
dogma.
>
> do you believe nothing without proof steve? can you prove that you
exist?
> do you believe it? other examples are not coming to me right now of
things
> that many of us probably believe but that cannot be proven, but i'm
sure
> there are several out there... i think you are overextending the
> definition of dogma... i think it is more limited to a religious
> context...
>
> >Just like the existence of God cannot be tested or refuted.
>
> what point are you making here?
>
> bryan
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Monday, December 14, 1998 11:17 AM
> Subject: Re: Is Altruism consistent with environmentalsim?
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >---Bryan Hyden <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >>
> >> Lets think of it in these terms, Bryan do care
> >> >about the planet 10,000 years from now?
> >>
> >> that's an easy one... yes...
> >
> >Perhaps I was not totally clear here. Does the state of the planet
> >10,000 years from now mean as much to you as it does tomorrow? Or
100
> >years from now?
> >
> >>
> >> >To be fair to Bryan here he is right, he has stated clearly now in
> >his
> >> >last several posts that for him the Earth being sentient is
dogma not
> >> >a hypothesis to be tested or even refuted.
> >>
> >> i don't know that it's dogma... it's just what i believe... and
> >it's
> >
> >Yep thats right you believe it with out proof. Therefore it is a
dogma.
> >
> >not
> >> that i choose for it not to be tested or refuted... i just don't
> >know that
> >> it can be...
> >
> >Just like the existence of God cannot be tested or refuted.
> >
> >Steve
> >_________________________________________________________
> >DO YOU YAHOO!?
> >Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
> >
>
>
>
>

_________________________________________________________
DO YOU YAHOO!?
Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com



%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%