sure, I agree with Carl Sagan that "it is better to grasp the
universe as it really is than to persists in delusions, however
satisfying and reassuring" but do you know how difficult it is to
"grasp the universe as it really is"?
do you think it is easier to talk to gamblers about probability
theory or to tell them... "hey, you gamble, God will be
displeased"?
Chairman Deng said, "it does not matter whether the cat is black or
white as long as it catches the rat" ...
don't be too optimistic/pessimistic about the human race... the
reason people believe in God is the same reason man is "wiser" than
the computer...
you ask another man where he is and he will tell you... I am at
home.
you ask a computer where it is and the computer will ask you back
if you want to know its geographical location or how high it is
from sea level or you want to know how far it is from you or which
planet in which solar system it is in...
you tell a man, Time does not exist, Time is only a measurement of
change and he will be like, "you siao already or what?"
man does not reason in a linear fashion like the computer... man
uses patterns, emotions and assumptions... giving rise to "beliefs
in God"
