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>"the fact of evolution" Is it a fact or concept? Perhaps semantics and nothing more but then I had S. I. Hiakawa as my semantics Professor. He had some very interesting stories on these and other topics.
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I err on the side of accepting evolution, so for me it is a fact. Jerry, Doug & others, believe in God, so to them God is a fact. But you're right, they are both concepts, at least semantically.

>Len;
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>Interesting thread! This is a discussion I enjoy with my friends and others.
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>Tom

I agree.

With the drift from drugs to religion, I'm suprised nobody has quoted Karl Marx - "Religion is the opium of the masses". (Maybe they did & I missed it)

(PS - did you update your post - I couldn't find any difference in the 2 copies)