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8/8/2010 9:27:10 PM Posted: 7 years ago Announcement to students:
Introduction to critical thinking starts this Monday at 4:00 pm Pacific Time. I hope to see lots of you there. Best, Freeman Chancellor of Propaganda and Foreign Relations in the Franklin administration. "I intend to live forever. So far, so good." -- Steven Wright |
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8/8/2010 9:28:54 PM Posted: 7 years ago At 8/8/2010 9:27:10 PM, Freeman wrote: And since there is no "philosophy" forum, it will probably take place in the religion forum. Chancellor of Propaganda and Foreign Relations in the Franklin administration. "I intend to live forever. So far, so good." -- Steven Wright |
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8/8/2010 10:19:44 PM Posted: 7 years ago At 8/8/2010 9:28:54 PM, Freeman wrote:At 8/8/2010 9:27:10 PM, Freeman wrote: oh the irony... evidently i only come to ddo to avoid doing homework... |
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8/8/2010 10:30:20 PM Posted: 7 years ago At 8/8/2010 10:19:44 PM, belle wrote:At 8/8/2010 9:28:54 PM, Freeman wrote:At 8/8/2010 9:27:10 PM, Freeman wrote: Ahahahahaha In the middle of moving to Washington. 8D "If God does not exist, then chocolate causing cancer is only true for the society that has evidence for that." --GodSands |
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8/8/2010 10:32:48 PM Posted: 7 years ago Hey, theists can think critically too. ;) At least some can...
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8/8/2010 10:35:09 PM Posted: 7 years ago At 8/8/2010 10:32:48 PM, InsertNameHere wrote: Of course, no disagreement there. Religion itself, on the other hand... In the middle of moving to Washington. 8D "If God does not exist, then chocolate causing cancer is only true for the society that has evidence for that." --GodSands |
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8/9/2010 12:07:47 AM Posted: 7 years ago At 8/8/2010 10:35:09 PM, Yvette wrote:At 8/8/2010 10:32:48 PM, InsertNameHere wrote: That's a bit of a generalization as the Dharmic religions are generally founded upon critical thinking. "We must raise the standard of the Old, free, decentralized, and strictly limited Republic." -- Murray Rothbard "The worst thing that can happen to a good cause is, not to be skillfully attacked, but to be ineptly defended." -- Frederic Bastiat |
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8/9/2010 2:15:23 AM Posted: 7 years ago At 8/9/2010 12:07:47 AM, GeoLaureate8 wrote:At 8/8/2010 10:35:09 PM, Yvette wrote:At 8/8/2010 10:32:48 PM, InsertNameHere wrote: I have a question, Geo. Let's say you somehow proved basic and major and foundational points of Buddhism totally wrong. Would you still consider yourself Buddhist? Imo, what defines religion is that basic aspects of it don't change. When they do, there's a split. As opposed to science, where the "basic tenets" just get revised. In the middle of moving to Washington. 8D "If God does not exist, then chocolate causing cancer is only true for the society that has evidence for that." --GodSands |
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8/9/2010 3:27:37 AM Posted: 7 years ago At 8/8/2010 9:27:10 PM, Freeman wrote: That's 12pm GMT D: Pizza. I have enormous respect for Pizza. |
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8/9/2010 6:44:33 AM Posted: 7 years ago At 8/9/2010 12:07:47 AM, GeoLaureate8 wrote:At 8/8/2010 10:35:09 PM, Yvette wrote:At 8/8/2010 10:32:48 PM, InsertNameHere wrote: Follow unfounded assumptions and magical things happen to you? No. I am voting for Innomen because of his intelligence, common sense, humility and the fact that Juggle appears to listen to him. Any other Presidential style would have a large sub-section of the site up in arms. If I was President I would destroy the site though elitism, others would let it run riot. Innomen represents a middle way that works, neither draconian nor anarchic and that is the only way things can work. Plus he does it all without ego trips. |
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8/9/2010 10:11:04 AM Posted: 7 years ago Education would probably be a better forum than Religion.
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8/9/2010 11:33:38 AM Posted: 7 years ago Well, I'm a student, but I probably won't be around at 4pm.
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8/9/2010 2:53:49 PM Posted: 7 years ago At 8/8/2010 9:28:54 PM, Freeman wrote:At 8/8/2010 9:27:10 PM, Freeman wrote: Ok, I'm going to have to pick up a friend from work at 4:30 today. So it will begin tomorrow at the same time, since I will probably be busy after 6:00. Moreover, I realize there are some people from Britain and other countries here. So it would be nice if someone could brainstorm a good meeting time if 4:00 is bad. Chancellor of Propaganda and Foreign Relations in the Franklin administration. "I intend to live forever. So far, so good." -- Steven Wright |
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8/9/2010 2:58:00 PM Posted: 7 years ago Freeman, what do you say to putting it in the Education forum instead?
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8/9/2010 3:26:21 PM Posted: 7 years ago At 8/9/2010 2:58:00 PM, mongeese wrote: Yeah, that's a good idea. I'll do that. Chancellor of Propaganda and Foreign Relations in the Franklin administration. "I intend to live forever. So far, so good." -- Steven Wright |
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8/9/2010 7:06:16 PM Posted: 7 years ago Has it been up yet?
: At 8/17/2010 7:17:56 AM, I-am-a-panda wrote: : Hey dawg, i herd you like evangelical trolls so we put a bible thumper in yo bible thumper so you can troll while you troll! Arguing with an atheist about God is very similar to arguing with a blind man about what the Sistine Chapel looks like Marilyn Poe Strikeeagle wrote The only way I will stop believing in God is if he appeared before me and told me that he did not exist. |
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8/9/2010 7:17:29 PM Posted: 7 years ago At 8/9/2010 2:15:23 AM, Yvette wrote: It depends. Certain aspects of Buddhism could be falsified while leaving much of Buddhism still in tact. That's because it is not a revealed religion where, if one aspect of the holy text can be proven to be false, then it doesn't have divine origin. But that's not the case with Buddhism. Even the Dalai Lama himself said, if any new scientific discovery contradicts a tenet of Buddhism, we must throw it out and accept the scientific answer. Buddha laid out on what terms things should be accepted and acceptance is not based on dogma. "Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it." -- the Buddha Imo, what defines religion is that basic aspects of it don't change. When they do, there's a split. As opposed to science, where the "basic tenets" just get revised. Well, the core tenets of Buddhism won't change or be overturned. "We must raise the standard of the Old, free, decentralized, and strictly limited Republic." -- Murray Rothbard "The worst thing that can happen to a good cause is, not to be skillfully attacked, but to be ineptly defended." -- Frederic Bastiat |