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- From: sandvik@newton.apple.com (Kent Sandvik)
- Subject: Re: Strong atheism ought to explain theism (Was: Re: Atheism is dogmatic.
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- Message-ID: <sandvik-270193174002@17.201.32.75>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 01:42:55 GMT
- References: <77482@apple.apple.COM> <11212@vice.ICO.TEK.COM> <77654@apple.apple.COM> <11219@vice.ICO.TEK.COM>
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- In article <11219@vice.ICO.TEK.COM>, bobbe@vice.ICO.TEK.COM (Robert
- Beauchaine) wrote:
- > I want an example of an encounter with god that was in every
- > detail as real to you as sitting at your terminal typing a reply
- > to my post. Ideally, all of the senses would be involved. If
- > not, something akin to a conversation with another person will do,
- > where you hear actual words, and see a complete solid body.
- >
- > I want to hear of something so real to you that you could not tell
- > it apart from the routine of your daily life.
-
- Descartes used the famous whispering deamon to measure this tricky
- situation. Actually we might add even scientic issues dealing with
- brain stimulation and chemistry. Anyone who's been drunk know what
- I'm hinting at. Reality is what you create around yourself.
-
- Kent
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