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To: Father Terrence who wrote (18133)	3/12/1998 10:18:00 AM
From: Frank	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Hi Terrence, A few questions from the sidelines, re faith. Is it really such a far stretch to practice faith in spirituality/religion? Do we not practice it everyday we send our kids to walk to school, or get on a school bus? Or that our mate will be true to us? That our jobs will lead to better life? That we can make plans for tomorrow because we have faith we won't die in our sleep? No scientifical eveidence to these conclusions........but we do believe it. I am not saying I'm religious. I just ask myself if there is not "a higher being", where does free will and thought come from? What part of the physical being stores, hate, love, joy,fear? Where is the ability to judge right from wrong come from? Inteligence? Surely free thought is not a mechanical process of human body? Where is my conscience stored physically? I have a few other points of curiosity, but I gotta watch the market, my faith in that is not to strong today. Not picking sides just wondering outloud. (pls excuse sp) Later Frank

To: Father Terrence who wrote (18133)	3/12/1998 10:22:00 AM
From: Rick Julian	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Terrence, I define faith as belief in things not known. Recently I was in Belize getting my SCUBA certification. For a solid week, I put my life into the hands of an instructor I had never met before: he wasn't referred to me by a friend, I didn't research and verify his ostensible credentials, I didn't run a background check on his work history nor the mortality rate of his students. He was the Divemaster, I believed in him--I had FAITH in him. Similarly, each day I used rented diving gear which was absolutely critical to my survival(regulators, air tanks, etc.) in which I had to place FAITH in their being well-maintained and fully functional. ". . . faith is the antithesis of good science and good thinking." Terrence, I'll bet you exercise faith everyday. If not your life would be either be paralyzed by fear, or you would accomplish very little-- instead dwelling in minutae--verifying the functionality, safety, and reliability of nearly everything and everyone with whom you interact. If you have another definition of faith, I'd be interested in hearing it. Rick p.s. Do you have faith in yourself and your abilities?