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Originally Posted by Charlie Southerland
I have few convictions, Bill. The ones I do have are Christian-based. If that makes me irrational, I can live with that.
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G-d bless you, Charlie, for acknowledging at least the possibility that your convictions are irrational.
The only problem comes when people insist that their irrational convictions play a role in our collective decision-making. The bible says the sun goes around the Earth. Should NASA take that into account? If 50% of U.S. citizens take the bible literally, should half of NASA's budget be devoted to projects based on a biblical understanding of astronomy and only the other half to projects based on science?
We need to work together based on fact, not conviction.