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[Eric Engerbretson]

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In answer to Rosemary's burning question "what are Mr. Fox's "lies"=20
about Christianity"

Mr. Fox has stated things like: "supernatural beliefs vanish under the=20=

criteria of logical
consistency".  He has called Christianity "delusional-- one form of=20
mental illness".

He stated: "Behavioral scientists would argue that the more tenaciously=20=

held an
unevidenced or a contradictory belief is, the more severe the mental
illness."

Mr. Fox has written many detailed descriptions equating religion and=20
mental illness.
It is then very understandable that a religious person would call that=20=

statement a "lie".
A person doesn't need to be intentionally lying to be actually telling=20=

an untruth.  The point
is, Mr. Wilson and Mr. Jones believe it is a lie to say that religion=20
is mental illness. I don't
see the strangeness there.

The strangeness I see is that Mr. Fox claims that he is non-religious. =20=

I personally believe
every human has a world view that they adhere to and refer to on a=20
daily basis, some tenets of which cannot be empirically evidenced=96=96=20=

therefore, every human is religious.  Mr. Fox holds firmly to classical
logic, and yet cannot explain the ultimate origins of thought, or the=20
ultimate origins of many things. There
are certain contradictions at the root levels of his world view.  He=20
takes some things by "faith".  Therefore, by his definition, Mr. Fox is=20=

a religious person.  Therefore, he is mentally ill.  By his definition,=20=

then, every one of us is mentally ill.

I would agree=96=96 we all have times in our lives when we think that =
our=20
little minds=96 our wants, needs, hopes are an end unto themselves. We=20=

all have moments of rampant anarchy=96=96 but then we return to
sanity. To whatever degree we can articulate it, we all know, deep=20
down, that there is something out there
bigger than us.


Eric E.


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In answer to Rosemary's burning question "what are Mr. Fox's "lies"
about Christianity"


Mr. Fox has stated things like: "supernatural beliefs vanish under the
criteria of logical

consistency".  He has called Christianity "delusional-- one form of
mental illness".


He stated: "Behavioral scientists would argue that the more
tenaciously held an

unevidenced or a contradictory belief is, the more severe the mental

illness."


Mr. Fox has written many detailed descriptions equating religion and
mental illness.

It is then very understandable that a religious person would call that
statement a "lie".

A person doesn't need to be intentionally lying to be actually telling
an untruth.  The point

is, Mr. Wilson and Mr. Jones believe it is a lie to say that religion
is mental illness. I don't

see the strangeness there.


The strangeness I see is that Mr. Fox claims that he is non-religious.=20=

I personally believe

every human has a world view that they adhere to and refer to on a
daily basis, some tenets of which cannot be empirically evidenced=96=96
therefore, every human is religious.  Mr. Fox holds firmly to classical

logic, and yet cannot explain the ultimate origins of thought, or the
ultimate origins of many things. There

are certain contradictions at the root levels of his world view.  He
takes some things by "faith".  Therefore, by his definition, Mr. Fox
is a religious person.  Therefore, he is mentally ill.  By his
definition, then, every one of us is mentally ill. =20


I would agree=96=96 we all have times in our lives when we think that =
our
little minds=96 our wants, needs, hopes are an end unto themselves. We
all have moments of rampant anarchy=96=96 but then we return to

sanity. To whatever degree we can articulate it, we all know, deep
down, that there is something out there

bigger than us.

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