I didn't know this before but apparently the Book of Genesis contains two stories of the creation which have been combined by some editor(s). The same thing...
... I don't think that's a heretical view; I think most scientists (at least those who have a decent grounding in the philosophy of science) would agree with...
The evolution of religion [Extracted from the article by Helen Philips in New Scientist Magazine, 1 September 2007, entitled "Is God Good?". Recent years have...
Robin wrote: "I don't think that's a heretical view; I think most scientists (at least those who have a decent grounding in the philosophy of science) would...
... The Dalai Lama does indeed practice a from of Tantra - there are 57 varieties. Since I don't know the details of Trungpa's misbehaviour, I can't really say...
I was googling Epictetus recently and came across Michael Trapp's review of Keith Seddon's book: "Epictetus' Handbook and the Tablet of Cebes. Guides to Stoic...
Peter: Perhaps the answer is that while all descriptions are metaphoric, some metaphors function better than others. To use the old saying, a map is...
Amos wrote: "Perhaps the answer is that while all descriptions are metaphoric, some metaphors function better than others. To use the old saying, a map is not...
Actually, I meant "Scientific Progress" not "Programs" in my previous subject line, but I guess nobody noticed. No big deal. What is perhaps equally...
I don't see how one could research the correlation of religion and good behavior without simultaneously asking whether there is a correlation between religion...
Jan writes: _______________ Some of the most vigorous advocates of taking a good, hard, scientific and empirical look at religion are atheists. _______________...
... [snip] (1) With regard to "Epictetus's own brand (of stoicism)", what is the ... I'm not sure what he's trying to say here. Eppictetus certainly had his...
Well, that's a predictable response. It's the old, old, story, you tell them you're an anarchist, you tell them you believe in non-violence, and they come out...
... Sorry, but I didn't see any lampooning here, nor do I see the connection with the deranged nutter. Can you explain? Robin -- Robin Turner IDMYO Bilkent...
Yes, I read Jan's reply as a piece of sarcasm. I interpreted his message as 'Why bite the hand that feeds you? It's all very well to deny progress but in the...
... I certainly didn't see it as a bit of sarcasm, but rather as a qualification to what Jan said earlier about the tendency of science to progress. In his ...
Yes, but where are the results of this 'betterment of the world' to be found? There are still wars, plagues continue, disasters go on, tyranny abounds. . . if...
Roger Scruton, April 12, 2007 http://rightreason.ektopos.com/archives/2007/04/better_off_with.html#more Better off without religion? 'We would be better off...
Steve: I think that you're right that such studies are not likely to be objective. First of all, good character means something different in Tehran than...
Peter writes: _______________ Yes, but where are the results of this 'betterment of the world' to be found? There are still wars, plagues continue, disasters...
... When people talk about a belief in progress, they can mean one of several things, e.g. 1. a belief that human beings, under some circumstances, can improve...
... And I would guess that most if not all of the studies have been conducted in secular countries, where people have a fair amount of choice as to which...
... But are we happier than our ancestors? Happiness is a much better guide to 'progress' of a society than the 'material progress' you mention. ... Tell us...
... Atlantic and disrupting the Gulf Stream, and the result is plunging Europe (and several of the folks in this email group) into another ice age, while...
... If I remember rightly, we discussed this issue before without managing to reach a conclusion. I would say it depends on who we class as "we" and which of...
Robin, I grew up against the backcloth of the cold war and the possibility--the virtual inevitability according to some--of all out nuclear war and with it the...
Well, Steve, thanks for the thoughts. But as I said to Robin progress is for me alone in the here and now of my life: I have to do something about me. As for...
I just must say it occurs to me that faith in progress verges on religion. It is a plea of those in depair: "Oh please god let there be progress otherwise...
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