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From: foy@aero.ARPA (Richard Foy )
Newsgroups: net.origins
Subject: Re: Absence of Thought
Message-ID: <312@aero.ARPA>
Date: Fri, 2-Aug-85 17:04:19 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug  2 17:04:19 1985
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In article <890@oddjob.UUCP> matt@oddjob.UUCP (Matt Crawford) writes:
>Somebody said I should take a look at net.origins.  I'm not sure
>whether to thank that person.  What I see here is quite a
>collection of atyles of argument.  Some people try to be careful
>about their deductive process but get involved in some v-e-r-y long
>arguments about their premises or evidence.  Others proceed from
>point to point with no regard whatsoever for any rules of inference
Lots of interesting examples.
>
>I hope I have captured the proper tone and style in this, my first
>and possibly last, contribution.  I will watch as long as it
>remains amusing but perhaps net.origins could be replaced by a
>linear combination of net.flame, net.religion, and net.bizarre.
>Anyone who is not offended may write to me for individual attention.
>
I like this article. It has stepped above the usual. 
Sometimes I wonder why there is so much argument about the origin of things.
It doesn't bother me that some people believe that God created the world etc
a few thousands of years ago, and that others believe that it was created by 
physical processes that began a few billions of years ago. I do get a little
bothered when either tries to impose their beliefs on me.

Please keep involved Matt.