Re: Poor little fairies! (was: Re...Men and Dinosaurs, again)

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>"        RELIGION is another animal again.  Religion states a 'truth' that
>must be accepted on faith.  Practitioners have no interest in proving or
>disproving it.  When they do venture into this area, it becomes
>pseudoscience.  A religious person does not feel that their belief
>requires proof.  "

Not necessarily-some religions are very much concerned with the truth of
certain historical events.  However, history is not suitable for scientific
proof.  Most of the events are, by definition, unrepeatable.  Archaeology
may confirm or disprove certain assertions.

David Campbell   "old seashells"
Department of Geology
CB 3315 Mitchell Hall
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill NC 27599-3315
bivalve@email.unc.edu