re the arrogance of christians in a previous article mhsu lonestar utsa edu melinda hsu says well the argument usually stops right there in the end aren t we all just kids groping for the truth if so do we have the authority to declare all other beliefs besides our own as false if i don t think my belief is right and everyone else s belief is wrong then i don t have a belief this is simply what belief means where does the authority for a belief come from nowhere for a belief is itself authoratative if i produce authority for a belief where will i find authority for my belief in the legitimacy of the authority in short the mind has to start somewhere by the way the majority of christians i e catholics believe in the authority of the church and derive the authority of the bible from its acceptance by the church mark baker the task is not to cut down jungles but aa freenet carleton ca to irrigate deserts c s lewis
