[Jewelry making - Article 00377] - Re: [Orchid] Universal interfaith symbol

[Noel Yovovich]

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    Hi, Daniel, Please forgive me, but I think you're missing the point.
    Faith, yes. In a higher "being", not so much. As I said earlier, that
    would make me an atheist, but I am very much a person of faith. I
    think it was Enrico Fermi (I know it was a famous physicist) who was
    asked how, believing so strongly in the ability of the intellect and
    the immutability of natural law (physics), he could still make such a
    habit of prayer. His answer was "because I'd be a damned fool if I
    didn't". I don't believe we're talking about an "interfaith" symbol,
    as in religion, but a "faith" and unity symbol, with religion
    completely at the discretion of the individual, and definately
    optional. Of course, many feel no need for such a symbol, because
    they don't have faith, or because they are satisfied with the
    vocabulary of symbols they already know. That's OK! But clearly there
    are those who feel an urgent need for a way to remind any who care to
    listen that *there is no "us" and "them", there is only "us"*. 

--Noël



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