Posted by Gremlin [12.253.230.83 - 12-253-230-83.client.attbi.com] on 20 July 2002 at 10.34.14 ZuluTime:

In Reply to: and then? posted by Andy on 20 July 2002 at 07.45.45 ZuluTime:

The majority of people who believe in deities are functionally retarded anyway--whether they believe in these things or not.
     Whether intelligent people who believe in deities [and that represents faith on my part, I suppose] are actually dumb enough to believe in these creatures, or just insidious enough to claim that they exist for some other reason relies on further information. I know a number of crafty people who claim to believe in deities for fun and profit.
     Whether anyone of appreciable intelligence believes in these things is something I can't really answer from here.