Hi - I hope you'll forgive the intrusion, but I thought you might be
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Thanks Stefan. That's an interesting 12 points that he raises. And I would agree with him. David Kimball ... Hi - I hope you'll forgive the intrusion, but I...
*The Boston Atheist Nequaquam nobis divinitus esse paratam Naturam rerum; tanta stat praedita culpa. -Lucretius Articles, essays and items of interest to...
<<<Should science reveal two categorically different realms of being, then naturalists would accept that finding.>>> In my mind this is tantamount to saying...
The law of nature is to survive. Therefore, superior societies are those societies that afford maximum multi-generational sustainability. I would argue that...
Hi Will, I hope you will forgive me in this particular case for not reading every post that has been prior. I am working at it, but there's a few points in...
Martin, Thank you for your thoughts. By law of nature I mean that any ethical social system that is contrary to survival is doomed to failure because the...
No problem, and thank you for your quick response and ideas. Ethics is a particular interest of mine so I'm more than happy to discuss it. <<< By law of nature...
Based on our conversation last night (Tuesday) at our group meeting, I thought you might appreciate this article in the latest issue of Psychology Today...
Will, Pure metaphysics is not based on evidence and proof. It's based on meaningfulness and emotional satisfaction. The problem with religions is that they...
Larry, Thanks for those thoughts. I have held for some time now that we have two approaches of the mind - one rational and I called the other intuitive (but...
To say that an Originator violated the laws of nature in creating the Universe is to imply that the creation of the Universe was an intentional act. But I can...
If religion is a virus, how do you prevent its more malignant strains (such as the one that lead to 9/11) from popping out periodically? What is the difference...
Supernatural belief is a special kind of delusion. I think that its salient feature is a denial of a fundamental characteristic of the universe. You can call...
Good point. A metaphor reveals truth (or points to a truth, or contains truth). But it is not true as in the binary representation of being either true or...
Will, I thought this was a great video. I realize he couldn't include everything, but when he addressed the issue of "What religious rights do students have?"...
Great Point ~ david.kimball@... wrote: Will, I thought this was a great video. I realize he couldn't include everything, but when he addressed the issue...
There are people that although they have no belief in a god of personality insist upon labeling Nature (or alternatively the creative force) as god. I have...
The relationship of Self to Nature is the same as the relationship of a ripple to a lake. There is only one substance - water (existence). Water expresses...
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