Hello everyone, As some of you may know I have recently put together a team of writers for a news-blog focussed on free-thought issues in India. My objective ...
Hey all, This is kinda off-subject but I was wondering how many here identify themselves as objectivists? If my intuition is right, the answer is probably...
Hi Ajita, Couldn't agree more about objectivism, see here <http://www.naturalism.org/libertar.htm#Round4> for instance. I've recently run across a naturalist...
Hey Ajita, When I first heard about objectivism I was intrigued and thought It might be something that I might agree with but I quickly found out that it...
Hi Tom, James, Thanks for your replies. Tom, I checked out the links you provided and the reasoning there has definitely helped me refine my thoughts on the ...
Ajita, While not strictly an Objectivist, there is much in Rand's philosophy that is part and parcel of the naturalistic viewpoint expounded at Naturalism.org....
Hi Rich, I just saw your response here. I'll be the first to admit that I'm no philosopher but I'll try to expand on this subject a little. We obviously...
Ajita, It is always refreshing to have a respectful debate. :) You quoted Cathy Young: "Mainstream intellectuals tend to dismiss her as a writer of glorified ...
Hi Rich, The part about her being a great philosopher or not is not important. Let's leave that out. Its just opinion. You will notice that I didn't state that...
Hello all, Sometime ago I got an invitation from somebody to join Grouply, whatever that is. I did not intend to do so but must have hit the wrong tab because...
If anyone on this forum lives in the UK and particularly in London please look out for these buses. http://www.justgiving.com/atheistbus?page=3#donationtable ...
... New to the list as of yesterday. Probably old news to most of you but in a similar vein the FFRF (Freedom From Religion) and their billboard campaign... ...
From their website: "Our Vision is a world without religious privilege" It turns out that religious belief and expression is protected by the First Amendment...
Hey Bill, I take it you're new to the group, so welcome :) No, Otis’s views are not in any way representative of the people here. He tends to pop up every...
Bill, This quote from your post: "Committed to human rights, democracy, equality and mutual respect, the BHA works for an open and inclusive society with...
As a British tax payer I would much prefer it if the UK government did not give financial support to religious schools. That is ANY religion, Christian or any...
Hello all, In the interests of meming naturalism, I have created a group for us on Atheist Nexus. The success of this group is entirely up to our community....
(I just cross-posted this to the Naturalism group at Atheist Nexus.) http://www.atheistnexus.org/group/naturalism ... In 1903, British philosopher G. E. Moore...
http://meaningoflife.tv/video.php?speaker=dennett&topic=freewill I think an important job that Dennett does is to show that it's not true to say your future is...
Dear Naturalism Philosophy Forum members, I'm writing to ask for your help in supporting the Center for Naturalism, the only organization I'm aware of,...
I wondering weather it is a commonly held belief amongst Naturalists that traditional methods of living for humans would be the most natural and therefore the...
... Get too traditional and you'll dispose of the computer enabling the reading of this email. I'd be interested to hear about your "broader beliefs and...
Hi bill, LOL. We'll I'm 5 months pregnant at the moment and I'm sure that is interfering with my thinking processes LOL. is that OK? Or a bit scary? :-) Any...
Hey Alice, Great question. :) My own personal take on the issue is this: naturalism and its fruits, science and technology, have greatly improved our lot in...
Hi Rich, I'm not opposed at all to modern technology - plumbing etc. I was reading about how margarine is made, and the effects of this processing on the...
Hi Stephen, We can think of time as a continuous line, the past one way and the future the other way. And we are at NOW in the middle. We are moving along this...
Hi Steve, Good to talk to you again, I hope I find you well. We can think of time as a continuous line, the past one way and the future the other way. And we...