You probably wouldn't say that a scientist is uncovering unoriginal ideas when posing new theories of physics, or a mathematician producing work in a well...
Gubster Bug
gubsterbug@...
Dec 1, 2000 10:14 am
471
... I would agree with your counter-claim if you had said: "I would not say that the new testament of the Christians was pertinent to the Kenites." Jesus, on...
Mr. Christopher Plane...
cplaneau@...
Dec 1, 2000 1:46 pm
472
In a message dated 11/30/00 8:15:05 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... I am interested to know if you subscribe to what apparently was intended by the remark --...
Saicho@...
Dec 1, 2000 3:03 pm
473
Mr. Planeaux, Thanks for your informative reply. I see more what you mean ,now. Hencon...
hencon
hencon@...
Dec 1, 2000 4:00 pm
474
On the issue of whether, as Copleston suggests, we should study the old Greeks because they are Shakespeare-equivalents, or because they are important...
Whit
whit@...
Dec 1, 2000 5:23 pm
475
... I opine that Whitehead used a secondary definition of footnote: "something related to but of lesser importance than a larger work or occurrence." I concur....
Mr. Christopher Plane...
cplaneau@...
Dec 1, 2000 6:08 pm
476
... On the generalization regarding historians of art and music: The _good_ ones deal with material that _does_ require artistic or musical talent for critique...
Whit
whit@...
Dec 1, 2000 9:40 pm
477
In a message dated 12/1/00 10:10:59 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... While the ultimate source of a monotheistic concept is obscure (I believe predating Yaweh) is...
Saicho@...
Dec 1, 2000 10:37 pm
478
From: Chuck Hlavac Regarding statements addressing the evolution of intelligence: I really believe that our (homo sapiens sapiens) physical and biological ...
silk
smbc1@...
Dec 2, 2000 7:39 am
479
In a message dated 12/1/00 11:40:36 PM Pacific Standard Time, smbc1@... ... All animals must deal with four requirements: sustenance, procreation, defense...
Saicho@...
Dec 2, 2000 2:18 pm
480
Chao/Silk and Richard: Yes, I am aware of the time span,,,I was just pointing out that our particular species was recent (100,000 years or so), and that ...
Chuck Hlavac
chlavac@...
Dec 2, 2000 4:12 pm
481
In a message dated 12/2/00 8:16:00 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... Yes, and one might even suggest "inevitable" to replace "possible." Richard [Non-text portions...
Saicho@...
Dec 2, 2000 4:39 pm
482
... I do not know what you might mean by "connection," and I, for one, am not convinced there is an "ultimate source" for a monotheistic concept. The issue for...
Mr. Christopher Plane...
cplaneau@...
Dec 2, 2000 6:10 pm
483
... Richard, Great quote (can I trouble you for the citation?). But I'm not sure that it supports your claim that it expresses a belief "that even before the...
Whit
whit@...
Dec 2, 2000 7:58 pm
484
In a message dated 12/2/00 12:00:01 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... Interesting point -- I don't know if I agree with you, but it certainly is a possibility....
Saicho@...
Dec 2, 2000 8:15 pm
485
csp, thanks for your lengthy response -- your remarks are in quotes: "I do not know what you might mean by "connection," and I, for one, am not convinced there...
Saicho@...
Dec 2, 2000 8:51 pm
486
Silk here: Lets all give thanx to all who strive to better explain lifes complexities! Sometimes an idea works better in another mind than the one from which...
silk
smbc1@...
Dec 3, 2000 10:47 am
487
... [snip] ... [snip] ... Not enough evidence, I would surmise -- and I fear, in any case, that you would have to pick an extended time period. The general ...
Mr. Christopher Plane...
cplaneau@...
Dec 3, 2000 2:33 pm
488
In a message dated 12/3/00 6:34:58 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... cps -- we are all biased one way or the other. What’s important is what we do with those...
Saicho@...
Dec 3, 2000 4:19 pm
489
In a message dated 12/3/00 6:34:58 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... I don't understand the applicability of your analogy. I am not dealing with "single reasons"...
Saicho@...
Dec 3, 2000 5:57 pm
490
Well, I went out and bought Copelston's first volume. Now what? Where and how do we start? A question: Why was Copelston chosen? Why not Russell's or another's...
Saicho@...
Dec 4, 2000 1:09 am
491
... Imho, the decision to worship one god does not equate necessarily to looking for a "primary cause." You are presupposing that such a god is necessarily...
Mr. Christopher Plane...
cplaneau@...
Dec 4, 2000 1:44 pm
492
In a message dated 12/4/00 5:45:15 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... cps -- the tone of this response indicates that we've come to the end of this discussion. ...
Saicho@...
Dec 4, 2000 2:31 pm
493
... Richard, thanks for bringing out this story. It's probably true that any ink blot will be seen by us as related to the 'four basics.' Yet I think there's a...
Whit
whit@...
Dec 4, 2000 4:47 pm
494
In a message dated 12/4/00 8:49:07 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... Thanks for the lengthy reply. I have no argument against shamanic "wonder" playing a role in...
Saicho@...
Dec 5, 2000 1:11 am
495
I've always thought that 'wonder' was closer to 'agape'" in the sense of wonder about Existence, rather than about specific things, or 'essents'..... There is...
Chuck Hlavac
chlavac@...
Dec 5, 2000 8:46 pm
496
... I don't want to just be glib, but if someone said to you "But I find it easy to imagine such activities," then where is the discussion? If you were a...
Whit
whit@...
Dec 5, 2000 9:59 pm
497
Whit’s lengthy response seems to carry one main explicit point -- or so I read it -- and that is we humans are more than mechanistic creatures solely devoted...
Saicho@...
Dec 6, 2000 4:07 am
498
In a message dated 12/5/00 12:48:45 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... Sounds like a good starting point to me. Richard [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Saicho@...
Dec 6, 2000 4:09 am
499
In a message dated 12/5/00 12:48:45 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... While the importance of language in philosophy has waxed and waned in this century, I am...
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