Pays not to be too skeptical

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> BRIDEAN

> Hey guys, just thought I would let you know that even some of your own

> heros say that it doesn't pay to be too skeptical.

> http://www.eskimo.com/~billb/weird/skepquot.html

>

> Eric

> Notice Brian, that none of these people suggest abandoning skepticism,

> nor the scientific method, nor do they suggest accepting anything without

> solid evidence. Skepticism does not mean that the skeptic is to

> disbelieve everything presented. It simply means that evidence must be

> given to support it. A good motto for skeptics would be "Interesting

> idea, where's the evidence?"

>


BRIDEAN
Well, a Christian doesn't totally abandon skepticism or the scientific method.
I have seen many Christians who are skeptical of reincarnation, UFOs, ect.
And the fact that there are Christians in the field of science indicates that one
does not have to totally abandon the scientific method either.

In other words, I am accusing you guys of being no better than Christians
since you are willing to apply skepticism to anything you are predisposed not
to believe in, but you are not willing to apply it to stuff you do believe in.




> Eric

> In every country and in every age, the priest has been hostile to

> liberty.  He is always in alliance with the despot...

>  -- Thomas Jefferson


BRIDEAN
Ok, lets try the following titles of things I have seen or read:
Rerum Novarum
Quadragesimo Anno
Mater et Magistra
Pacem in Terris
Gaudium et Spes
Populorum Progressio
Octagesimo Adveniens
Evangelii Nuntiandi
Redemptor Hominis
Dives in Misericordia
Laborem Exercens
Sollicitudo Rei Socialis
Centesimus Annus

You can probably find these on the internet, but I bet you are skeptical
of even the existence of these aren't you?

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