http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/-t1.htm The nature of religion and mythology, superstition vs. faith, Buddhism, Christianity, atheism, psychology of religion, ancient and modern myths, and so on... Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:37:46 GMT 10 http://illiweb.com/itest/logo/default/default4.gif http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/-t1.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/looks-interesting-t2006.htm CartesianTheist ]]> Religion & Mythology Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:37:46 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/looks-interesting-t2006.htm#28370 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/looks-interesting-t2006.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/reasons-to-believe-the-kalam-cosmological-argument-part-2-t1889.htm CartesianTheist ]]> Religion & Mythology Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:58:43 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/reasons-to-believe-the-kalam-cosmological-argument-part-2-t1889.htm#26997 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/reasons-to-believe-the-kalam-cosmological-argument-part-2-t1889.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/reasons-to-believe-the-kalam-cosmological-argument-part-1-t1883.htm CartesianTheist 1. Everything which has a beginning has a cause. 2. The universe began to exist. 3. The universe had a cause of its existence. [The most plausible being capable of being that cause - using Occam's Razor - is what we call God. I recognise this will need establishing a bit more.] Try to stay with this cosmological argument please? We an look at other arguments elsewhere. If you want a short and simple intro to Cosmological arguments check this: Religion & Mythology Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:27:24 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/reasons-to-believe-the-kalam-cosmological-argument-part-1-t1883.htm#26824 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/reasons-to-believe-the-kalam-cosmological-argument-part-1-t1883.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/does-god-exist-christopher-hitchens-vs-william-lane-craig-t1933.htm CartesianTheist Does God Exist? The debate between Christopher Hitchens and William Lane Craig on April 4th, 2009. If you have the stamina the other 16 parts can be found on you tube. Religion & Mythology Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:20:47 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/does-god-exist-christopher-hitchens-vs-william-lane-craig-t1933.htm#27580 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/does-god-exist-christopher-hitchens-vs-william-lane-craig-t1933.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/if-you-re-going-to-prove-the-existence-of-god-t1902.htm Conrad
too many threads, too much to read...]]> Religion & Mythology Sat, 15 Aug 2009 05:31:07 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/if-you-re-going-to-prove-the-existence-of-god-t1902.htm#27148 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/if-you-re-going-to-prove-the-existence-of-god-t1902.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/why-there-almost-certainly-is-a-god-by-keith-ward-t1891.htm CartesianTheist 'Why there almost certainly IS a God' by Keith Ward Those of you who have read Richard Dawkins' 'The God Delusion' will immediately notice that Ward has inverted the title of Chapter 4 from that book: 'Why there almost certainly is no God'. Ward's book is a reply to that chapter of his book and Chapters 2 'The God Hypothesis' and 3 'Arguments for God's Existence'. Many professional philosophers have questioned whether Dawkins has the philosophical credentials to write on the subject ... Religion & Mythology Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:34:50 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/why-there-almost-certainly-is-a-god-by-keith-ward-t1891.htm#27005 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/why-there-almost-certainly-is-a-god-by-keith-ward-t1891.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/watch-dawkins-get-all-polite-t1888.htm CartesianTheist This lost clip was an interview made for Dawkins' highly inflamatory programmes 'The Root of all evil'. The one where he goes around interviewing mostly religious fundamentalists. Obviously the scientist and theologian, Alister McGrath did not fit in with the tone of the programme. Maybe, also, Dawkins does not come out of this interview looking like the only intellectual in the room? What is clear is that suddenly when faced with a fellow Oxford Professor in the room [as they both were at the ... Religion & Mythology Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:16:07 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/watch-dawkins-get-all-polite-t1888.htm#26968 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/watch-dawkins-get-all-polite-t1888.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/upb-and-is-ought-t1907.htm Anonymous Stefantologists do not recognize Hume's "is/ought dichotomy", which states that we can NOT derive (logically) an "ought" from an "is". Their argument against this exceedingly simple truth, is based on two exceedingly retarded rhetorical tricks. The first trick, is ignore the distinction between DESCRIPTION and PRESCRIPTION, and the second trick is for them to deny or refuse to have any interest in logic and it's application. Let's look at the first ... Religion & Mythology Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:29:12 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/upb-and-is-ought-t1907.htm#27243 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/upb-and-is-ought-t1907.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/question-t1901.htm nelle As I've been observing the various debates going on over the past few days, I've been wondering, do we at LiMi consider ourselves to be tolerant of diversity? It's wonderful to watch a spirited debate, make no mistake about that....and debating is certainly not my forte. I enjoy watching and learning from the sidelines. However, in a world where there are so many people who believe in so many different ways, wouldn't it be wise to embark on our journey toward truth with a respectful ... Religion & Mythology Sat, 15 Aug 2009 02:13:56 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/question-t1901.htm#27128 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/question-t1901.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/dan-dennett-recieves-the-richard-dawkins-award-t196.htm Anonymous
