Hi, Ted
We've been trying to steer clear of legitimacy but might have fallen for it if you were not so honest. Thanks!

You wrote:
"Therefore, adherence to any belief requires a "leap of faith."

A deep and developed mind can still have something basic to learn.
All terms in a legal document need to be defined,
so why not all terms in a major philosophical position statement?

"Adherence"..."belief"... "requires"..."leap"..."faith"... and "leap of faith" are fairly vague to me in this context. I sorta know what you mean but I would like to know if you mean anything deeper than those cliches have conveyed so far. I suspect you do mean something deeper. I hope so.
Cordially,
Mike

• Please allow me to explain myself - spartacus - July 27, 2002 - 01:32 UTC
  • You I like...Christ is honest - kantolfir2 - July 27, 2002 - 15:43 UTC
• Do you purposely pick on people for not defining each word... - ibelieveingod - July 27, 2002 - 01:36 UTC
  • You're fired but you can still work in this town - kantolfir2 - July 27, 2002 - 15:32 UTC
    • I apologize - ibelieveingod - September 4, 2002 - 15:34 UTC
• Faith and reason... - mahasattva - July 27, 2002 - 06:02 UTC
  • The best post I have read on this forum!! - pmartin - July 27, 2002 - 18:10 UTC
    • Where is it, Paul? "Exactly that spirit?" May we differ? - kantolfir2 - July 28, 2002 - 00:31 UTC
      • Immediately following. Yes, of course we may differ. - pmartin - July 28, 2002 - 03:18 UTC
        • Hand the reins of power to the best formula rhetoric? - kantolfir2 - July 28, 2002 - 04:03 UTC
          • No, it's too early to tell - pmartin - July 28, 2002 - 04:30 UTC
            • There is no shared brain, only individual reverie + dialogue - kantolfir2 - July 28, 2002 - 16:39 UTC
              • Start over - pmartin - July 29, 2002 - 04:04 UTC
                • Problem solving depends on "imagining agreeable" outcomes - kantolfir2 - July 29, 2002 - 05:00 UTC
                  • Now I get it - pmartin - July 29, 2002 - 16:10 UTC
                    • Well, things aren't going so well - kantolfir2 - July 29, 2002 - 16:34 UTC
                    • Now we have a disagreement - pmartin - July 29, 2002 - 17:20 UTC
                      • thanks, but I meant my oilpan drain plug wouldn't come off - kantolfir2 - July 29, 2002 - 21:22 UTC
            • I have - spartacus - July 29, 2002 - 01:33 UTC
        • I agree, but we could be doing just that. - spartacus - July 28, 2002 - 19:15 UTC
          • in fact, if you had been here, you'd see we have been - kantolfir2 - July 28, 2002 - 23:58 UTC
            • What makes you think that I've been appealing... - spartacus - July 29, 2002 - 01:03 UTC
            • In addition, - spartacus - July 29, 2002 - 01:19 UTC
              • I'm not confusing those....biological evolution did the same. - kantolfir2 - July 29, 2002 - 05:09 UTC
                • You're still wrong about my opinion - spartacus - July 30, 2002 - 00:28 UTC
                  • Daily, I find new things I make mistakes about! - kantolfir2 - July 30, 2002 - 04:51 UTC
                    • Mike man... Ted listen! - emperor__alikar - August 1, 2002 - 02:39 UTC
                      • I don't think anyone will drown here...thanks for the note - carefuluniverse - August 1, 2002 - 05:59 UTC
                        • Actually I know ted personaly - emperor__alikar - August 3, 2002 - 03:21 UTC
                • Sorry - spartacus - July 30, 2002 - 00:56 UTC
          • Yes, we could. Scary isn't it? - pmartin - July 29, 2002 - 04:38 UTC
            • Maybe you're right... - spartacus - July 30, 2002 - 00:39 UTC
              • Yes, but only maybe - pmartin - July 30, 2002 - 04:57 UTC
  • A small beginning - pmartin - July 27, 2002 - 18:29 UTC