Dissident Heart,
Thank you for the welcome. I am happy to have found this community. When you point to shalom, or peace and well-being, are you speaking of a personal final goal, or a societal one?
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- Tue Oct 23, 2007 3:04 pm
- Forum: Religion & Philosophy
- Topic: Is there a good?
- Replies: 39
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- Tue Oct 23, 2007 11:25 am
- Forum: Authors: Tell us about your NON-FICTION book!
- Topic: Suggestions for our Freethought Book - Q1, 2008
- Replies: 5
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Here's a book I would like to read: Truth: A Guide by Simon Blackburn. Some reviews: From Publishers Weekly Admirably sketching the battle lines currently staked out over the idea of objective truth, a Cambridge professor of philosophy makes his subject lively and accessible even as he parts some of...
- Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:02 am
- Forum: Religion & Philosophy
- Topic: Is there a good?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 12491
- Mon Oct 22, 2007 7:51 pm
- Forum: Religion & Philosophy
- Topic: Is there a good?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 12491
- Mon Oct 22, 2007 6:16 pm
- Forum: What non-fiction book should we read and discuss next?
- Topic: Suggestions for our non-fiction Book - Q1, 2008
- Replies: 20
- Views: 13786
One of the books on my must-read list is The Stuff of Thought by Steven Pinker. From Booklist Experimental psychologist and cognitive scientist Pinker is fascinated by the symbiosis between language and thought. In this stimulating volume, a continuation of the discussion found in The Language Insti...
- Mon Oct 22, 2007 5:48 pm
- Forum: Religion & Philosophy
- Topic: Is there a good?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 12491
- Sun Oct 21, 2007 7:58 pm
- Forum: Religion & Philosophy
- Topic: Is there a good?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 12491
Dissident Heart, Is the force or call you refer to have a source external to the human mind or is it a product of the interdependent web you mentioned, of which the individual is a component? Also, would you consider the source to be an intelligent entity? Although I am not familiar with the discipl...
- Sat Oct 20, 2007 6:37 pm
- Forum: What non-fiction book should we read and discuss next?
- Topic: Official Poll - Freethought Book for Nov. & Dec. 2007
- Replies: 14
- Views: 9864
- Sat Oct 20, 2007 6:34 pm
- Forum: What non-fiction book should we read and discuss next?
- Topic: Official Poll - Non-Fiction Book for Nov. & Dec. 2007
- Replies: 14
- Views: 9100
- Fri Oct 19, 2007 8:49 pm
- Forum: Religion & Philosophy
- Topic: Is there a good?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 12491