Little Hawk: Thank you for your long post at 5:29 PM. You now seem like a more reasonable person than you seemed before. Your mention of "faith" worried me. I GUESSED that you brought up the issue of faith because you were trying to say it's all a matter of faith; logic doesn't enter into it. Now you're telling me I guessed wrong and logic DOES enter into it. Well, it's reassuring to know that. So why DID you bring up faith?

It seems to me the whole faith issue is a red herring. If we're ever going to get out of this mess, it's logic that will lead us out, not faith. So why is faith even worth mentioning in this context? If faith explains why some people are resistant to logic—well, I guess I knew that already, but I don't see how it helps. I know something about how to appeal to people through logic, but I don't know how to address their faith, and I have serious doubts that addressing their faith is a good idea.

I'm glad to know you believe in sperm whales. I believe in sperm whales, too. I also believe in viruses, although I've never seen one of them, either. And I believe in insulin, although it looks just like a clear liquid to me. My reasons for believing in those things, and a lot more, are pretty much like your reason for believing in sperm whales. So where does that leave us?