(urth) Religious writers and audiences

Gerry Quinn gerryq at indigo.ie
Mon Jun 7 05:52:53 PDT 2010


From: <brunians at brunians.org>

> An agnostic reserves his opinion.
>
> He does not know.
>
> This is a rational position.
>
> Knowledge is based upon experience.
>
> If a person has not had experience to convince him of the existence of
> God, it is not rational for him to believe in God.
>
> This is true.
>
> Neither is it rational for him to not believe.

I have never been to Australia, or to Brobdingnag.  Nevertheless I have 
opinions about whether they exist.  Strangely enough, these opinions are 
different.  Do you think I am being inconsistent?

- Gerry Quinn






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