0n (14 Aug 05) WAYNE CHIRNSIDE wrote to CINDY HAGLUND...

-> -> I believe in the spirit called human.

->  J > The human spirit. So you are A DESIST?

-> Nope. The human spirit is HUMAN. It's prolly "just" a
chemical function in
-> the brain but that bothers some people.

 WC> I find that chemical process in all it's wondrous complexity
 WC> far more appealing than "God dunnit."

 Me too. But for most folks it seems, well 'goddunit' is easier to
accept. That way they don't haveta be 'cursed' as it were with "evil"
curiosity! :)

Taking the 'mystery' out of whatall depresses a lot of folks. And
solving mysteries sucks the living breath as it were, out of religion.

On religious folk don't mind a little bit sucked out breath but they
fear it just the same. They're smug with the fact every time we solve
one mystery a new one appears of which they can smugly claim 'god
dunnit! as an acceptable answer even though they were wrong the first
fifty something times.

Granted there are THEISTS not belonging to any particular man made
organization USING theism to gain power and wealth- who believe in a
god but don't assume they KNOW what that god is all about ; they
regard the 'god' as most of us do- the weather...

 WC> Even though a bit dated the late Carl Sagan's "Cosmos"
 WC> series makes for fascinating biewing IMO.

 He was a brilliant man yes. :) And yet he had the good grace as to
not try to offend the delicate sensitivities of the god dunnit crowd.

Cindy

... Life is a series of rude awakenings.

--- PPoint 3.01