"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect" - Mark Twain
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But he may have a statement from his stock broker in his front pocket saying he now has 2062 shares of Google stock. That single piece of paper would surely take up less room in the pocket than $1 million in folding money.
Chris Nicholl said:David Hawkins said:
I'll take the words of Jesus Christ over Mark Twain any day.
Except that there's no way to reliably know what the words of Jesus Christ were, being as they weren't written down until 50-125 years after the fact.
David Hawkins said:
But that still doesn't mean "faith" is necessary in order to disbelieve his claim prior to being shown the proof.
And then, of course, the other shoe drops -- he offers to show you the proof, and then reveals that the piece of paper is invisible. But he's mystified as to why you *still* don't believe him.
But if that shoe drops and he shows you the statement and you *still* don't believe what you see.....
Luca Grella said:
All above choices imply faith. Atheism included.