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To: Ilaine who wrote (49350)	6/8/2004 1:46:23 PM
From: Andrew N. Cothran	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793964

You wrote: ". . .but I doubt that our personalities make us believe or disbelieve, but rather affects the way that we believe." Subject of this clause is: "personalities" which is plural Your first verb is "make" and agrees with the subject. However, your second verb "affects" is not in agreement. The rule of "agreement between subject and verb" requires that "affects" be changed to "affect". Personalities make. . .Personalities affect . . . But a personality makes and a personality affects. . . Best regards.

To: Ilaine who wrote (49350)	6/8/2004 2:39:42 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793964

I doubt that our personalities make us believe or disbelieve, but rather affects the way that we believe.</I. I don't question your point and the author's about temperaments affecting our expressions of belief. I do think, though, that there are certain temperaments not disposed toward belief and that I have one of them. My friends tend to be non-believers, too. What we have in common are strong senses of independence and self-sufficiency. We're all also quite curious, tolerant, and introverted. It's hard to imagine anyone fitting that profile ever adopting religion.