ATD at the Frankfurter Buchmesse

[Steven]

	I strive for a minimum of 'belief' in my own life.  Never understood  
the value of it, as opposed to knowledge.  So -- even though my own  
instincts on the subject of God lean away from the concept of one  
that takes a personal interest in human existence -- I don't expect  
the world to conform to my intuition, my feelings, my beliefs.   
That's the danger of belief in the Christian or Muslim sense.  These  
folks aren't really talking about something they believe, but  
something that's real.  They're perfectly willing to kiss the world's  
ass good-bye for the sake of their passionate feelings.




On Oct 12, 2006, at 2:19 PM, Paul Mackin wrote:

> Many non-believing writers have displayed an understanding of  
> belief, even found things to admire in it.
>

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