Hello everyone, This is part 1 of 3. We continue to find ourselves in Subsection B of Section 2 of Chapter II of Part II of 'The Human Phenomenon'. Within this...
This is part 2 of 3. The final paragraph of part 1 applied to multicellular creatures. What are we to say of the unicellulars, the monerans and the protists?...
This is part 3 of 3. It is possible that the mastodons and the mammoths could not adapt quickly enough to the warming climate. Perhaps they were unable to...
_http://darwiniana.com/2006/09/04/a-question-for-dworkin/#more-1814_ (http://darwiniana.com/2006/09/04/a-question-for-dworkin/#more-1814) Dworkin in the NYRB:...
Blank A young monk arrives at the monastery. He is assigned to helping the other monks in copying the old canons and laws of the church by hand. He notices,...
Hello everyone, Here is an article by George Coyne, SJ, Director of the Vatican Observatory that further addresses the ID debate. It's written for the general...
... From: whitewolfe To: white wolfe Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 12:44 AM Subject: [teilhard] copying the old canons Blank A young monk arrives at the...
Thanks! This looks great. I've skimmed through it and just printed it out. I will be forwarding this link wherever conversations about evolution come up, which...
Hi Jelke and all, I just saw somewhere the cover of Time or Newsweek with a picture of a large luxury car with a cross as a hood ornament, the cover story...
Hi Dave and all, I agree with your last three paragraphs. (The rest is OK too but simply means that there is much more to go around today then ,say, in Jesus'...
Dear Judy, Thanks for sending us this absolutely splendid pdf copy of an article "Is God a Scientist? - A Catholic Astronomer Looks at Evolution" by Father...
Hello everyone, ... We often deal with serous, weighty themes on the list, and so it is pleasant, now and then, to break the studious mood with a dash of...
...that you would plumb the more subtle nuances without which humor could not exist is pleasing...at the heart of the subject - to paraphrase and liberally lao...
I did read it and thought it was pretty good until he mentioned that he saw God anthropomorphically. I didn't know that educated people can still see God as a...
HI Brian and all, If you want religious jokes, sign up with beliefnet. They'll send you a joke everyday. They are free and often very good. Re celebacy, sex is...
... Thanks, Judy :-) ! The uppercase letters in the above quote of your response are mine. A careful reading of the article (and in this case even the...
I expected this critique (sm.) as I was fully aware that Fr. Coyne did not directly say that he saw God anthropomorphically. Yet when talking about God and...
Hi Janice, You are right, I jumped to an unwarranted conclusion. Yet, I don't think that the difference between 'seeing' and 'talking' is really that great....
...lol...loverly...succinct...bullseye...consciousness as love is always unfolding itself...that is evolving...love into higher love....larger and larger...
Hi Jelke, Indeed "Love" is not a person. I agree wholeheartedly! And Fr Coyne did express that "God is love" in so many words, when he ... I can understand...
... Janice and all As an engineer, I take exception to the above statement 'Design diminishes God'. It is surely within the capability of an engineer to 'love'...
Richard, thank you for sharing your perspective so eloquently. You have given me a new vision of God as the loving engineer, for which I'm very thankful. ...
Thanks, Richard, your point is well taken :-) ! I do indeed bless all engineers as I make my way through this life. Bless you and all for your contribution to...
Hi Richard, Yes there are many different paths to God. In Hinduism they recognize four main ones: The path of Jnana, of the intellect and knowledge, the...
Yes, there are many different paths. (See my post to Richard). There is one I did not mention, the Tantric path. This is a very dangerous path. Many cults,...