... I hope I don't turn anyone off when I say that I am a huge fan of the "Four Horseman of the Counter-Apocalypse": Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam...
Tony writes: _______________ Modern science has found a cosmic mind/divine providence to be untenable. _______________ Science can find no such thing. Science...
Religious people are always trying to claim that science proves their religion is true. This is true of atheists as much as it is of theists. More so, maybe. ....
I think it is a mistake to assume historical stoic figures would have adopted a secular view of life had they had access to modern scientific knowledge. How...
... untenable. ... wishing ... establishing causal ... particular ... big ... about frame ... starting ... in, and ... framework of ... these rules ... cannot...
Tony wrote: I feel a little like Richard Rorty here. I want to eliminate any distinctions between science and philosophy. Both are different tools but they are...
Thank you Malcolm. I see, and agree, with what you mean about science being indifferent to the pursuit of virtue. I personally would see science as a...
... But I think what Malcolm is saying is: 'how can science inform our ethics so that we are better able to pursue a virtuous life'? How does science have...
... But I think what Malcolm is saying is: 'how can science inform our ethics so that we are better able to pursue a virtuous life'? How does science have...
... With this I completely agree--the heart of Stoicism is its ethics [not that the Stoics didn't say many interesting things about other subjects, but it is...
... with ... and ... I'm ... use ... Free ... even ... would ... it's ... As you may probably gather, I do not wish to use science in the ordinary sense....
... I am a religious person, and I am not always trying to claim that science proves my religion to be true. Your assertion is therefore false. Has any...
I thought Malcolm made an obvious typo which you may have overlooked. I thought he intended to write "I do NOT see just what it is that scientific method can...
... I don't recall you contributing, so you may have missed the thread that began in January entitled "Consciousness" which revolved around the free Open...
Gich, You are right. I have a dream that someday I will manag to send a message to the list that does not contain some such mistake, or a typo. Malcolm --- On...
... Biological Naturalism which (quite briefly) states that consciousness is a feature that emerges from certain (as of yet unknown) neuronal activities. It is...
Keith wrote: I am a religious person ................................... Hi Keith, That's interesting. Just which religion are you practicing? Malcolm --- On...
Helloes. I recently joined this group, some of you may remember my absolutely enormous introduction post. I am but a high school student, and the lingo of this...
... the lingo of this place threatens to make my head explode every time I try to understand a post. Is there any place that explains stoicism with smaller...
Hello Keith In your document dated 20 February 2005, which I downloaded some time ago, you write "Please do not copy these files to anyone else without...
Hi Keith, Of course, it all depends upon what we understand by "religion" and "science," but in your own country in the late 18th and early 19th century there...
A couple more reflections stimulated by the Michael Ruse book Darwin and Design already mentioned in my recent response to Keith. Darwin himself apparently did...
The split between science and philosophy advocated by some is actually rather un-Stoic, if we go by what we know about the early Stoics. I suspect it is even...
Jan, It is possible to talk about this using either modern terminology, or using Stoic terminology, but not both at once. I think it is clear that if words...
All, If I may interject I have an interest in evolution, I thought this may be a good place to insert my thoughts and questions on the matter. I often see the...
Given your interest in evolution, Kevin, you ought to find the Michael Ruse book of interest. For instance, on p. 158 he describes how Mendelian genetics,...
... I agree--the point of using the word 'random', or speaking of 'chance', as I see it, is to deny that there is a purpose, plan, or design involved in the...
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