For some reason part 1 won't on the forum, so here's the link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jN78A-Wa14]]> Religion & Mythology Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:50:03 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/dan-dennett-recieves-the-richard-dawkins-award-t196.htm#1411 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/dan-dennett-recieves-the-richard-dawkins-award-t196.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/reasons-to-believe-aquinas-five-ways-t1892.htm CartesianTheist ]]> Religion & Mythology Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:59:57 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/reasons-to-believe-aquinas-five-ways-t1892.htm#27008 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/reasons-to-believe-aquinas-five-ways-t1892.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/theism-and-evolution-part-1-t1879.htm CartesianTheist See here for the other 7 parts: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=F17AE177389A4B9B Please watch the documentary before judging! I find it strange that there is so much of a debate about theism and evolution on the internet. In England here theists have always embraced evolution. We burried him in Westminster Abbey! Why would the church have done this is they were at odds the way fundies curretly suggest? It is actually young-earth creationism that is the modern phenomena ... Religion & Mythology Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:18:48 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/theism-and-evolution-part-1-t1879.htm#26751 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/theism-and-evolution-part-1-t1879.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/is-atheism-similar-to-religion-t1886.htm CartesianTheist The rest of the programme can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=5EEE474F4C7B3B75 Religion & Mythology Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:46:48 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/is-atheism-similar-to-religion-t1886.htm#26869 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/is-atheism-similar-to-religion-t1886.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/the-atheist-philosopher-banned-from-fdr-t1884.htm CartesianTheist When this video was posted at the FDR website all hell broke loose! [Excuse the pun.] I don't think I've ever seen such venom before. Maybe it's because he dissed Dawkins. Maybe it's because he's a philosopher so you can't merely dismiss him? Maybe it's because he takes some of the simple atheist rejections of theism and destroys them. I suspect it was all of the above. Poor fellow! Religion & Mythology Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:58:45 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/the-atheist-philosopher-banned-from-fdr-t1884.htm#26846 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/the-atheist-philosopher-banned-from-fdr-t1884.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/religious-fringers-on-libertarian-websites-t1772.htm vichy I'm sure the rest of you have read or run into religious weirdoes on libertarian websites, so I was wondering what you thought the best you've read were? The one that caught me earlier was on Mises.org when I was reading some comments on Michael Shermer's views: http://blog.mises.org/archives/007603.asp Quote:Observations that humans naturally deduce and animals do not are the kind that lead people toward the intelligent designer thesis. The boldest even dare to call him God. That same omniscient ... Religion & Mythology Sun, 31 May 2009 20:14:24 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/religious-fringers-on-libertarian-websites-t1772.htm#25583 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/religious-fringers-on-libertarian-websites-t1772.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/europe-and-the-working-time-directive-t1719.htm jawol(48) The European Working Time Directive wants us to restrict our working lives to a maximum of 48 hours per week with 11 hours between shifts, a minimum of 1 full 24 hour period away from work in 7 days or 48 hours continual break after 12 days. There is currently an opt out clause in the directive should an employee not wish to be bound by the directive, but Brussels and the Eurocrats are trying to do away with this right and some member states have all ready agreed to this. In the UK our Euro ... Religion & Mythology Tue, 12 May 2009 21:03:16 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/europe-and-the-working-time-directive-t1719.htm#24998 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/europe-and-the-working-time-directive-t1719.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/ayatollah-sayyed-mohammad-hussein-fadlullah-t1541.htm vichy I was reading an article on Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlullah over at the Wall Street Journal ( http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123698785743625933.html ) and I came across this comment: Quote:Our problem in the Arab world is that people fear their rulers and therefore fall short of changing them, whereas the natural course of things is that rulers should fear their peoples. Finding this kind of interesting, I went over to the Ayatollah's website and read a bit of it. Obviously, it's full ... Religion & Mythology Sat, 21 Mar 2009 01:23:44 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/ayatollah-sayyed-mohammad-hussein-fadlullah-t1541.htm#22808 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/ayatollah-sayyed-mohammad-hussein-fadlullah-t1541.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/easter-at-the-new-hope-church-t1622.htm vichy So I went to the New Hope church this Eastor's Day, and it was pretty funny. It's one of those liberal Christian churches (though it's still distinctly supernaturalist). It started out with the pastor guy talking about how we had to give ourselves up and believe in Jesus even if we don't understand it. How the Hell are you supposed to 'believe in' something you don't understand? He then went on to tell us that this will give us supernatural aid. So far, so silly. Then he put some videos ... Religion & Mythology Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:32:36 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/easter-at-the-new-hope-church-t1622.htm#23852 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/easter-at-the-new-hope-church-t1622.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/secular-humanism-is-calvinist-atheism-t1565.htm vichy "When the last Puritan has disappeared from the earth, the man of science will take his place as a killjoy, and we shall be given all the same old advice but for different reasons." - Robert Lynd "Our Atheists are pious people." - Max Stirner I've been long aware of the parallels between Christianity - especially 'inner light' (IE, democratic) American Christianity - and Progressivism, Welfare Statism and the 'secular humanism' that a lot of atheists profess. I recently read pt. 2 ... Religion & Mythology Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:35:52 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/secular-humanism-is-calvinist-atheism-t1565.htm#23056 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/secular-humanism-is-calvinist-atheism-t1565.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/atheism-contra-agnosticism-t1190.htm vichy Again, an FDR cross-post but essentially self-contained. I presume you know of or can access the basic agnostic and atheist arguments on the web. Logical Refutations of God, and thereby Agnosticism: Gods are usually defined as having supernatural powers, which is logical rubbish; anything which interacts with Universe must be part of the Universe and must behave in accordance with its properties; if either of these were false there is no logical meaning to 'existence'. Omnipotence ... Religion & Mythology Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:36:22 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/atheism-contra-agnosticism-t1190.htm#18070 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/atheism-contra-agnosticism-t1190.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/lunch-with-a-christian-t1482.htm ExyPhylo Today I had lunch with a colleague. The discussion somehow moved to my frustration with some Christians and their inability to think or even simply discuss the history of the Bible. Once the conversation turned toward Christianity, I began being preached to as if I was to hear the word of God for the first time in my life. When the conversation began I wasn't interested in talking about religion or faith even. Rather I was interested in hearing her thoughts in regard to a simple question. ... Religion & Mythology Thu, 05 Mar 2009 06:10:10 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/lunch-with-a-christian-t1482.htm#21901 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/lunch-with-a-christian-t1482.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/breakcom-had-something-of-interest-who-new-t1395.htm caljones http://www.break.com/index/how-to-imagine-the-tenth-dimension.html]]> Religion & Mythology Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:09:42 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/breakcom-had-something-of-interest-who-new-t1395.htm#20884 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/breakcom-had-something-of-interest-who-new-t1395.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/buddhist-suffering-the-necessary-law-t1237.htm kimochinews Thinking about Austrian economics and the Labor Theory of Value (LTV) has led me down a path of interesting conclusions. I've held these ideas for about a year now and brought them up in conversation, and now I feel that it's time to subject them to peer review! I don't know anything about Kant. Recently my friend casually remarked to me, "Kant claimed that although we could imagine other worlds where different laws hold true, there are some laws that would hold true for any possible ... Religion & Mythology Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:25:52 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/buddhist-suffering-the-necessary-law-t1237.htm#18795 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/buddhist-suffering-the-necessary-law-t1237.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/eckhart-tolle-s-the-power-of-now-t1102.htm Conrad
Am reading it now, not sure about it yet. I very much like some stuff, but am quite skeptical about other bits (whereas I would not have before I think)]]> Religion & Mythology Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:55:59 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/eckhart-tolle-s-the-power-of-now-t1102.htm#16737 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/eckhart-tolle-s-the-power-of-now-t1102.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/yoga-forums-t1236.htm kimochinews Hi guys! I've just started doing hatha yoga. Hatha yoga refers to the physical aspects of yoga that we typically just call 'yoga' in America. Yoga in the more general sense incorporates a variety of disciplines, such as meditation and ethics. I have a couple survey-like questions for the liberated minds out there: 1) Do any of you do hatha yoga? 2) Do you know of a good place to discuss hatha yoga online? I'm particularly interested in grounding these ancient disciplines ... Religion & Mythology Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:13:03 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/yoga-forums-t1236.htm#18787 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/yoga-forums-t1236.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/if-you-have-any-questions-about-buddhism-post-them-here-t819.htm egreves Hey, I guess maybe a few of you know me, a few of you don't. Anyway, I'm planning to ordain as a Buddhist monk in Thailand in the next couple of months. I've basically stopped posting on all websites (for quite a while), but I still occasionally browse this forum as I have some more respect for what goes on here than any other place I know about. In any case, I'm not here to debate or engage in long-winded intellectual gobbledygook, and I don't have all the answers by a long shot. But, ... Religion & Mythology Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:29:46 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/if-you-have-any-questions-about-buddhism-post-them-here-t819.htm#10826 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/if-you-have-any-questions-about-buddhism-post-them-here-t819.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/joseph-campbell-s-darkness-t985.htm blackacidlizzard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TcSyUIDAso]]> Religion & Mythology Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:58:39 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/joseph-campbell-s-darkness-t985.htm#14290 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/joseph-campbell-s-darkness-t985.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/walter-block-about-libertarianism-and-religion-t830.htm Conrad sure to provoke heated responses]]> Religion & Mythology Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:47:46 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/walter-block-about-libertarianism-and-religion-t830.htm#11035 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/walter-block-about-libertarianism-and-religion-t830.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/hallelujah-t814.htm Conrad Zeb and I were listening to a Leonard Cohen song last night, 'Hallelujah' and it dawned on me that that word is one of the most beautiful, intrinsically transcendental words in our languages. One of Nick Cave's most beautiful songs is also called "Hallelujah" and in both the Cohen and the Cave song when they sing "Hallelujah" it is sort of an acknowledgement of the Higher, they stop using words and just sing the word and it's all they can do and it seems intrinsically meaningful although ... Religion & Mythology Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:48:55 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/hallelujah-t814.htm#10773 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/hallelujah-t814.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/defining-atheism-rough-draft-t514.htm Anonymous This is incomplete, and only a rough draft based on the accumulation of some posts I've made on the subject. I enjoy semantical arguments like this. Atheism is a pretty important defining characteristic for a person if you live in America. Dunno how significant it is psychologically, but I ENJOY being an Atheist here in the bible belt. Don't pay attention to the chapter headings, they are rough at the moment as well. Quote: Atheism Chapter 1: The Etymological Fallacy and its Misapplication. Common ... Religion & Mythology Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:48:10 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/defining-atheism-rough-draft-t514.htm#6223 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/defining-atheism-rough-draft-t514.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/it-s-a-terrible-tradition-t465.htm Nielsio Transcript of Joseph Campbell - Sukhavati, place of bliss. it's a terrible tradition. a degradation and denial of nature. and the serpent cursed and woman along with it. they eat the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil and god thinks. and now that they've eaten of this fruit, lest they should eat the fruit of the other tree in the garden, the tree of immortal life and become as we are.. therefore god kicks them out of the garden. in our religious system ... Religion & Mythology Mon, 31 Dec 2007 04:02:38 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/it-s-a-terrible-tradition-t465.htm#5301 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/it-s-a-terrible-tradition-t465.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/does-buddhism-make-you-advanced-t339.htm galets This is a quote from another thread, but I thought it's going to be more appropriate to create a new line of discussion... Nielsio wrote:In retrospect it's interesting to see how unadvanced we all were back them (I'm talking about compared to what I've learned since then, mostly from Buddhism). All it would have taken to fix the situation back then would have been to say: "Niels, do you think anger is a good way of solving problems? Do you feel you have a choice in the matter to become ... Religion & Mythology Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:45:41 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/does-buddhism-make-you-advanced-t339.htm#3391 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/does-buddhism-make-you-advanced-t339.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/the-four-horsemen-t404.htm Anonymous
This is a two hour conversation between Dawkins, Hitchens, Dennett, and Harris. It's fantastic.

http://richarddawkins.net/article,2025,THE-FOUR-HORSEMEN,Discussions-With-Richard-Dawkins-Episode-1-RDFRS]]> Religion & Mythology Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:12:36 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/the-four-horsemen-t404.htm#4433 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/the-four-horsemen-t404.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/is-philosophy-a-science-t353.htm galets There was a pretty interesting point raised in one of the recent conversation, which is: is philosophy a science? Let me give you my take on it and tell me what you think Obviously, it's not possible to assert that the red color that someone can see is seen uniformly by all. Same way, people may or may not uniformly understand the meaning of words. Moreover, we all have a freedom of speech; therefore I could use the word Jumbo-Juice when I mean to say "mouse". As a matter of fact, ... Religion & Mythology Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:06:40 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/is-philosophy-a-science-t353.htm#3559 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/is-philosophy-a-science-t353.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/what-is-a-metaphor-t370.htm Nielsio http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfBxU2aEbp0
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Religion & Mythology Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:46:59 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/the-value-of-religious-nonsense-t174.htm#1039 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/the-value-of-religious-nonsense-t174.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/don-your-god-helmets-t163.htm mike barskey Here is a fascinating article about a theory (and progress towards proof) that the existence of god is due to electrical activity in certain parts of the brain. Quote:In a series of studies conducted over the past several decades, Persinger and his team have trained their device on the temporal lobes of hundreds of people. In doing so, the researchers induced in most of them the experience of a sensed presence—a feeling that someone (or a spirit) is in the room when no one, in fact, is—or ... Religion & Mythology Mon, 08 Oct 2007 05:33:24 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/don-your-god-helmets-t163.htm#960 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/don-your-god-helmets-t163.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/god-is-a-taoist-raymond-smullyan-t154.htm Conrad Is God a Taoist? Raymond M. Smullyan, 1977 Mortal: And therefore, O God, I pray thee, if thou hast one ounce of mercy for this thy suffering creature, absolve me of having to have free will! God: You reject the greatest gift I have given thee? Mortal: How can you call that which was forced on me a gift? I have free will, but not of my own choice. I have never freely chosen to have free will. I have to have free will, whether I like it or not! God: Why would you wish not to have ... Religion & Mythology Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:08:59 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/god-is-a-taoist-raymond-smullyan-t154.htm#888 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/god-is-a-taoist-raymond-smullyan-t154.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/the-nature-of-religious-language-t20.htm Conrad If religious language was meant in a literal way it is very very poor science that has been discredited for ages. People who believe religious theories would then be superstituous (as probably most people who call themselves religious are) If religious language was meant in a metaphorical way you should be able to translate the metaphor into a mere statement of fact. It would then be a sentimental way of putting general moral lessons. Instead I think (Wittgenstein has been my main influence ... Religion & Mythology Sun, 05 Aug 2007 18:42:42 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/the-nature-of-religious-language-t20.htm#20 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/the-nature-of-religious-language-t20.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/why-get-married-t80.htm mike barskey I tried to express my opinion about marriage on FDR, here, but some of my questions were ignored, I gave up. I think marriage has one of two bases (or both) in history: religious or governmental-related. I disagree with both. The religious aspect is easy to disregard: there is no god, so any religious reason for marriage is equally bogus. Government involved in marriage in many ways. You must pay government (a specific fee, on top of your stolen tax money) for their permission ... Religion & Mythology Sat, 15 Sep 2007 00:10:46 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/why-get-married-t80.htm#262 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/why-get-married-t80.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/the-man-on-the-right-killed-the-sister-of-the-man-on-th-left-t59.htm Zebra Foal Quote:“Christianity is not a doctrine, not, I mean, a theory about what has happened and will happen to the human soul, but a description of something that actually takes place in human life. For ‘consciousness of sin’ is a real event and so are despair and salvation through faith. Those who speak of such things (Bunyan for example) are simply describing what has happened to them, whatever gloss anyone may want to put on it.” www.thestar.com/News/Ideas/article/249845 Religion & Mythology Sun, 26 Aug 2007 19:27:00 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/the-man-on-the-right-killed-the-sister-of-the-man-on-th-left-t59.htm#130 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/religion-mythology-f9/the-man-on-the-right-killed-the-sister-of-the-man-on-th-left-t59.htm