Religious writers and audiences

Gerry Quinn · 07 Jun 2010, 12:52 · from 2010-June.txt.gz

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From: gerryq at indigo.ie (Gerry Quinn)
Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 13:52:53 +0100
Subject: (urth) Religious writers and audiences
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> An agnostic reserves his opinion.
>
> He does not know.
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> This is a rational position.
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> Knowledge is based upon experience.
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> If a person has not had experience to convince him of the existence of
> God, it is not rational for him to believe in God.
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> This is true.
>
> Neither is it rational for him to not believe.

I have never been to Australia, or to Brobdingnag.  Nevertheless I have 
opinions about whether they exist.  Strangely enough, these opinions are 
different.  Do you think I am being inconsistent?

- Gerry Quinn

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