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To: Father Terrence who wrote (18067)	3/11/1998 2:49:00 PM
From: Rick Julian	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Terrence, I'm a bit amused by the smug confidence your display in your atheism. You remind me of my (self-admitted) colorblind friend who used to argue with me about the color of his shirt. That you admit to having availed yourself of ancient texts (religious and otherwise) yet remain oblivious to the truths they yield (apparently excepting Aristotle) is yet another bit of data that confirms a suspicion I've held for a while: Just as there are colorblind folk among us, there exist those who are spiritually blind. Perhaps there exists within each of us our own unique set of perceptual apparati which enable us to perceive and understand certain existential qualities to greater or lesser degrees. Speaking as a musician, I encounter people on a weekly basis who have no earthly idea where my creative "notions" come from--who could not begin to compose or sing a song given the remainder of their lives to do so. Does their ignorance diminish the reality of my knowledge? Similarly, I've encountered mathematicians and physicists with whom I experience an analogous breech of intuitive/inate knowledge. What logic exists in either camp pooh-poohing the other's abilities and/or perceptions? I suggest you examine the possibility of your perceptual vacuum, rather than proudly strutting your ignorance.

To: Father Terrence who wrote (18067)	3/11/1998 2:52:00 PM
From: Sam	Respond to of 108807

To all: Fascinating. Somehow this thread has become a discussion (of sorts, anyway--the word supposes that people are actually trying to communicate with each other rather than talking AT each other) centering around the Reason vs. Revelation (or Athens vs. Jeruselum) controversy. Would be better if everyone (or even someone) could summarize the abyss that separates the two perspectives. There used to be a Kierkegaard on the Web WWW site. Seems to have moved (my old bookmark didn't work when I tried to find it just now). Will look again when I have time. He is quite relevant to this issue.