Believe...

patpowerss...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Aug 22, 1:30=EF=BF=BDpm, "thomas p." <gudl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > For a long time I have had the feeling that most people have a set of
> > doctrines secular or religious, and they will not or are not able to
> > tolerate anything that calls them into question. =EF=BF=BDPerhaps all
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> I put it more simply as "Most people believe what they want to
> believe."  Reading Usenet has convinced me of this.

Umm?

I Believe In Myself.

I believe that I can do it eventhough I have no proof that I can
really do it.

But I will not believe that I can climb everest unless I have
experience of climbing K2.

Belief must have some evidence to back up. But science, evidence alone
can not take me to everest.