Rick Castello wrote: > Gametech said: >> Rick Castello wrote: >>> I am agnostic, but I'll tell you now that if the available >>> evidence DID change, and it could be PROVEN that there is a >>> being matching one of the many descriptions of God, I would be VERY >>> interested to learn more about it, and ask a hell of a lot of >>> questions. >>> >>> I might get squashed for my impudence, but I'd certainly TRY to >>> get some answers to some interesting questions. :) >> >> I think the word imprudent fits. > > Perhaps, if you believe in an Old Testament God who'd squash me > for simply having the gall to ASK a question. > > I said what I meant, and I meant what I said... (an elephant's > faithful, one hundred percent!) > > Imprudent: > Unwise or indiscreet; not prudent. > > Impudent: > Characterized by offensive boldness; insolent or impertinent. > > If I asked my question rudely, my impudence would be my undoing; > it is my rudeness that would be imprudent. > > -Rick Oh, heh believe it or not I actually typed this response to >> On Wed, Nov 27, 2002 at 12:05:36PM -0500, Peter H. Granzeau wrote: >>> I went hunting once for a word to describe lack of belief in any >>> Deity (including active non-belief in a Deith) and failed >>> miserably. I always wondered if "infidel" fit? It's got a lot of >>> baggage, unfortunately. We need something that not only says >>> "there is no God", but says, "and I don't care if there is one or >>> not". , it just happens to be coincidence that you had used the word impudence further in the message and that I thought I was responding to an earlier piece of the thread, I was trying to help define the word Athiest whom doesn't care which I don't believe agnostic defines it perfectly (neither does imprudence but it does describe the making of a strong decision and not caring in a round about way)