From: Fil.Sapienza@med.umich.edu (Fil Sapienza) Subject: Re: Why do people become atheists? Organization: University of Michigan Hospitals Lines: 24 In article maxwell c muir, muirm@argon.gas.organpipe.uug.arizona.edu writes: >of Faith (if you want to know, I feel that faith is intellectually >dishonest). I'd appreciate some support for this statement. I'm not sure it really makes sense to me. >The ambiguity of religious beliefs, an unwillingness to take >Pascal's Wager, I've heard this frequently - what exactly is Pascal's wager? > Do I sound "broken" to you? I don't know. You point out that your mother's treatment upset you, and see inconsistencies in various religions. I'm not sure if that constitutes broken-ness or not. It certainly consititutes disillusionment. -- Filipp Sapienza Department of Technology Services University of Michigan Hospitals - Surgery Fil.Sapienza@med.umich.edu