Herbie,

Your post quoted me accurately but not completely, no criticism in this, but it left out the first part of my post, and may cause some to misunderstand.

I'm a believer.

I arrived at my belief not through argument, persuasion, or threat. I arrived at my belief through prayer at a time when there was loss and sorrow in my life. I was praying an "agnostic's prayer" and asking for help, I got it. Simple as that.

All people are believers. Some believe what they see, and are often wrong. Others believe what they are told, and are often wrong. Many believe what they think, and are also, often wrong.

A lot of people believe scientists. Scientists have been proven wrong, science is pretty good and logical, but folks make mistakes. Some folks believe politicians, I almost spit out my coffee writing that. People believe their friends, nice to do, but not always right. A lot believe their enemies, who may
be right more than one would suspect.

But still, we believe. That is, I believe, a consequence of memory and analysis. It allows us a "sixth" sense, the sense of rational prediction, which brought us to be able to grow food (try that, you other species!), and to adapt by will rather than by culling of the weak. So, this whole believing thing gets very personal, and very basic, and important. It's an instinct to believe your belief.

So y'all just believe what you want. Believe it or not, you have the power to change your beliefs if you want to, and no one else can make you believe what you don't want.

I would suggest, though, that y'all play nice. If one doesn't know how to play nice, I believe they are immature. If one does know how to play nice, but can't or won't, I believe they are weak. How's that for a belief?



You've got to know your limitations. I don't know what your limitations are. I found out what mine were when I was twelve. I found out that there weren't too many limitations, if I did it my way. -Johnny Cash

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