Re: virus: Belief and Knowledge (was: The truth about faith)

Wade Smith (wade_smith@harvard.edu)
Thu, 10 Jul 1997 14:09:16 -0400

> You believe in the truthfulness of the scientists, editors, publishers who
> form a web of agreement around what we call the scientific body of
> knowledge in exactly the same way that a Christian believes in the
> truthfulness of his own web of agreement.
>
> Do you think there could be any truth, or anything useful, that slips
> through that web?

'in exactly the same way'?

I don't think so....