From: Walter Hicks (wallyshoes@mindspring.com)
Date: Fri Jul 18 2003 - 12:02:43 EDT
Debbie Mann wrote:
> There is the saying:
>
> There are three types of lies: Big lies, white lies and statistics.
>
> I have quoted my husband before as saying that it takes an awful lot of
> faith to totally believe there is no God.
>
> I find it extremely hard to believe that 93% of any group would align
> themselves with this strong position. Therefore, I wonder who claimed that
> 93% are atheists. (Not agnostice, not 'not aligned with any formal religion'
> not 'don't attend weekly services.')
If you consider the Humanist Organization, it is clear that the majority are
atheists since that is the basic inten of the organization. It is also clear
that many members have become active in secular organizations with the intent of
promoting their humanism. They have no church.
Walt
-- =================================== Walt Hicks <wallyshoes@mindspring.com>In any consistent theory, there must exist true but not provable statements. (Godel's Theorem)
You can only find the truth with logic If you have already found the truth without it. (G.K. Chesterton) ===================================
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