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Article #4592Re: Atheism - Defined
From: Paul Hovnanian P.E.
Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 22:46
Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 22:46
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The Natural Philosopher wrote: > > Paul Schlyter wrote: > > In article <1148987918.128009.142170@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, > > Mabon Dane <haverhill@h2009.com> wrote: > >> If an individual can live a life without relying on some supernatural > >> source then some would say that they have become mature independent > >> individuals. However, if a supernatural force does exist and the > >> individual goes it alone then it becomes a situation rather like > >> walking to the North Pole without any clothes on. > >> > >> Mabon Dane > > > > > > Supernatural phenomena do not exist, by definition. If the phenomenon > > exists, it is natural, not supernatural. Even if we don't understand it. > > > > If we're going to label a natural phenomenon "supernatural" just because > > we don't understand it, then a lot of phenomena (for instance radio > > waves) would have been "supernatural" a few centuries ago. > > > > > > Likewise all of humanities activities, up to and including nuclear > power, are as natural as can be. Yes. There was a natural fission 'reactor' underground in Africa. It was running a few million years ago. Man is just copying nature. -- Paul Hovnanian mailto:Paul@Hovnanian.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep your gnosis out of my business!
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