As for the Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act, it's been on my radar since it passed in the House in September. A bi-weekly review of GovTrack, the U.S. Supreme Court, the ACLU, and the PA Supreme Court websites keep me apprised of the slow but steady erosion of our civil liberties. (It k...

Mr. P. and Chris, thanks for the welcome. I do hope to become a regular. I really think this forum will provide a lot of information on a field that is relatively new to me with regard to scholarly research. I am looking forward to learning about the different positions, which is why I am happy ther...

Asana wrote:Quote:Every reader that has read "WITNESS THE REAL" has had a profound life changing experience after reading the book. "The Instruction" is more of a guide to "WITNESS THE REAL"If you read through the 77 page book it will happen to you too. It is not necess...

Mad, just a quick thought on one of your notes:Quote:"His efforts were crowned with success if his name was perpetuated in the memory of his fellow men by being associated with an insect." So in a roundabout way, the protagonist is attempting to connect with people. Memory seems to be an u...

Just a reminder, though I imagine the people on this forum don't need reminders to vote.BTW, why oh why is THIS such an issue?

It seems the fisherman had a change of heart.No Longer Selling Letters

Quote:Rose, Frank's point about the supposed retreat of the notion of God seems to me related to something like Dennett's suggestion that theology has been incresingly preoccupied with the task of shielding religious belief by shrouding it in a "pious fog".Dennett's on my "to be read&...

I read Part 1 and have been turning these thoughts around in my head today. The narrator describes the constant motion of the sand, claiming that it "certainly" is "not suitable for life." The protagonist also describes the sand's "ceaseless movement" as being in stark ...

Quote:I find it interesting that the definition of what constitutes a god has evolved over the years. It has become less defined, less humanlike, and more mysterious. This is how your god reacts to the wisdom of critical thinking, he becomes amorphous and hides.Frank, interesting point. I never cons...

Well, a lot of privacy issues are circumvented when the person or persons who may be affected are dead. Therefore, there are things like medical records, even letters and journals, the contents of which are revealed after the people and their immediate descendants are dead. Take for instance Virgini...