Yes, Bill, formal logic has certain rules, I'm aware of that, but I don't think it can be used to either prove or disprove most of the things we habitually argue about...it can only be used to concoct brilliant statements which appear to have no holes in them. (grin)

Big deal. We can all make brilliant statements which do not violate the rules of formal logic (if we watch every friggin' word like a hawk while we do it), but it doesn't change a thing.

The "burden of proof" you refer to, likewise, has no bearing on something that I have no wish to prove in the first place.

Look, I may "believe" in reincarnation, to use the common vernacular. What that really means is I think that it's very probable. Why I think so would be a looooooong story. It certainly doesn't mean that I'm burning with a desire to PROVE that reincarnation exists! Not at all. I don't believe that I am capable of proving such a thing to anyone, and that's fine with me. I'm not interested in proving it to anyone. I don't care if they don't believe in it. It doesn't matter. I just think it's a probable thing, and I like talking about it. Period.

There is no burden of proof on me, because I don't have to go around "proving" things and I don't want to. I'm not even interested in doing that. What for? And how would I go about it? And who would listen if I could prove it somehow (which I can't)? LOL! Only the people who already like the idea would listen, that's who.

Forget it, man. There is no burden of proof OR disproof on anyone when it comes to spiritual stuff like that. Leave proof for things that can be physically observed in this world, Bill. You can't prove non-physical stuff that is not testable or controllable in a lab, nor can you disprove it. It still may be real...or it may not...but there is no burden of proof on anyone about it.

As far as Daylia's astrology...I have no opinion on that. That's not really of much interest to me.

You're a clever man, Bill, and you can always find some logical errors of some kind in a few hundred words written down by someone in haste, but that doesn't prove their basic idea is wrong, necessarily...it just proves you're a clever guy, and they did not express themselves in a perfectly logical manner.

So what?

Cleverness is not the same thing as wisdom. It would be like comparing a really good racing bike to a cloud formation. The one is a well crafted creation with a limited use. The other is unique, perfect, ever-changing, and a complete mystery in human terms. No comparison, really.