Patrick Elliott wrote:
> On 10/18/2010 8:41 PM, Darren New wrote:
>> Patrick Elliott wrote:
>>> there is a marked difference between "still accepted" beliefs, and
>>> those rejected as mythology.
>>
>> Which one of those examples do you think is not still accepted beliefs?
>>
> As far as I know, flying horses and golden plates are *not* in that 
> category, which is what the later part of my posting relates to.

You are uneducated.

> theist invariably lumps such things into,

That hasn't been my experience.

> Sadly, this is not uncommon. However, many, including myself, have 
> argued that you cannot have such a drastic error in thinking, and not 
> have it spill over into your own discipline,

Huh. Odd. Some of the smartest people I know doing computers are devoutly 
religious. I can't imagine why you'd think that belief that Jesus sacrificed 
himself to save you would interfere with your ability to design computer 
software, for example.

> I flat out do not believe 

So, in other words, "seems reasonable, so I have faith that it is so"?

-- 
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   Serving Suggestion:
     "Don't serve this any more. It's awful."

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