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The existential philosophy behind the wisdom of King Solomon
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An Ontological Argument for the Denial of God
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D R Hosie commented on Richard Goscicki's blog post 8: The Mormon Proposition
"Richard,
Good report, and let me say thank you for the effort. I've been knocking heads with these assholes for years."
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The existential philosophy behind the wisdom of King Solomon
Painting of King Soloman, 1872 or 1874, by Simeon Solomon, British 1840 - 1905.Gift of William B. O'Neal, to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC 1995.52.170 Not on View - Public Domain http://www.nga.gov/cgi-bin/tsearch?artistid=9868It has been argued among biblical scholars, that of the three books of the Old Testament attributed to King Solomon - those being Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Songs of Solomon - that Ecclesiastes…See More
david perry commented on D R Hosie's blog post An Ontological Argument for the Denial of God
"Absolutely.
I also agree with Hitchens that we should be more pro-active about it too.
Ridicule works for me.
This sort of thing works for me as well:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwZ5N9AIufM"; target="_blank">"
Comment Wall (44 comments)
- At 8:04am on June 8, 2010,
Donna Darko said… - DR, I'll take a look at "An Ontological Argument for the Denial of God" perhaps later today. It sounds quite interesting, but I've got lots to do here in the real world this morning.
- At 4:58am on June 16, 2010,
Sigmund said… - Ah yes, that is unfortunate. I doubt it was done intentionally, but your somewhat forceful reply should encourage him to do better in future ;)
- At 1:17am on June 21, 2010,
Robert Raitz said… - Thanks for the comment.
Yes, I am. Life has taught me that waiting for others to say what I want to say is a waste of time. I lost a few good years of my life to clinical depression, so making up ground is kind of important to me. I don't have the luxury of the years that became wasted, so every moment counts now.
Cheers!!
- At 5:47am on June 21, 2010,
Loren Miller said… - Much grass for the add and the compliment! I sorta do what I can and put my own take on things out there.
- At 5:13pm on June 21, 2010,
D R Hosie said… - Bill_S: " How is SLC these days? I was there around 1980 for a brief stay. It struck me as having an air of "Stepford". But then it just could've been me. Has it changed at all?"
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Are you kidding? Utah is still the reddest state in the nation - and one where hypocrisy has long been elevated to an art form.
And the lie that's too big to be true is still, that Mormon Republicans comprise the largest single voting bloc that, in lock-step with the LDS Church, makes up the rules and the ruling oligarchy for the State of Utah (as well as much of Idaho, and into the State of Montana).
They endorse just about anything Glenn Beck can dream up as gospel, worship Sarah Palin, and continue to insist on promoting Mitt Romney for President - the way Bush Sr. pushed Dan Quayle, and George W (every time I see Mitt's practiced grin, I swear I'm seeing Dan Quayle - Lite).
The wives? Well, it's just so wonderful being a member of 'Gawd's Own Chosen'. . .
- At 6:20am on June 23, 2010,
Hugh Kramer said… - Thanks for the kind words, D. R. I'll keep an eye out for your posts.
- At 2:03pm on June 23, 2010, D R Hosie said…
- Fred, "Ah Gnostic atheist maybe means that one knows that there are only gods in the heads of the believers and no gods outside of their heads? :)"
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It's a term I kind of coined on the spur of the moment. I mean that this life offers us many rewarding truths, insights, discoveries, and spiritual touch stones to be experienced, that don't require - or need to be attributed to - the existence of any supernatural deity.
To roughly paraphrase something Carl Sagan touched on, many years ago, we are the creatures who have evolved to the point that we can look back in honest wonder and appreciation, to the source of our own creation.
- At 2:12pm on June 23, 2010,
Clarence Dember said… - Good to find you here!
Cla
- At 10:30am on June 24, 2010,
Dallas the Phallus said… - Thank you for the add and the comment, D R.
- At 12:32pm on June 24, 2010,
Asa Watcher said… - Well, thanks for the compliment as I am a real sucker for that sort of thing. I get a real kick out of some of the discussions and enjoy adding a different twist to the arguments upon occasion.
Appreciate your thoughts.
- At 12:57am on June 25, 2010,
Roy The Infidel said… - Kilroy was here.
Thanks for the add, D R!
- At 2:55am on June 27, 2010,
La Gaya Sienza said… - Thanks D R
No point beating around the bush (pardon the pun) gay folks have had to do that for far too long.
- At 2:48pm on June 27, 2010,
John Loq said… - Thanks for your comment. I haven't believed in the bible since I was 6. I have read it from start to finish 2 times. I have read a lot of history about how it was put together and how so many gospels were removed. I watched a lady who was a linguist and knew the original Aramaic that the bible was translated from. She said the word Virgin as in Mary was translated wrong. The original word had nothing to do with sex. She said the word was very hard to translate but was similar to married or single. It just goes on and on. There is a gospel of Mary Madeline and Judas. These books have survived for almost 2000 years. Mary was probable married to Jesus and was his favorite.
- At 5:14pm on June 27, 2010,
Richard Healy said… - Thank you for the friend request and your kind words about my profile etc.
I do try to keep things reasonably funny for the levity of the nation, as it were.
Forget about your sin / give the audience a grin/ just remember that the last laugh is on you... aaaaaand ..... always...
- At 5:04am on June 28, 2010,
Edward Teach said… - Thanks for the add DR. Love the avatar!
- At 6:40pm on June 28, 2010, D R Hosie said…
- Thanks. It matches the one I got Lyle Tuttle to tat onto my upper left arm at his studio on Market St - SF back in '68.
- At 8:52am on July 2, 2010,
Lorien said… - Thanks for the friend request.
- At 11:29am on July 5, 2010,
Little Name Atheist said… - I hate to disappoint, but "faux paws" was not original in this instance, although I have used it at other times, unrelated to that story. Maria Cheng, AP medical writer, wrote: Bionic British cat gets faux paws.
- At 1:39am on July 8, 2010,
Patricia Plunkett said… - Not so strange a land just an easier one with indoctrination.
- At 5:11pm on July 8, 2010,
Susan Stanko said… - Thanks for the add.
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