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Originally Posted by skwinty
However, in my opinion it is better to die trying to understand, rather than to pin one's hopes on untested assumptions piled on top of more untested assumptions, which is what one does when religion takes over your thought processes.
Another benefit to trying to understand scientific issues is that oldtimers disease can be staved off by the brain exercise.
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Hi Skwint - well, my own particular paraphrasing of your sentiments is: "it is better to
live trying to understand!"
I've enough doubts of the prosaic kind to contend with as a mere mortal, who knows his (and everyone else's) ultimate fate: looking after an elderly mum who developed senile dementia, and taking care of a father still going (relatively) strong at 91; makes me focus on the here and now rather than wanting to contemplate my own (ever closer) future!!!
As for the other bit of your's above; well.....perhaps we'll allow each other some small measures of faith in that particular instance; in the absence of much else!?!
Cheers, Darryl.