Perhaps I am the most rational of all...
Marie
At 03:40 PM 12/23/97 -0500, you wrote:
>David McF wrote:
>
>>I think the assertion (tentative of course :-) "the supernatural
>>exists only in minds, myths and memes" is reasonably definitive
>>of the CoV and sets us apart from most religions. I would also
>>hasten to add that this in no way implies that the supernatural
>>is irrelevant or has no effect on the world. Agree or disagree?
>
>To say that the supernatural exists only in minds, myths, and memes, means
>that the supernatural doesn't really exist, but only the concept or
>meme-construct of it exists. The concept of the supernatural has an effect
>on the world, but the supernatural does not. But, that's basically what you
>meant, so I agree like a typical CoV convert. It's not easy to overthrow a
>complex of memes from within that complex of memes. CoV is just another
>evolutionary beast like most religions and other institutions. Agree or
>disagree? --David R.
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Marie
Marie L. Foster
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