Posted by Lou Pilder on October 16, 2002, at 9:44:17
In reply to Re: Rationalism and Philosophy, posted by jamesdean on October 16, 2002, at 7:18:31
Liz,
You stated in your post, "Wishfull thinking sums up faith in my mind. For instance, "I hope there is a God (Christian) up in heaven so I will be rewarded for being a good person during my lifetime and won't have to fear the end of my existance/death."
When you use the phrase, "wishfull thinking", are you saying that you know for sure that:
1) There is no God in heaven?
2) People that have faith in an afterlife are just deluding themselves because you know that it is a fact that there is no afterlife?
3) That people that live their lives to do good works are doing doing them in vain because you know for a fact that there is no reward for them in an afterlife?
Sincerely,
Lou
poster:Lou Pilder
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