Hi Jo Ann, If one was asked "is it light outside?" does not this imply there may not be light? It would seem to me that the same principle applies to belief in something as opposed to nothing. I think that even "a black hole" has matter. If one believes in something, and that is by one's own definition. It does not mean a different belief is nothing. Bernie. -----Original Message----- From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Joao Carvalho Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 1:43 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Belief This was the reason why Karl Marx said that "religions are the narcosis of humanity..." :) Wenwolf wrote: >It does make life easier and more pleasant, doesn't it? :) > >Wendy > >-----Original Message----- > > >Ned - I'd much rather believe in SOMETHING, than nothing as it appears >you do. Jo Ann > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn