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Philosophy, Fantasy, and Science Fiction: C.S. Lewis' Space Trilogy (Lecture 4)

This is the fourth session in a new series of monthly lectures and discussions, spanning the year 2016 and hosted by the Brookfield Public Library. This year the ...

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Martin H commented on 27 Apr 2016

This series deserves far more views. So far it's been fascinating, and I know absolutely nothing about philosophy!

Gregory B. Sadler commented on 27 Apr 2016

+Martin H Glad you're enjoying it.

tehdii commented on 20 Apr 2016

I was thinking about this dying of religion question. As always after watching one of your lecture I opened some sites about thinkers, culture, etc. I stumbled upon this site: //www.icr.org/article/creative-evolution-anti-darwin-theory-won-nobel/ and this sentences: Bergson used "detailed scientific arguments as well as philosophical ones" to support his view and gained many followers among well-educated intellectuals, [...] The theory did not gain lasting followers among naturalistic biologists, though, and his theory of origins has now been abandoned, largely due to a lack of empirical evidence. Thinking in this way If religion was a theory it could be abandoned at some point. After all it is generally speaking some sort of system of thoughts and Believes. But in other hand empirical evidence in many cases are hard to come by in modern science... Struggle between imagination and things that can be described by "algebra" will be constantly present i suppose. Remark about "P.K. Dick's shelf" got me thinking ;) I have a bonus question ;) I am currently reading everything there is in my library about William Blake. Would you consider in the future some "lectures" about him? Thinking about this lecture in general and about those paragraphs from trilogy I was reminding myself of mythos Blake had created :)

Gregory B. Sadler commented on 20 Apr 2016

+tehdii I would consider doing lectures on Blake, but I have so many other projects lined up or projected, that it would be a while before I'd get to them

Nick Weech commented on 20 Apr 2016

As Lewis folds his learning into his writing, even the Narnia ones, you use your learning and study of the past to help unpack the relevance of both areas to us in this disturbed modern era. Thanks for taking time & sharing your enthusiasm with us all.

Gregory B. Sadler commented on 20 Apr 2016

+Nick Weech You're very welcome!

Nick Weech commented on 20 Apr 2016

Great series on writers Greg. Any plans for Ray Bradbury later?

Gregory B. Sadler commented on 20 Apr 2016

+Nick Weech If they ask me back for another year, quite likely. As it is we've already got eight more talks lined up for the year

Hugo von Hoffmanstahl commented on 19 Apr 2016

Currently watching this while devouring 10 (yes, 10) Burger King savers burgers (5 chicken burgers, 5 cheese burgers, all for $10). I'm double orgasming.

Gregory B. Sadler commented on 20 Apr 2016

+Hugo von Hoffmanstahl That's a lot of burgers. I think I could eat 10 White Castle, when I'm hungry, but probably not 10 Burger Kings

Hercules Excites the Earth's Atmosphere with a Charge of Blue Fire Light

www.heartscenter.org—Hercules Excites the Earth's Atmosphere with a Charge of Blue Fire Light. Elohim Hercules' message was delivered through David ...

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Dawn Fucile commented on 19 Jan 2015

THANK YOU BELOVED HERCULES AND BELOVED DAVID on behalf of 7 Billion humans, Beloved Gaia and all of her creatures ! We are so grateful for this timely message. LOVE and LIGHT ALWAYS

Hercules Invictus commented on 22 Apr 2016

Thank you for sharing this powerful message David! I am looking forward to exploring the Heart Center Community and its teachings.

Matthew Lewis receives an honorary degree.

Harry Potter star Matthew Lewis talks about his delight at receiving an honorary degree from Leeds Metropolitan University. For more information please visit ...

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Humans wiped out the mammoth and other prehistoric giants say researchers

It is one of the most enduring mysteries in the Earth's history, but scientists believe they can finally point the finger at humans for wiping out ice age giants like the ...

Mercurian Delivery of Engrams of Light to our Higher Self

Hermes Trismegistus, also known as God Mercury, comes for the reintegration of our consciousness with the diamond fire of God's will. S U B S C R I B E * T O ...

William Lane Craig vs Lewis Wolpert 9/12

Is God a Delusion? Professors William Lane Craig and Lewis Wolpert debate. Moderated by BBC's John Humphrys. Hosted by the University and Colleges ...

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LucyHarcarty commented on 06 Dec 2012

why answer a pointless question like that, it's up to him..you already knew the answer anyway because atheists go to extraordinary lengths to know about him and slander him like you did. i spoke to an atheist once who said that bc WLC said something in 1992, that means he must be lying 20 years later when he has a slightly different opinion! & you expect him to fuck about and answer off-topic questions like that just so that you can laugh at it or something. no shame, where's humanity, all gone.

LucyHarcarty commented on 07 Dec 2012

i couldn't care less about vagueness, i was complaining about the slander/libel, so i only mentioned vagueness to give you an opportunity to make it clear if there was any justification, which you haven't done. also wrong about evolution if you're speaking about the idea that it in fact happened & accounts for all diverse life--that is a million miles from empirical science, it's a massive extrapolation; it could be justified as our best theory, we can discuss if you like, but that's all really.

LucyHarcarty commented on 06 Dec 2012

if you criticised "his work" which is equally vague as "about him" then fine, but you said he was lying which IS about him & is slander [or libel bc typed, idk]--unless YOU can prove it. evolution is by definition speculative. there could be good evidence for some or all aspects of it, but no kind of proof for the whole theory if that's what you mean. & obviously you don't really think 'telling someone' constitutes knowledge for the person told. be more specific if you like, otherwise=pointless.

gotsda commented on 02 Feb 2013

"Why is it wrong to a kill a person?" If you kill a person within the group you are in it weakens the group. If you kill someone who is attempting to harm the group you are in then it is within the group a moral act as it benefits the survival of the group. "What is your objective morality based on other than your opinion" - Whether an action is ultimately beneficial to the group we are taking into consideration. Why is rape wrong? it damages an individual, trust is lost. Weakening the group.

MysticalTheosis commented on 02 Feb 2013

" Whether an action is ultimately beneficial to the group we are taking into consideration." are beneficial actions always moral? So ultimately your "objective" morality is based on not damaging the gene pool of a given group? Am I right to assume that in your moral system, a person's value is solely determined by the usefulness of their genes? Would it be moral to commit infanticide on children that are predisposed to psychopathic behaviors? This would be an efficient way to minimize crime..

gotsda commented on 02 Feb 2013

"Morality is relative in atheistic world view." Actually, no. I'm an atheist, and I believe that morality is objective. As in, morality is what is most beneficial for a group. Therefore morality can vary between groups, depending on size or circumstance, but we can definitively say that an action could be the most beneficial (even if only in heinsight) and therefore that action is the most moral. This explains why rape, murder, theft and certain lies are immoral. Doesn't require subjectivity.

destituteneedsjob commented on 27 May 2012

cont. God, on the other hand, is not a computer made by people, having finite capabilities, abilities and properties. If you are talking about some entity that has any of those features you aren't talking about God, you're talking about a human concept. Of course whenever we're talking about God we're talking about a human conception of God just as we can only talk about human conceptions of the universe. What you say was Wolpert's point couldn't be more pointless or more banal due to that

gotsda commented on 02 Feb 2013

But let me take these examples further: You are right, some cultures kill their children based on sexuality in China for example, this is to have a boy which are thought to bring more pride to the family. But despite them (or some of them) thinking this is moral I will explain why from the definition I gave previously it is not. It damages the gene pool, decreases the amount of one sex making overall reproduction rates fall. Not to mention the waste of life. It overall weakens the group.

Chonn23 commented on 17 Jul 2012

By your own logic you refuted yourself -- how logical. But does logic lead to atheism? Harldy, but it does lead to: 1. Things pop into being from nothing (worse than magic) - Krauss 2. The denial of free will (but he believes moral duties are objective?) - Harris 3. The universe brought itself into being (logically incoherent) - Dennet 4. There is no good or bad (but he claims religion is bad?) - Dawkins I think it is more accurate to say that atheism leads to an incoherent world view.

Life of Brian commented on 21 Aug 2013

You describe your atheism accurately. You simply reject God, and ignore all the implications of this rejection. Similarly, I could reject the heliocentric universe and be perfectly complacent about it, and say "I don't have a belief system; I just reject the heliocentric universe, and leave it at that". I could then have a wildly incoherent practical belief system, (i.e. I believe in cell-phones, but not quantum mechanics on which the tech is based) and not care about the incoherence.

This Memory commented on 27 Feb 2012

@utubepunk Actually pointless point taken. From all that I said you chose to reply about a website I couldnt access. A website that proves nothing. I gave you a website that explains most of these "contradictions." All of this is besides the point. You want someone to prove God exists. Prove that theres a Creator of everything that exists. Once someone does that then you should speak about the Bible whether it says this or that.You problem is actually believing nothing begins to exist

This Memory commented on 27 Feb 2012

@utubepunk Zeus' parents werent the creators of the universe. There was "nothing" called Chaos and it gave birth to the first goddess, Gaia. Making her caused. To be the Creator of the universe you must be uncaused, beginningless. To even support Greek mythology you must believe "nothing" was the cause of everything. God by definition is eternal. He exists necessarily. Nothing about Him suggests He cant. The universe however has reasons why it can't be eternal. Theres no contradiction

This Memory commented on 22 Feb 2012

@utubepunk There is so much wrong with what you just said. First, God is eternal by definition. He never began to exist. He has always existed. Meaning uncaused. Second, nothing just begins to exist? So you're telling me the Big Bang Theory is wrong which says that all matter and energy even space and time came into being at the time of the Big Bang? Really? Even thermodynamics suggests matter and engery isn't eternal. Lastly no reason was given why God can't create matter and energy.

This Memory commented on 23 Feb 2012

@utubepunk Answers your KCA revision: reasonablefaith(DOT)org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=8846 Okay, this is where you've lost and resorted to empty speech. I've provided one argument among many for the existence of God. All you've done is argue that I'm saying "Ta Da! God did it." You're even suggesting matter and energy is eternal when everything we know says the opposite. I'm sorry but you're not looking for the truth. You're just being uncompromising for the sake of atheism.

utubepunk commented on 22 Feb 2012

@ThisMemory You disbelieve all gods but one. I got one further. Self-fulfilled prophecies don't count. Amazing how those prophecies originate with the Jews who don't believe Jesus fulfilled them. The bible isn't very reliable as original stories were given via oral tradition & then copied & translated to various languages over time. Anybody could write a "historical" book & fill it with falsehoods. Jesus was just another cult leader claiming to be a messiah. Plenty of'em back then.

gotsda commented on 02 Feb 2013

Because races are defined by people, not by nature. There is no genetic defining factor for a race. So it is wrong to seperate people along racial boundaries as it damages humanity (a group as a whole) so in terms of treating humanity as a group it is anti-beneficial. So if you decided race was a defining boundary (it isn't) then you could argue it was a moral thing to do. But if you talk about humanity as a whole, destroying a race is immoral. Not to mention unneccasary suffering.

gotsda commented on 02 Feb 2013

"We have enough people on earth; raping and murdering few isn't going to affect the entire population." False. What if one of those murdered has the one gene that will prevent us being wiped out by a disease. "wars have beneficial effects" Depends on the war. I'm not saying humanity as a whole, I am saying a specific group. So an action may be moral to one group as it may benefit them, but will negatively effect another group. So a war, may be moral for one group, but not another.

LucyHarcarty commented on 08 Dec 2012

if WLC wanted to sue he could but you're probably safe; your lawyer might argue that because you are just some anonymous rabbit on the internet there is no likelihood that the slander will be believed. & again, "telling someone" (especially on the internet) is not enough to establish fact--the person could be wrong, or lying, or endless possibilities. & so we also have a case now of 1 person's word against another (Loftus), assuming you're right..so what??--how biased you must be!

utubepunk commented on 23 Feb 2012

@ThisMemory No reason given why god can't create matter? Wow. Why even bother with science & reality? When its all said & done, you're just gonna check the box that says "Ta da! My bible god did it. Magically!" KCA only argues for a first cause (does so badly since nothing we know just begins to exist). Anything u add to that, u do so with your own religion & bias. Scientists really don't know if the universe had a beginning- we don't know what was going on prior to the big bang.

utubepunk commented on 22 Feb 2012

@ThisMemory Read carefully- nothing just begins to exist. You haven't provided one example. The one example you provided was creation ex materia- ie, your parents created you. In which case, previous existing matter was assembled to make you. You're arguing for creation ex nihilo, in which your god affected nothing to create something, which is absurd. Also introduces infinite regress- who created god? Your definition of god describes nothing & the leap to "personal" is absurd.

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