Newsgroups: alt.atheism,rec.arts.sf.written,sci.physics,sci.physics.relativity,alt.astronomy Path: csiph.com!feeder.erje.net!1.us.feeder.erje.net!newspeer1.nac.net!border2.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!kithrup.com!djheydt From: djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) Subject: Re: 'i don't know' Message-ID: Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2017 14:09:24 GMT References: <5875D7CC.6B8B@ix.netcom.com> Organization: Kithrup Enterprises, Ld. X-Newsreader: trn 4.0-test77 (Sep 1, 2010) Lines: 26 Xref: csiph.com alt.atheism:2227464 rec.arts.sf.written:462102 sci.physics:612506 sci.physics.relativity:405102 alt.astronomy:288775 In article , Helmut Wabnig wrote: >On Tue, 10 Jan 2017 22:59:24 -0800, The Starmaker > wrote: > >>Most scientist don't say...'i don't know', they usually come up with >some sort of answer >> >>Ask atheist is there a God, they don't say 'i don't know' No, no, that's an agnostic. My husband has a badge that he wears to cons, reading "MILITANT AGNOSTIC: I DON'T KNOW AND YOU DON'T EITHER." The atheist says, "No, there isn't." >> >>ask a religious person is there a God, they don't say 'i don't know' Ho, he says "Yes, there is," and if you persist, they'll start telling you some of the things they believe about him. [further silliness snipped] -- Dorothy J. Heydt Vallejo, California djheydt at gmail dot com