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From: DB Cates <cates_db@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Ool - out at first base?
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On 2024-12-14 6:04 a.m., MarkE wrote:
[big snip]

> 
> Christian de Duve put it this way: "Science is based on the working 
> hypothesis that things are naturally explainable. This may or may not be 
> true. But the only way to find out is to make every possible effort to 
> explain things naturally. Only if one fails - assuming failure can ever 
> be definitely established - would be entitled to state that what one is 
> studying is not naturally explainable."
> 
> That seems close what to what I'm proposing. Thoughts?
> 
For argument's sake, let's say that is true.
Now, how do you get from 'OoL is supernatural' to the Christian god or 
indeed any god at all? I suppose we could call it the 'god of OoL' but 
now what else do we know about this 'god'?

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Don Cates ("he's a cunning rascal" PN)