Tag Archives: Sam harris The End of faith

sailing against idiot winds

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Dave

…Chris Hitchens would have disagreed, but the question can be posed nonetheless as to whether reason can accept Divine Revelation, the proposition that god can, and does communicate with the individual? To the believer, reason is no obstacle to the … Continue reading →

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atheist camping guide: mapping divine revelation

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Dave

Of course, one can’t be surprised that Christopher Hitchens made a handsome living refuting attempts to prove divine revelation. All the attempts are sterile unless there is agreement on what would be considered valid proof. And, the initial burden of … Continue reading →

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he won all the battles and lost the war

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Dave

Of course Christopher Hitchens won every debate. “Can you prove it?” being the standard parry thrown at Revelation, which is in itself an elusive concept, one that is insubstantial, unpalpable, unfamiliar to common human experience, something outside esthetics and utilitarian … Continue reading →

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family planning

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Dave

Population control. The Malthus nightmare. Limited procreation to maintain national characterstics. An affront to bourgeois values, liberal, humanistic axioms. As Allan Greenspan said, “a billion is not what it used to be.” But a billion moslems facing off against an … Continue reading →

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