From: DRAGONFLY           
To: CHARLES DITTELL     
Subject: relig & logic??
Date & Time: 05/20/91 21:17:55
Message Number 16942

(Ain't it amazing what a simple comment like "Religious discussions,
by their very nature, cannot be 'intelligent' or 'logical'" can lead
off to?)
    
   Now that we have an idea of what we mean by "useful" versus "true,"
(and an idea of what something means to be 'proven'), what about tying
it into religion.  Simply put:
    
   How 'useful' is religion?  (There's no way to show most religions
to be 'true'.)  Do religious people live 'better' than non-religious
people.  (Watch out for that word 'better'...)  And, is one particular
religion more 'useful' than any others?
   
   I'm going to try to keep from preaching at anyone who jumps in on
that topic.  (If I do, PREACH BACK!) 
                        //Dragonfly//