> Date: Mon, 06 Oct 1997 21:55:55 -0600
> From: Nathaniel Hall <natehall@worldnet.att.net>
> To: virus@lucifer.com
> Subject: Re: virus: Logic
> Reply-to: virus@lucifer.com
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> Chardin wrote:
>
> > This seems like a good time for me to jump in and introduce myself.
> > I've been reading the postings for a day or so, trying to understand
> > the direction of the dicussions. I was attracted to a description of
> > your list which I took to be a discussion of beliefs vs. reality.
> > Also, I recently read the article by Richard Dawkins "Viruses of the
> > Mind" the gist of which--I will say up front-- I disagree. I suspected that the "virus" you
> > all were discussing might be one and the same, though I am still not
> > sure. It seems that I have been eavesdropping on a family feud, but
> > I guess that is the way most lists are. If you mean, like Dawkins, a
> > person suffers from a virus if he has some sort of religious belief
> > (manifestation of the virus) and you refer to that as "illogical"
> > then perhaps I understand what you mean. Otherwise, I would
> > appreciate it if you would kindly inform me.
>
> A virus is good, bad or neutral depending on it's content. To be a virus is simply an idea which
> can be spread to others.
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> >
> > I enjoy a good debate and am especially interested in beliefs vs.
> > reality and "how we know what we know." Also, while I think the
> > scienifitic method is good, I feel that science and scientists have
> > become the new "religion" and priests of our age.
>
> Religion is a belief system with faith considered as a legitimate means to knowledge. Faith is a
> belief independent of logic or the senses. Science would be better described as an "ideology or
> philosophy" rather than a religion because science by it's very nature is opposed to faith.
>
> > Do you think I can find a
> > place to vent and exchange ideas on this site or am I way out in left
> > field? If I understand correctly, one does not have to be
> > a professional philosopher to partake in these discussions. Cathy Hardin
>
> I'm not a philosopher but I play one on TV. Seriously , I was kind of drafted into this list
> myself. I sent KMO an E-Mail commenting on his web site and he kind of pulled me into this list
> because I believe I'm fighting the good fight here. (KMO appears to be my intellectual opposite)
> It forces you to sharpen your mind if you insist on taking a stand. One does not last long in a
> battle of wits if one is unarmed! If you truly want an exhilarating intellectual ride hang on
> for all your worth because these folks are sharp! It may in fact be so addicting that you may
> want to quit. It's too much of a rush!
>
> The Nateman, self-ordained "Priest" of objectivism.
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