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To: gao seng who wrote (177491)	9/4/2001 11:54:06 PM
From: Bill Jackson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

gao, absence of facts, prevalance of 'faith', that is how religion hangs on. faith abates with time and more facts accumulate. Bill

To: gao seng who wrote (177491)	9/5/2001 10:34:07 AM
From: SilverFox77	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

There is no "correct" term for 'An absence of belief...' There is no "Absolute Truth". For Absolute Truth to exist, the word Truth must be defined. Philosophers still argue over "What is Just?" or "What is Truth".... In computer programming, "Truth" is represented by validity without any contradictions; "If I am that woman's daughter, AND that woman's daughter is sitting beside me, THEN that woman sitting beside me is my Sister." Truth is defined by variables which exist to validate or contradict a premise. there is no NO middle ground. It's yes or no, and tally 'em up; then discover whether you're a liar or that you've been telling the truth!! But Absolute Truth, outside of mathematical equations, and referring only to a human being's association of Truth and Untruth -- Well, nothing is Absolute. That is just my opinion. Belief? That's another story: If someone has no beliefs, but spends their entire life searching for answers to questions that lead that individual towards a 'personal' set of beliefs, then it would appear that this same individual would eventually believe in only their "self" -- and the consequences of their "actions" regarding their own personal "self beliefs" would then define the Individual, but not their "beliefs". My conclusion is that the individual would then possess some Wisdom, and not blind faith or blind belief. Wisdom, once earned, will now be the compelling and motivating force (or variable) in that person's life. A Wise person admits to not knowing everything, and is always searching for more Knowledge; it is the ignorant one who believes that he/she knows it all... Lorraine P.S. Of course, if one never searched for answers to form some (any) "set" of personal beliefs, then that person, by not acting for themselves, as an individual, is ignorant.........by Default.