> "All matter originates and exists only by virtue of a force... We must
> assume behind this force the existence of a conscious and intelligent
> Mind. This Mind is the matrix of all matter." -  Max Planck

> Planck's ASSUMPTION is nothing other than Faith.  He ASSUMES that the
> force behind existence is a conscious and intelligent Mind.  The
> minute he acts upon that assumption, he has taken a leap of faith.
> Hopefully, he will take REASONED action.  The Faith and the Reason are
> NOT mutually exclusive.  Nor does having one mean that an individual
> doesn't have the other.

> The argument re Faith vs Reason is a dead horse.

> Oh, and add Planck to the list of Newton, Galileo, and Einstein.
> Certainly a more prestigious lot than Dawkins, Dennett, and Harris,
> what?

> Namaste

> Pottsie

> On Jul 19, 4:20 pm, Pottsie <pottsie...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> > Believers come in all sorts of sizes, shapes and professions.

> > "I do not feel obligated to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reasons, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use."
> >  -Galileo Galilei

> > I wonder if Galileo believed in God TOTALLY on reason?????

> > or Einstein?????  or Newton?????

> > That, of course, is not to impugn Galileo.  He simply is  a man that sees that reason AND faith are needed in life.

> > The argument regarding Faith vs Reason is an argument for the atheist and the Fundamentalist to have fun with.

> > Both of them are arguing for the sake of arguing.

> > Namaste

> > Pottsie

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