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To: Giordano Bruno who wrote (20779)	2/5/2012 1:23:37 PM
From: Solon	Read Replies (1) of 69300

So believe in the one you find EVIDENCE for. And believe in the "possibility" of those you don't. Maher's comments made it clear that his atheism did not preclude an openness to any new evidence in contradiction of his beliefs. Seems fair to me... The other way is to take something that is "possible" (because after all--what isn't??) and decide how many arm holes you need to dress it in a nice suit of clothes and how big should the socks be or are they required?? For instance, it would be arrogant to state for a fact that unicorns don't exist; and also arrogant to state for a fact that they don't want to be worshipped and that they possibly might put me through a meat grinder 14 million years after my body has decomposed if I choose not to believe in them and worship them! And it would be arrogant to state for a fact that they do not live in a green teacup in a junkyard in Missouri. But I have no reason to believe that unicorns do exist. I also don't believe people can fly. If I see you step out of a plane with no parachute and start doing wonderfully acrobatic maneuvers I will revise my opinion. In the meantime a rational life requires some firm choices to be made about is and is not real even while at all times being willing to change ones mind. I might be immune to rat poison (now what made me think of him?) after I stand on my head and mumble "skimble skate Scato skinoble" but I prefer to believe in evidence based things. My freedom to believe that reality exists in no way interferes with anyone who wishes to believe that reality is supernatural as imagined in his or her mind. Maher does not tell you what you must believe. Everybody has the right to believe in unicorns...

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