In a message dated 11/30/01 3:24:38 PM Pacific Standard Time,
andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ writes:

<< Aetheism is not a religious view... it is a LACK thereof.>>

Belief in absence of a God is in fact a religious point of view. The person
in fact BELIEVES w/o proof that there is no GOD. Blind faith. Sounds like
religion to me.

<< Darwinism is not either... it is a scientific viewpoint. And science
 is NOT a religion. >>

OK, snailchaser, Science is a system of faith just like religion. You read in
your textbooks things that you just assume is TRUTH. True that a certain
amount of empirical evidence can be personally observed. But hey have you
ever seen an atom? I'm sure you believe they exist, right? Why do you believe
that? Isn't that faith? Even looking at it through an electron microscope,
you are actually BELIEVING that what you are looking at is an actual image
and not a a phenomenon created by the equipment.

Whatever, whatever, whatever.... I was raised Catholic that's why I believe
in Science. Worship ME. I am dog!!!!!!!!!!!

BTW folks, the original Friday follies was supposed to still have some sort
of connection to Vanagons. (RVC)

Here I go walking behind Andrew while he is doing his field work <crunch>
<crunch> <crunch> uhhhh 'my bad?

BenT