[[[From: "Stephen E. Jones" <sejones@...> Subject: Re: who says religious truths have to do with the empircal? (was Gould and God ...) In the case of...
looking for references to study the (mis)uses of science in the question of racism. working on _the science and politics of racial research_ by william tucker...
... empircal? (was Gould and God ...) ... religions, "it" very much does "have a thing to do with the ... purposes and His commands how humans are to live,...
Group Attached is a copy of Australian philosopher Kim Sterelny's 1988 review of Dawkins' "The Blind Watchmaker". This originally arose on another list, when...
Group I have just rejected an application to join CED by a former member who is a member of another list and regularly posts messages critical of my...
[[[From: "pk4_paul" <pk4_paul@...> Subject: Re: who says religious truths have to do with the empircal? I would agree that Biblical accounts about people...
... intrinsically empirical but this does not pose a conflict with science. To believe this is to assert that any historical account is also in conflict with...
Commenting on the following statement: [[[How could God demonstrate his divinity? By doing things that are completely contrary to scientific laws such as...
... On the other hand, such prophecies could have provided a convinient recipe for myth-making. In and of themselves I don't think they really "prove" ...
Hello, I've been in this group for a few days now and have been reading the messages. A friend in my church suggested that I write an introduction for myself...
Group On Sat, 3 May 2003 00:07:53 -0500, cameron wrote: [...] CB>... As far as I understand, modern ... Which "modern scholarship" is that exactly? Perhaps...
Group On Sat, 3 May 2003 01:15:33 EDT, brneas67207@... wrote: BN>Hello, ... Welcome to Brent. BN>I hand't given much thought to the idea of evolutionism...
... are ... turning ... rising ... divinity ... concerning his ... covering a ... and ... recipe ... really "prove" ... Genuine prophecy dispels mythology....
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bill wald
billwald@...
May 3, 2003 4:53 pm
... For example, See "Surpassing Wonder," by Donald Harman Akenson. He lays out the theory that the Torah was written during the Babylonian captivity. ...
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bill wald
billwald@...
May 3, 2003 4:53 pm
... divinity ... his ... a ... One proper use of statistical analysis (instead of aribtrarially assigning goofy "probabilities" to prophecies) would be to...
... concerning ... covering ... and ... these ... Anything ... admit ... the ... Messiah. ... You are confusing the standard set for the prophets with the ...
... BCE. I ... lays ... pk4 replies: This "theory" runs counter to the prevailing views of scholors in both the Jewish and Christian communities. More...
Cameron, you are correct, the old testament narrative covers about 4000 years, but the authorship would certainly have been within 1000 years BC. The 4000...
SEJ> Welcome to Brent. BN> Thank you! SEJ> Maybe Brent could state what he expects to "learn" here on CED? In particular, is Brent prepared to "learn" that...
Group On Sat, 3 May 2003 19:06:31 -0400, Jon Saboe wrote: [...] JS>All that is needed to debunk the myths would be for contemporaries ... To me one of the best...
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bill wald
billwald@...
May 4, 2003 1:43 am
... claimed to be Creator, God, and >Redeemer was telling the truth by fufilling prophecies (many of which he had no control over) -- including ... desperately...
Sometimes literalism is seen as a proxy for consistency and honesty. But literalism in the name of honesty is dishonest, as there is something more. To take...
This year marks the 50th anniversary since the discovery of DNA. The occasion has been marked by conferences throughout the scientific world commemorating the...
... Please note the "as far as I understand." It doesn't leave me exempt from providing evidence, though I don't have it. *As far as I understand* it is ...
... Right, but I'm not suggesting Jesus was the myth-maker. I'm suggesting the authors of the Gospels *may* have been myth-makers. Its one thing to accept ...
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Cliff Lundberg
cliff_lundberg@...
May 4, 2003 5:41 am
... It is astonishing that an authentic report from that time should have not the slightest incongruence with the tradition, but then, no details are offered. ...
Group On Sat, 3 May 2003 19:34:23 EDT, brneas67207@... wrote: [...] ... BN>Well, I know I don't know everything. I guess that as long as you are ... ...
Group ... SJ>It is astonishing that an authentic report from that time should have not ... Cliff choses to ignore my main point (which is always gratifying...
