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This statement strikes me as so baseless that — in the words of Wolfgang Pauli (of Pauli Exclusion Principle fame) — it's "not even false."

You don't have to give me the history on the exclusion principle. But I will give you an A on that reply. It was very good : )

You claim never to make a "'bone-headed statement," never a mistake? Where on earth do you get this confidence from, if you do not recognize a criterion of truth outside of yourself?

On the contrary, I am constantly making mistakes. I used to have a placard on my desk. "Make my day, prove me wrong." It isn't what I don't know that worries me it is what I think is right, but is really wrong that worries me. To paraphrase someone.

For that reason, I find all your statements "bone-headed!"

Then you will be thrilled to know that I consider evidence outside of myself to be the criterion of truth.

Now back to you Betty, do you have any evidence outside of yourself, to back up your belief in God?

What now???

I await your evidence, outside of yourself. Now do you see how this is played? Simple really.

I await your evidence, outside of yourself. Now do you see how this is played? Simple really.

The "evidence, outside of myself," is the way I (a sinner) try to live my life.

I'm not all that concerned about "what I don't know" (though I continue to seek) because I recognize that all is in God's hands (so to speak). He knows; His knowledge is Absolute; and His Will eternally prevails "on earth as it is in heaven." My job here on earth is to understand His Will to the (limited) extent I can, and do it — for love of Him and His Logos, His Truth, by His Grace....

I do see the worrisome problem of the thing that one thinks is "right" might actually turn out to be "wrong." But since God is the touchstone, the criterion of Truth, it seems the closer one is to Him, the better one knows what the "right" is.

Just some thoughts....