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Chris OConnor  Rhodes Scholar BookTalk.org Owner

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Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 12:55 am Post subject: Ch. 2 - Some Questions About Science
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Ch. 2 - Some Questions About Science
Talk about Chapter 2 here or create your own threads.
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Loricat  Graduate Student

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Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 12:01 pm Post subject: Re: Ch. 2 - Some Questions About Science
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So in Chapter 1, Dennett proposes his virus metaphor, in Chapter 2 he uses analogies of the studies of music and sex (and Santa Claus!) to sway fundamentalists opinions towards the scientific study of religion.
I found these to be quite compelling arguments. What about the rest of you? "All beings are the owners of their deeds, the heirs to their deeds."
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Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 6:29 pm Post subject: Re: Ch. 2 - Some Questions About Science
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| My only problem with this chapter is that, from the viewpoint of someone who has already accepted the thesis that there's no reason not to examine religion through the lens of science, it's pretty tedious. In fact, I rather wish that Dennett has compacted most of this first section into a single, far more brief chapter. Fewer analogies, fewer anecdotes, more to the point. The first section is all basically the same argument towards getting religionists to continue with the larger project, and if they're not convinced by the first chapter, I seriously doubt they're going to bother with chapters two and three. |
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Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 10:49 pm Post subject: Re: Ch. 2 - Some Questions About Science
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| I agree, he is 'preaching to the choir' a bit in this -- I wonder how many people in this audience have actually read the book? "All beings are the owners of their deeds, the heirs to their deeds."
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JulianTheApostate  Junior
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Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 1:35 am Post subject: Re: Ch. 2 - Some Questions About Science
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I occasionally read the views of people I disagree with. Though I'm a liberal atheist, there's value in hearing the perspective of theists or conservatives.
However, I'd rather someone I disagree with honestly state their views and reasoning. A conservative analysis of liberalism, for example, would probably piss me off without providing much enlightenment. A religious person would probably have a similar reaction to Breaking the Spell. |
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