[FoRK] materialism vs. humanism

[Jeff Bone]

On Jan 2, 2008, at 6:19 PM, Lucas Gonze wrote:

> On Jan 2, 2008 4:35 PM, Dr. Ernie Prabhakar  
> <drernie at radicalcentrism.org> wrote:
>> But, what is your criteria for determining "what is real"?
>
> Anything that can be investigated by any present or future science is
> a candidate for inclusion.  For example Christian belief is by
> definition an act of faith and can't be investigated, therefore it is
> not real.

Not to quibble, but the belief itself is a real phenomenon, can can  
be studied.  The object of belief, not so much...

jb