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To: St_Bill who wrote (4058)	2/14/2001 9:29:12 PM
From: cosmicforce	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6089

I don't think it is as much an entitlement as much as it is unavoidable. I can argue with someone who believes, despite modern scientific evidence to the contrary, that animals are incapable of thinking. You ask them for the bases of these opinions and it turns out it is some personal experience or bias. Despite the parochial nature of their information, they resist new information and prefer to hold onto belief. If someone wants to believe this or that, I really have no problem with that belief until they turn that into action or want to present it in a public forum (presumably to spread it to others who don't hold that belief). If they publicly present these ideas, I think it is our duty to point out the silliness of the notions they have floating around in their head.

To: St_Bill who wrote (4058)	2/14/2001 10:06:41 PM
From: The Philosopher	Respond to of 6089

Well, I, and I think others here, was using the word in the sense of deeply held beliefs akin to religious beliefs but not limited to religious beliefs, of course. I was not using it in the sense of W.C. Fields who said "Everybody has to believe in something. I believe I'll have another drink."