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Skeptics work rationally-- from the presupposition that that there is no God, and merely interpret the evidence accordingly. This is the Bayesian notion that nothing is "objective": that you must have some initial belief. Christian theists like me likewise are also rational-- presupposing that humans are special, and we did not create ourselves. Your presupposition reveals your heart, and your mind follows.
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1981-1982, came back, and researched the actual safety record of the
Autobahn. The list of government deceits and conceits, especially in Ohio, is amazing: absolute refusal to publish statistics that show interstates are the safest roads or to acknowledge that interstates are the most fuel efficient roads. Yes, I realized I'd been hoodwinked and bamboozled using my own tax dollars -- and boy was I steamed!
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This skepticism was later strongly reinforced by my experience with the 55-mph speed limit. The U.S. 55-mph speed limit was imposed a month before I took my driver's education course. I initially believed the government's assertions about the wonders of 55 -- until I spent a year in
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On the respectable side, I am a retired engineer in the State of Ohio, and hold a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from the
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