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In Jerusalem, scholars trace Bible's evolution: others speak of forgery and deception
Started this discussion. Last reply by Forrest Green (VorlonGuyverOss) Aug 13, 2011. 1 Reply 0 Likes
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Church evolution: "use the same words and say something totally different"
Started this discussion. Last reply by John Hunt Aug 7, 2011. 2 Replies 1 Like
One in six clergy in Dutch Protestant Church either agnostic or atheistUrgent need to "take God out of the box"…Continue
Tags: agnosticism, Netherlands, Holland, agnostic, atheism
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John Hunt replied to Anthony Jordan's discussion The Global Flood Myth in the group ORIGINS: UNIVERSE, LIFE, HUMANKIND, AND DARWIN
John Hunt replied to John Jubinsky's discussion Study Says that Older People are More Likely to Believe in God in the group ORIGINS: UNIVERSE, LIFE, HUMANKIND, AND DARWIN
"This report today from Scotland. --www.scotsman.com/scotland-on-sunday/scotland/success-the-only-hitch-for-humanists-tying-the-knot-1-2263028
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Last year, one in 12 weddings were performed by HSS (Humanist Society Scotland). They are now the…"
John Hunt replied to John Jubinsky's discussion Study Says that Older People are More Likely to Believe in God in the group ORIGINS: UNIVERSE, LIFE, HUMANKIND, AND DARWIN
"I saw this somewhere a few days ago and downloaded the report. Here are some relevant extracts. --
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The international Social Survey Program (ISSP) has asked three questions focusing on belief in God (Appendix…"
John Hunt commented on Dr. Terence Meaden's group ORIGINS: UNIVERSE, LIFE, HUMANKIND, AND DARWIN
"I was unable to access the first link, but after several attempts found the "Daily Telegraph" article dated 22 Dec 2008.Towards the end, the article states. --
Experts believe that blindsight trades on our subconscious ability to…"
John Hunt commented on Dr. Terence Meaden's group ORIGINS: UNIVERSE, LIFE, HUMANKIND, AND DARWIN
"Normal vision requires signals from the optical nerves to be processed by the visual cortex of the brain. Any disruption to eyes, nerves, or visual cortex will result in visual impairment.I'm guessing that the visual cortex is also…"
John Hunt replied to Rob Larson's discussion Support for teens becoming atheists in the group ORIGINS: UNIVERSE, LIFE, HUMANKIND, AND DARWIN
" The "Bible" simply doesn't withstand scrutiny. Its "Old Testament" was compiled from the 24 texts of the Hebrew "Tanakh", rearranged and edited, with others added…"
John Hunt replied to Dorris Journeay's discussion Chimps With Bombs - God and the Military in the group ORIGINS: UNIVERSE, LIFE, HUMANKIND, AND DARWIN
"An interview with Christopher Hitchens in 2007 at http://archive.frontpagemag.com/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=26792 attributes the quote "A nuclear war would involve nothing more than the transition of many millions of people into the love of God,…"
John Hunt replied to Rob Larson's discussion Support for teens becoming atheists in the group ORIGINS: UNIVERSE, LIFE, HUMANKIND, AND DARWIN
""the fact that Jesus was real"
See www.jesusneverexisted.com
A book is also available: but direct from the author, rather than from Amazon. www.jesusneverexisted.com/book.html"
John Hunt replied to Atheist Andrea's discussion Do you want to be cremated or buried?
"A Day in a Mortuary: June 2006October 4, 2010 at 21:57We arrived at 7:45, only to wait 1½ hours in the foyer. In the absence of glossy magazines, I was given A Handbook of Anatomical Pathology Technology to browse while waiting. …"
John Hunt replied to Atheist Andrea's discussion Do you want to be cremated or buried?
"I was a fan of cremation ... until learning that it's less environmentally-friendly than a woodland burial. With seven billion people on the planet, that's a lot of fuel, and a lot of smoke.
Has any research been done into…"
Forrest Green (VorlonGuyverOss) replied to John Hunt's discussion In Jerusalem, scholars trace Bible's evolution: others speak of forgery and deception
"The evidence will speak for itself and the evidence says "FAIL" at being what it was touted to be. Most of us on this site already knew most of this by our own studies. Now the religious have to bite the bullet on the…"
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In Jerusalem, scholars trace Bible's evolution: others speak of forgery and deception
http://news.yahoo.com/jerusalem-scholars-trace-bibles-evolution-092932128.html www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5itVOexAUQyzm63cPPJabqJgexpHw?docId=6af926e599c0480daf772f95786ad395In Jerusalem, scholars trace Bible's evolutionBy MATTI FRIEDMAN -…See More
John Hunt replied to John Hunt's discussion Church evolution: "use the same words and say something totally different"
""Didn't Daniel Denett start an investigation into priests that are atheist/agnostic?"
Yes. Thank you for this. There's a link from his home page at http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/incbios/dennettd/dennettd.htm to…"
Rob van Senten replied to John Hunt's discussion Church evolution: "use the same words and say something totally different"
"The vast majority of the Netherlands still remains Apatheistic, they simply don't care. But whenever people are asked what they believe, they usually tend to answer either "I'm not convinced that a "God" exists" or the…"
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Church evolution: "use the same words and say something totally different"
One in six clergy in Dutch Protestant Church either agnostic or atheistUrgent need to "take God out of the box"www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14417362Dutch rethink Christianity for a doubtful worldBy Robert Pigott, Religious affairs correspondent, Amsterdam 5 August 2011 Last updated at 11:18See More
John Hunt replied to A3Kr0n's discussion Is health care selfish and dangerous? in the group ORIGINS: UNIVERSE, LIFE, HUMANKIND, AND DARWIN
"Interesting question, and interesting responses.
No one has mentioned fertility treatment. I can't help feeling that this is a mistake. Couples unable to reproduce suddenly can. And one sperm "donor" can…"
Comment Wall (4 comments)
- At 10:05am on June 7, 2011,
Dr. Terence Meaden said… John said: "I suspect that I WON'T get around to participating in All the 475 discussion topics: but might contribute from time to time, (other commitments permitting)."
We shall be glad to hear from you, John, whenever it is possible. Terry.
- At 5:21pm on June 1, 2011, Dr. Terence Meaden said…
Hello John, from one Englishman to another, and welcome to this rational world of Internet atheism---a haven from the superstitions and fictional god of the masses.
We invite you to make good friends by joining the busy group "ORIGINS: Universe, Astronomy, Life, Earth, Humans, Religion, Gods, Atheism, Evolution, Darwin..." with its 475 discussion topics and 2700 members.
http://www.atheistnexus.org/group/originsuniverselifehumankindanddarwin
Terence Meaden (60+; Wiltshire)
- At 7:28am on May 28, 2011,
Ken said… - Hello and welcome to Atheist Nexus. We are very glad to have you join us.
- At 9:24pm on May 27, 2011,
Ruth Anthony-Gardner said… Welcome, John! Glad you could join us. :D
Please consider joining a group to meet people and talk about anything that's on your mind, Hang With Friends.
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