. Coyote
re: C.S.Lewis' essay: "The Weight of Glory" as posted by pokoj here: http://www.bigthink.com/faith-beliefs/9020 Sorry pokoj, I do not share your enthusiasm. Lewis is arguing that god exists solely in the quantum world, or in the Big Bang that originated this universe rather than in the real ... Read More
Taming the Dragon Earth Day, April 22, 2008 On Earth Day I contemplated a defense of the consumer. There once was a cruise ship powered by a nasty dragon. While providing steam to drive the ship, he also demanded a daily sacrifice of a passenger. He preferred young women. The people ... Read More
In response to 'finding your self in hell' by thatguy http://www.bigthink.com/faith-beliefs/9260 Most near-death experiences report heaven like conditions: love, light, deceased loved ones... while a minority are hell-experiences. Most of these report, not a lake of fire, but a rejection, or a ... Read More
Arianna Huffington is here promoting her new book, I see. She speaks of 'VIGOROUS DISCUSSION' yet will NOT ALLOW it on her blog, Huffington Post. A place where most days each comment must be vetted by a thuggish censor before it appears, rendering conversation impossible, as this process can take ... Read More
Where this argument specifically addresses charges posted by cerenziam, that Morality and Charity can only come from a belief in god and Christianity, it is a response to Christian CHAUVINISM in general. ( See original posts here: http://www.bigthink.com/faith-beliefs/9116 ) The argument that ... Read More
Religion in a Modern WorldPete Peterson: Be a good, helpful human being.http://www.bigthink.com/faith-beliefs/350 I think it is important to realize that making-the-world-a-better-place has a specific meaning. It means human-centric, as in making the human experience in this world better. Eco ... Read More
Noam Chomsky equivocates For a long while I have wondered where the far-left goes to get their fill-up of false anti-American and anti-Israel propaganda. And look: today I found some in Mr. Chomsky's sad little video. I understand that Chomsky has a reputation as an intellectual, but if his ... Read More
The obvious:The Middle East contains most of the world's oil reserves in a time of Energy Scarcity (end of cheap energy and Peak Oil). No more SuperGiant oil fields have been discovered since the second World War, and they are mostly found in Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Iran. The oil fields of Iraq ... Read More
http://www.bigthink.com/the-world/the-middle-east/8943 Azar Nafisi Professor, Johns Hopkins Univ.; AuthorUploaded on 03/18/2008 Azar Nafisi posted: "Calling them the Muslim world – why don’t we call France, England, Germany, and United States the Christian world?" ... Read More
Religion in a Modern World was: http://www.bigthink.com/faith-beliefs/6856 now, but edited: http://bigthink.com/ideas/3020 So, if I understand this correctly, the place of Religion in a Modern World, according to Jim Wallis, is the importance of balancing reflection and social activism. That ... Read More
Who really has the power in Washington?Mitt RomneyFmr. Governor, Massachusetts (R)http://www.bigthink.com/policy-politics/1386 Who really has the power in Washington?Mr. Romney, everyone knows where the real power is. It is not with the government, for if it was, Congress would not be so fearful ... Read More
http://www.bigthink.com/faith-beliefs/8160Re: What is your definition of God? 100 words or less. Bard63 posted;'God is the name we give to the ideas we create to make our ignorance more bearable' Response:God is the name we give to the ideas we create to inspire us to raise our eyes up from the ... Read More
What GOD do you believe in? Many cultures throughout human history have developed various concepts of who and where god is. It is too easy to say that your god exists in your heart - that is to say that god exists because you believe it - but if god is real, where is s/he? If we cut open your ... Read More
Re: How should the Bible be interpreted? was here: http://www.bigthink.com/faith-beliefs/1560 Now here: http://bigthink.com/ideas/4336 The following is a synopsis of the argument Richard Cizik VP Government Affairs, National. Assembly of Evangelicals posted. It is a typical Christian ... Read More
Taking Christ out of Christianity:Avant garde pastor teaches a new Christianity where the-way-you-live is more important than beliefs. ..............'With or Without God: Why the Way We Live is More Important than What We Believe.'(Published this week by Rev. Gretta Vosper, Toronto's West Hill ... Read More
Before any discussion of faith and reason can begin we need to define the parameters as both words have diverse meanings. I would assume that when we discuss the coexistence of Faith and Reason, that we are discussing the mutually exclusive definitions of the terms. Most of the comments I have ... Read More
A rare occasion of faith, reason and compatibility with science: Our father, who art in heaven;our mother, the earth:we are your children... In this twenty first century scientifically understood world we need a god that MEASURES OUR UNDERSTANDING rather than insulting our knowledge. And in the 21 ... Read More
The Sun is our father in heaven. Our father, who art in heaven;our mother, the earth:we are your children... All life in our biosphere begins as energy from the Sun, a monstrous seething mass of fusion blasting the earth, yet coddling the planet within her embrace as she barrels through space. In ... Read More
About . Coyote
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Our father, the Sun;
our mother, the Earth:
we are your children,
borne in your embrace.
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