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To: Dayuhan who wrote (42827)	6/30/1999 7:40:00 PM
From: jbe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Steve. 1) The "us" was meant to imply "many of us," of course. 2) My post to nihil was not about the danger of, or the advisability of, religious types imposing their views on others. It was simply about whether the United States would become, or not become, "atheist" in the future. I think we have gone over the first point many times, and most of us agree that it is NOT a good idea. I would point out, however, that historically Militant Atheism has been pretty damned intolerant, too (e.g., USSR).

To: Dayuhan who wrote (42827)	6/30/1999 8:01:00 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 108807

All you logicians, apply Occam's Razor. Observation: every culture has some belief in a supreme being. Observation: a significant majority of Americans believe in God. Observation: some very astute, very intelligent, people have reported personal experiences of interactions with God. It ain't just Pat Robertson. Application of Occam's Razor: Of all the possible explanations for these and similar observations, the simplest and most direct, and therefore the true option under the logical principle of Occam, is that God exists. There. That wasn't so hard, was it?