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- From: mccreary@sword.eng.hou.compaq.com (Ed McCreary)
- Subject: Re: An open question on the A.A FAQ/Intro ...
- Message-ID: <1992Dec28.223041.8523@twisto.eng.hou.compaq.com>
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- References: <1992Dec28.204710.14651@dbased.nuo.dec.com>
- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 22:30:41 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec28.204710.14651@dbased.nuo.dec.com> news@illusn.enet.dec.com (Mark Sornson) writes:
- ...stuff deleted...
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- > One point from the outline was that some people are atheists because in
- > the course of their education, they are influenced by authority-figures
- > (particularly in the realm of science) who are also atheists -- which
- > is to say that some follow the course of their 'intellectual superiors'
- > due to the fact that they ARE viewed as authorities (which, I believe,
- > is similar to the notion that some people become religious because the
- > authority figures in their life are also religious). If anyone has
- > something to say on this point, I'd be willing to listen to it as well.
- >
-
- I can definitely say this is *not* true for me. When I finally came
- to a decision regarding theism, all of my friends were theists of one
- kind or another and all of my teachers/professors were either overth
- theistic or just didn't mention it at all. It was up to a year or so
- later that I discovered overtly atheistic writings or met anyone
- with similar beliefs.
-
- I must have led a sheltered life.
-
- --
- Ed McCreary ,__o
- mccreary@sword.eng.hou.compaq.com _-\_<,
- "If it were not for laughter, there would be no Tao." (*)/'(*)
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