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  1. exchemist

    'Both sides are the same' rhetoric...'a potential disaster for democracy'?

    But surely assertions of false equivalence ARE a threat to democracy, aren't they? They embody and encourage superficial, lazy cynicism, lead to voter apathy and gloss over crucial differences. I should have thought any voter would have a right to be angry about that, regardless of their skin...
  2. exchemist

    Another Mass Shooting - Guess the Country

    Yes, I laughed to read about this. I'd be tempted to have a small side bet on it being some MAGA nutcase - with a GUN, naturally - who's bought the latest über-nutso conspiracy, about Taylor Swift and her man's team being tools of Biden to ensure his re-election. :laughing:
  3. exchemist

    Is the Forum Slower than Usual for You Today?

    Yes I quite often get that. If I compose a long post I often take the precaution of taking a copy with the edit function before posting. Then if it gets lost I can resurrect it. I don't know why the forum sometimes takes ages to accept a post and sometimes takes it instantaneously. There is...
  4. exchemist

    Is the Forum Slower than Usual for You Today?

    Yes much better today. I would be interested to know what has changed.
  5. exchemist

    The Old Testament - Sell It To Me!

    Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens.:rolleyes:
  6. exchemist

    The Old Testament - Sell It To Me!

    Have a nice cup of Earl Grey, brewed in that new teapot. I'm going to brew my usual blend of Darjeeling, Assam with a small pinch of Lapsang Souchong.
  7. exchemist

    The Old Testament - Sell It To Me!

    "Only the Johannine writings" includes St. John's Gospel, then. No Christian is going to dismiss one of the gospels. Many of the ideas in Christianity can be found in other religions, in some shape or form. But tell me, where can I read more about Heraclitus and the concept of logos?
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    The Old Testament - Sell It To Me!

    Most of what I have picked up comes from my parents: a committed Anglican mother and a Catholic convert father whose own father was a Methodist minister and prof of church history at Glasgow. But I did read MacCulloch (thinking occasionally of my grandfather) and learned a great deal from it...
  9. exchemist

    The Old Testament - Sell It To Me!

    Phew, I was afraid you would tell me I had got this all wrong, being a mere amateur in such matters compared with yourself! :)
  10. exchemist

    The Old Testament - Sell It To Me!

    The issue of biblical literalism has been gone over many times on this forum, but I suppose it may have passed you by. The OT has from earliest days been recognised as a literary work, incorporating legend, allegory, poetry and history. Famously, Origen, back in 200AD, pooh-poohed the notion of...
  11. exchemist

    The Old Testament - Sell It To Me!

    At a guess because of your seeming preoccupation with the violence to be found in the OT, rather than any of the religious messages it contains that have been explained to you. Fixing on the violence in it is an old trope from those hostile to religion, so I can certainly understand someone...
  12. exchemist

    The Old Testament - Sell It To Me!

    Indeed, no Christian "chucks out" the OT. Christ and St. Paul were Jews, so of course they reference the OT. The Christian belief, of course, is that the prophecies of the Messiah in the OT are fulfilled by the coming of Jesus. The OT is integral to Christianity. However, it is also evident...
  13. exchemist

    Who here believes in "Scientism"?

    What "it" are you referring to?
  14. exchemist

    NATO chief says Donald Trump puts US troops, allies at risk by saying Russia can 'do whatever the hell they want' with them

    This actually illustrates another lie on Trump's part. There is no "bill". The guideline is for members of NATO to devote 2% of GDP towards their national defence, on forces and capabilities that can be deployed to NATO if the occasion arises. So it is a commitment to the level of their own...
  15. exchemist

    Who here believes in "Scientism"?

    News reporting?
  16. exchemist

    Who here believes in "Scientism"?

    Not everything that is evidence-based is science.
  17. exchemist

    Who here believes in "Scientism"?

    No indeed. I too can have a conversation on harmony, or consonant and dissonant intervals, in terms of physics, and we can have a discussion about the compromises of equal temperament and other tuning regimes. But reductionism in music is a bit of a dead end in my view. It can only take you so...
  18. exchemist

    Who here believes in "Scientism"?

    Scientism is inappropriate reliance on science, typically by extending its remit too far or by dismissing other relevant but non-scientific considerations. So your asteroid example is a poor one. A better one (though possibly not perfect either) might be something like demolishing terraced...
  19. exchemist

    To be or not to be: Contraception the Political issue

    The availability of contraception has played a major role in the emancipation of women in the latter half of the c.20th, both their sexual emancipation and more generally by allowing them to choose when if at all to have children, and how many. It is probably not too much of a stretch to say...
  20. exchemist

    The Old Testament - Sell It To Me!

    Oh I see. Well Christianity grew out of Judaism so there are foundational concepts in the OT that are carried over to Christianity. Things like idea of one God, the creator, who is a personal God with whom one can communicate, that cares for his creation and for humanity, the idea of Man’s...
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