Re: holy mackerel
J J R (jrovira@juno.com)
Thu, 22 Oct 1998 20:48:58 -0400 (EDT)
<<are you saying that there definitely is a god??.. because then you
would be
sounding kinda omniscient there too that there is... ;)
~marisa>>
Oh no, I'm light years from saying that yet. But do you see how
affirming the Non-existence of something is much more difficult than
affirming the existence of something?
Say, for me to affirm the existence of my computer, all I have to say is,
"I see it here in front of me. While you don't see it in front of you,
you know I must have a computer because I'm sending e-mail."
Now, even that statement is fraught with difficulties if we want a real,
definite, cannot be shaken proof, but let's say we tried to affirm the
opposite--that a thing called "my computer" does not nor ever did exist.
That would mean you'd have to have knowledge of all points in the
universe at once to know that it was not in any of them at any time, and
knowlege of past, present and future.
Now let's say we limit it to the normal behavior of computers. They only
existed since, shoot, let's say the last 20 years. Let's say in America.
Now try to prove that a computer that could be called "mine" didn't
exist.
Real hard job, huh? Especially compared to just saying, "Yeah, he
probably does have a computer."
Jim
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