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Sam in WV replied to Joan Denoo's discussion AC Grayling rips into the latest attempt to bridge the God-science gap in the group ORIGINS: UNIVERSE, LIFE, HUMANKIND, AND DARWIN
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"I always thought Descartes posited his thesis on duality mainly to placate the church and keep that authority off his back. He was best known in his time as a mathematician (including theorems). His "philosophy" was…"
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"The original name of this documentary when it was broadcast in Britain was The Root of All Evil? Substantively, it is very different from the book first puiblished in 2008/2009. "
Sam in WV replied to Anthony Jordan's discussion Darwinian Evolution and Survival of the Fittest in the group ORIGINS: UNIVERSE, LIFE, HUMANKIND, AND DARWIN
"Environmental sifting may be a good way of describing natural selection, but "survival of the fittest" is not.
That dubious piece of phraseology did not emerge from Darwin, but social philosopher Herbert Spencer, even…"
Sam in WV replied to Sean Fracek's discussion The Mythicist Position: Where does religion originate? Mythicist Milwaukee in the group ORIGINS: UNIVERSE, LIFE, HUMANKIND, AND DARWIN
"I do not think the mythicist assertions and underlying information are off topic for Atheist Nexus at all. This particular group pertains to the discussion of evolutionary biology and its impact on humankind both as stated theory and in…"
Sam in WV replied to Sean Fracek's discussion The Mythicist Position: Where does religion originate? Mythicist Milwaukee in the group ORIGINS: UNIVERSE, LIFE, HUMANKIND, AND DARWIN
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I have corresponded with D.M. Murdoch, aka Acarya S, starting about 12 years ago and I have proffered favorable review of some of her books on Amazon. From an anthropological standpoint, I think there is merit to the…"
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- At 11:46pm on December 2, 2012,
Steph S. said… - Great avatar Sam - I love the Grinch.
- At 6:30pm on October 10, 2010,
Joseph Higginbotham said… - Sam in WV:
What's the best way to reply here on this channel? Breaker, breaker good buddy?
- At 4:25pm on August 30, 2010,
Jo Jerome said… - Hi there - Doing some catching up on the last few months of the do-you-believe-Jesus-existed thread that I missed. Sorry now that I missed it. *Really* enjoyed your refreshingly complete, thought out critique of the Josepheus/Tactius references.
In re-examining the issue, I think the main problem is that Christianity is so huge, Jesus is such a household name, that most people (many a scholar included) seem to start with the given that Biblical Jesus is an exaggeration of an otherwise real person whose biography, sayings and deeds are in the bible. Starting from that given, it's very easy to find facts that fit the theory. "See? Even Josephus says there was a Jesus!"
I'm intrigued with the approach (and why more people don't approach it this way) from a default of doubt, a la Descartes. "Biblical Jesus is a total fabrication. Prove otherwise." Suddenly, the same evidence *could* be pointing to biblical Jesus, or a number of Jesuses who got mashed into one, or any number of known events that get tacked onto one name, or there was a local folk-hero Jesus but didn't say or do anything close to resembling anything in the scriptures.
Or even that it could have been entirely fabricated. Maybe not as probable, but certainly plausible.
Anyway, as I'm trying to break back into the thread I was reviewing past posts and wanted to give a thumbs-up on yours. ;-)
- At 3:58pm on May 20, 2010,
Loren Miller said… - RAWR-BAZZLE!!! Icon Infidel! Avatar Absconder!!! 50 lashes with an al-dente noodle for YOU!
- At 6:42pm on April 27, 2010,
Pansy said… - LOVE your avatar!!!! hahahahaha
- At 3:53pm on December 31, 2008,
Dr. Terence Meaden said… - Welcome to Atheist Nexus and to the active group ORIGINS.
- At 1:17pm on December 31, 2008,
Dallas the Phallus said… - Welcome to Atheist Nexus.
- At 11:43am on December 31, 2008,
Fr33think3r said… - Welcome to A|N. Are you Max or the Grinch?
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