Luis,

I have been reading your posts and, counter to Aurino's comments, I find you to be quite rational. I only make that comment because Aurino seems to think you are not worth listening to. Maybe I have his references confused but he seems to have some old argument with you.

In my perusal of counterbalance.org, I have run across a comment to you by Harv which strikes me as somewhat shortsighted. Harv says, "agnosticism doesn't reject things we see, correct?"

With regard to that comment, I am reminded of the fact that some 60 years ago, I was told that anyone who believes more than 10% of what he hears or more than 50% of what he reads or more than 90% of what he sees with his own eyes is called gullible.

I have held that as one of the most rational statements I have ever heard. As far as I am concerned, the only error in the statement is the numerical value of the percentages listed. I have a strong suspicion the correct numbers are far smaller than those proposed.

"I do not know" is my theme song! "Exactly what may be known" is my quest!

Science is supposed to be an objective representation of what we can be sure of. If that is the definition of science then I am in favor of science; however, in my experience, science as presented today is really not much more than a religion (at least as practiced by its authoritative proponents).

Have fun -- Dick

• To Dick, Paul, Aurino: a puzzle - dolphin - November 9, 2001 - 07:43 UTC
  • Followers? - harvey1 - November 9, 2001 - 13:43 UTC
  • I don't know that I exist. - pmartin - November 9, 2001 - 21:10 UTC
    • Listen to Harv - luis_hamburgh - November 10, 2001 - 05:39 UTC
      • I do -- every chance I get. (NT) - pmartin - November 11, 2001 - 04:46 UTC
        • Strange Loops - dolphin - November 11, 2001 - 08:59 UTC
          • This loop may be a/the boundary - jisbond - November 11, 2001 - 15:43 UTC
          • Strange loops don't close up - pmartin - November 11, 2001 - 21:51 UTC
            • Puzzles - dolphin - November 12, 2001 - 06:41 UTC
              • Question for Paul, - dolphin - November 12, 2001 - 07:04 UTC
                • computer use error - dolphin - November 12, 2001 - 07:10 UTC
              • Question for Paul, - dolphin - November 12, 2001 - 07:07 UTC
                • Whew!! - pmartin - November 12, 2001 - 19:31 UTC
                  • Limits of Mathematics - dolphin - November 17, 2001 - 06:26 UTC
• Back to the 60's? - harvey1 - November 9, 2001 - 13:52 UTC
• Hello Dick - luis_hamburgh - November 10, 2001 - 06:06 UTC
  • Re: inductive agnosticism - harvey1 - November 12, 2001 - 00:27 UTC
    • Re: Belief - pmartin - November 12, 2001 - 02:43 UTC
      • You choose to belive weather forecast - dolphin - November 12, 2001 - 07:19 UTC
        • I don't think so. - pmartin - November 12, 2001 - 20:01 UTC
      • I don't think this can hold true - harvey1 - November 12, 2001 - 18:55 UTC
        • Why not? - pmartin - November 12, 2001 - 20:28 UTC
      • Because (i.e., just because) - harvey1 - November 12, 2001 - 22:00 UTC
        • I was right!! We are quibbling. - pmartin - November 13, 2001 - 00:35 UTC
    • Better yet: How does my dog "escape" the need to believe? - luis_hamburgh - November 13, 2001 - 00:41 UTC
  • I am profoundly ignorant! - doctordick - November 12, 2001 - 17:11 UTC
    • Eight Miles High - luis_hamburgh - November 13, 2001 - 01:08 UTC
      • Oops - luis_hamburgh - November 13, 2001 - 01:11 UTC
      • A response (for what it's worth) objective or otherwise! - doctordick - November 13, 2001 - 02:32 UTC
    • It's very silly; only a few here do post under their real names! - occupant - January 13, 2002 - 07:15 UTC