Follow up Alright, All You Dashing, Swaggering Bush Pilots

"Corrie" wrote in message
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Quite true. My point is that DIS-belief is also faith-based. You
cannot prove or disprove either the existence or non-existence of God.
Either way, it's a matter of faith. That's all I'm saying.

Who was that who said, "Son, don't be an agnostic - be *something*!"

Rich "MY head is wet" S.

"Rich S." wrote:

Who was that who said, "Son, don't be an agnostic - be *something*!"

Robert Frost is alleged to have said that.

When asked what my religion is, I say I'm a "lapsed agnostic: I used to
wonder if there is a God, now I don't care if there is or isn't." That
usually shuts up the questioner (or would-be proselytizer)...

Russell Kent

When asked what my religion is, I say I'm a "lapsed agnostic: I used to
wonder if there is a God, now I don't care if there is or isn't."

How sad. Apathy and willful ignorance - what a combination. I hope
for your sake that you don't apply the same attitude toward flight
planning.

Corrie wrote:

How sad. Apathy and willful ignorance - what a combination. I hope
for your sake that you don't apply the same attitude toward flight
planning.

Personally I would think that some people in this group would hope
that you don't ram god down the throats of your children, family,
neighbours, etc., with the same ad naseum zeal that you are
continuing to do in this newsgroup.

On 22 Aug 2003 10:21:03 -0700, (Corrie) wrote:

When asked what my religion is, I say I'm a "lapsed agnostic: I used to
wonder if there is a God, now I don't care if there is or isn't."

How sad. Apathy and willful ignorance - what a combination. I hope
for your sake that you don't apply the same attitude toward flight
planning.

Ah shoot, I was going to let this subject go, had created and deleted
several articles and was just backing away.

But this is just too assinine to leave alone. Corrie, he was talking
about GOD, not FLYING. Being a christian makes you a better flight
planner than agnostics?

Did this get typed a bit too quickly? Perhaps before it was thought
through all the way? Part of the way?

Is god doing your typing for you?

Corky Scott

(Corky Scott) wrote in message ...
On 22 Aug 2003 10:21:03 -0700, (Corrie) wrote:

When asked what my religion is, I say I'm a "lapsed agnostic: I used to
wonder if there is a God, now I don't care if there is or isn't."

How sad. Apathy and willful ignorance - what a combination. I hope
for your sake that you don't apply the same attitude toward flight
planning.

Ah shoot, I was going to let this subject go, had created and deleted
several articles and was just backing away.
But this is just too assinine to leave alone. Corrie, he was talking
about GOD, not FLYING. Being a christian makes you a better flight
planner than agnostics?

C'mon, Corky. This is an aviation board, so I'm trying to use
aviation analogies. [pounds head on wall] You're missing the point.
Sheesh. Why do people have to be so bloody literal? sigh. ok, I'll
try to spell it out.

If you don't bother to check enroute winds and weather, TFRs, and
runway conditions at your destination, you run the risk of some nasty
surprises, right? But if you don't know and don't care where you're
going to spend *eternity*, why would you bother to check SIGMETS?
That's my point. The danger of an attitude of "I don't know and I
don't care."

Now, I already can guess how you're going to respond: "I don't
believe in an afterlife - this is all we get. So of course I
preflight carefully." And that makes perfect sense, from your point
of view. From my point of view, though, you're launching a Cub into a
squall line. You don't see the clouds, that's all.