[MD] Choosing Chance

[plattholden at gmail.com]

Hey Mark,

Your challenging of popular, static beliefs is refreshing. I would add to 
your statement  "There is no right way to believe" a corollary: There is 
no right way to think. We often forget (or never realize) that "critical 
thinking" as taught in academy is an ideology.

Platt 


On 19 Jan 2010 at 20:53, markhsmit wrote:

> Hi John,
> I like what you posted.  I too believe we have a choice to believe
> in what works for us.  There is no right way to believe, and to think
> so makes a religion out of any belief.  This is why I harp so much
> against the belief in science.  I know it is taking an extreme position,
> but if I can show that such a thing is simply a belief, then the rest
> becomes easier.
> 
> I also extend the concept of choice to non-biological entities,
> which may be a bit on the fringe, but it works for me.  I leaned
> some of this from American Indian spirituality.
> 
> Mark