Wolfe as Heretic

brunians at brunians.org · 20 May 2010, 16:09 · from 2010-May.txt.gz

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From: brunians at brunians.org (brunians at brunians.org)
Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 12:09:15 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: (urth) Wolfe as Heretic
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I never said that they 'ceased to provide fishing tackle and dispense only
subjective spiritual gifts'. If that's what you believe, that's what you
believe.

It was, let me see, I was mostly convinced by my second miraculous escape
from death, but the third one was definitely the clincher, with the
classical answered prayers and all. There's been several since then.

I don't know if I'd call what I believe supernatural. There's nothing
beyond nature. Nature, however, has a number of poorly documented
features.

Knowledge is based upon experience. Telepathy, bilocation and parallel
Worlds are all within mine.

.

> On 5/19/2010 6:06 PM, brunians at brunians.org wrote:
>> Just about everybody believes in the existence of supernatural powers.
>>
>> Some people consistently assert that they do not, and some fewer people
>> have convinced themselves that they do not.
>>
>> Not believing in supernatural powers is only a win if they don't
>> actually
>> exist.
>
> Actual existence in a context that is beyond nature seems like a
> combination of attributes that is almost free of meaning. If the
> supernatural powers have ceased to provide fishing tackle and dispense
> only subjective spiritual gifts, where's the loss?
>
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