George Levy writes:
>I understand Bruno's stand on Machine Theology. After all we are really
>talking about the "soul in the machine." It is really controversial but so
>what? It will certainly drive the point home.
>
>One more point for Stathis: If atheism is not a religion, then zero is not
>a number.
We can argue about the precise definition of words, but I think a
fundamental point is missed if religion and atheism are put on a par. It is
like the Christian fundamentalists' demand that "creation science" be taught
in schools alongside evolutionary biology, because nobody can reasonably
claim that evolutionary biology is *certainly* true and "creation science"
*certainly* false.
There is a clear difference between, on the one hand, believing x despite
the lack of any supporting evidence and, on the other hand, not believing x
because of the lack of any supporting evidence - especially if x is
something inherently bizarre or incredible.
Stathis Papaioannou
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