Re: An Atheist's Faith

On 7 Dec 2005 06:22:20 -0800, ihowllikeawolf@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>The injudicious application of Okham's razor can get you shaved right
>back to solipsism my friend, possibly with a few nasty cuts in the
>process.

Except of course that this isn't one. Most people who use the razor
use it on the real world. Even theists outside their religious belief.

>In any case, application of the razor is irrelevant in this case as I
>was merely advancing the simulation idea as a possibility (which it
>is), and not making an ontological claim.

It was little different than many of the ridiculous things some people
take seriously and expect everybody else to as well.
.

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