tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post2623018863976922909..comments2024-03-22T06:22:08.010+00:00Comments on Stephen Law: CFI events at Oxford Literary Festival next weekStephen Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02167317543994731177noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-5896878409059694352010-03-23T20:07:45.879+00:002010-03-23T20:07:45.879+00:00Just finished listening to Polkinghorne's Quan...Just finished listening to Polkinghorne's <i>Quantum Theory: A Very Short Introduction</i>. He is so smart it's sick. The fact that he seems willing to accept the basic tenets of Christianity makes me fear for the future of humanity.<br /><br />Best read of the week - <i>A Case of Conscience</i> by James Blish. This 60 year old science fiction novel describes a Jesuit priest investigating a godless alien race on the planet Lithia, 50 light years from earth. Great stuff.<br /><br />For a laugh by the pool,I also recommend Colin McGinn's <i>mindfucking</i>. McGinn is a great example of why,in my preferred reality, philosophers would be treated like rock stars.<br /><br />TAM [from Trelawny Parish, Jamaica]The Atheist Missionaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07191035196328725888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-23882324965133957822010-03-23T06:49:58.625+00:002010-03-23T06:49:58.625+00:00http://engforum.pravda.ru/showthread.php?t=280780
...http://engforum.pravda.ru/showthread.php?t=280780<br /><br /><br />Einstein puts the final nail in the coffin of atheism...<br /><br /><br />*************************************<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7vpw4AH8QQ<br /><br />*************************************<br /><br />atheists deny their own life element...<br /><br />add some comment moderation to your blog of blasphemy...idiot...DMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11389651479904502758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-51700585964045174012010-03-22T04:48:55.376+00:002010-03-22T04:48:55.376+00:00hello stephen, i was wondering if you would care t...hello stephen, i was wondering if you would care to do a post on this websites(http://www.thefirmament.org/) "proof of god." i just watched the video on the site and was not really sure what to think about it.ryan andersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-53209549783523425562010-03-21T17:01:14.002+00:002010-03-21T17:01:14.002+00:00http://engforum.pravda.ru/showthread.php?t=280780
...http://engforum.pravda.ru/showthread.php?t=280780<br /><br /><br />Einstein puts the final nail in the coffin of atheism...<br /><br /><br />add some comment moderation to your blasphemy blog...DMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11389651479904502758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-40172893187897060722010-03-20T05:54:06.563+00:002010-03-20T05:54:06.563+00:00What Sort of Faith Schools Are Acceptable, If Any?...<i>What Sort of Faith Schools Are Acceptable, If Any? Stephen Law vs Peter Stanford</i><br /><br />Would love to hear this debate. I find it hard to think that anyone starting now come up with faith schools as a good idea. I guess his arguments will be along the lines of:<br /><br />- Tradition. We've had them for a long time. An obvious fallacy. <br /><br />- Morality. Religion somehow gives us morality that we can't get elsewhere. Probably the most persuasive with many people, but little to support this argument either. Look at places where religion has declined, they appear to be no more immoral than places where it is prevalent; sometimes better.<br /><br />- Parent's wishes. The evidence for this is patchy to say the least - and even if this were true, should the state pay?<br /><br />- Community cohesion. Counter-intuitive, I know, but I have heard this one argued. Northern Ireland? Oldham?<br /><br />Best of luck.<br /><br /><a href="http://atheistinchurch.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">AtheistInChurch</a>AtheistInChurchhttp://atheistinchurch.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-25784031699971656462010-03-20T03:21:04.943+00:002010-03-20T03:21:04.943+00:00I'd be very interested in the Polkinghorne vs ...I'd be very interested in the Polkinghorne vs Papineau debate, though I've read neither of them - just interested in that particular argument.<br /><br />Hi Martin,<br /><br />John Searle in <i>Mind</i> quotes an amusing anecdote from Bertrand Russell on solipsism: <i>"I once received a letter from an eminent logician, Mrs Christine Ladd Franklin, saying that she was a solipsist, and was surprised that there were no others."</i><br /><br />Regards, Paul.Paul P. Mealinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14573615711151742992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-23996402887752590502010-03-19T19:09:46.472+00:002010-03-19T19:09:46.472+00:00no plans to, no. will post my notes though.no plans to, no. will post my notes though.Stephen Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02167317543994731177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-91266164028688351712010-03-19T18:40:23.668+00:002010-03-19T18:40:23.668+00:00?
There it is. I found it.?<br /><br />There it is. I found it.The Man in the Furry Hathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03710148876729910619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-7881309479440897652010-03-19T18:37:21.824+00:002010-03-19T18:37:21.824+00:00Stephen
Will any of these debates be "youtub...Stephen<br /><br />Will any of these debates be "youtubed". I know, I know, I know, but it was only a matter of time before somebody used the term.The Man in the Furry Hathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03710148876729910619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905686568472747305.post-11189078053751294452010-03-18T22:10:44.583+00:002010-03-18T22:10:44.583+00:00I am positing a theory that everyone has one ultim...I am positing a theory that everyone has one ultimate truth, and one article of faith. Not everyone is the same, my article of faith is that I am not a solipsist. I have never come across a sound argument that demolishes the case for solipsism, so I just have to "have faith" that I am not alone.<br /><br />Having said this, you can probably see I will have a problem in not funding faith schools. The only type of schools I would be able to fund would be for those devoted to solipsism. Autistic schools, perhaps. But these would be promoting autism, rather than compensating for its effect.<br /><br />Somehow, something always has to held in faith. Perhaps it's safer to do this when the faithful are explicit in their aims?Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08240399669150057121noreply@blogger.com