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Comparing Religions: Coming to Terms by Jeffrey J. Kripal, Erin Prophet, Ata Anzali

Comparing Religions: Coming to Terms Jeffrey J. Kripal, Erin Prophet, Ata Anzali ebook
Publisher: Wiley
Page: 448
ISBN: 9781405184588
Format: pdf

May 19, 2014 - They are compared and contrasted to other similar experiences; they are analyzed rationally; they are set in dialogue with what we know of the world on other grounds; they are subjected to philosophical investigation; their layers of meaning . Jan 22, 2014 - “There is perhaps no greater contribution one could make to contain and perhaps even cure faith than removing the exemption that prohibits classifying religious delusions as mental illness. If so, that will end nearly 43 years of this publication . Apr 9, 2014 - I haven't been able to read the comments as often as I should, but I gather that Eric MacDonald and Ben Goren are at each other's throats about whether religion has value apart from its truth claims, whether it's a "way of knowing," and, whether religion is a "superstition." Eric maintained that religion It could be considered so only by a recent definition that grew from the original definition, comparing religion to other intense interests. This does not invoke a "god", and as it come from information science, it only describes and explains the conditions of our universe in the context of simulism - as to who or what are the simulators, well, feel free to dive into religion from this point. I'm sure we can all find deeds that we deem 'evil' (as I guess evil is rather a subjective term) for all religions (and non-religion). Aug 15, 2013 - Sister Ilia Delio discusses an 'evolutionary' approach with the women religious gathered in… “If we are to rethink in terms of religion, we have to think in terms of cosmology,” Sister Ilia said. In the long term, once these treatments and this body of research is refined, results could then be used to inform public health policies designed to contain and ultimately eradicate faith.” Peter Comparing “religion” to “poverty”, “cancer”, “drug addiction” and “bigotry”. May 17, 2011 - For Sam, the goal of The Moral Landscape is to begin a conversation about how moral truth can be understood in terms of science. I think Kelley is simply making a point that no religion is perfect. Feb 23, 2013 - It is possible that I'll be The Washington Post's last independent ombudsman and that this chair will empty at the conclusion of my two-year term Feb. Is belief in a Supreme Being "Irrational"? There is, first off, no excuse for the use of this slur (which means religious zealot) by any professional journalist. Dec 19, 2013 - Phil Robertson has already made headlines for his homophobic and racist remarks in his recent 'GQ' profile, and now the 'Duck Dynasty' star is coming under fire for comparing Islam to Naziism. Perhaps you did, why should that be the same way for anyone else? We could compare science and religion the way we could compare men and women. Posted by Geoffrey Chaucer on Thursday, Aug 15, 2013 7:01 PM (EDT): I'm having a very hard time understanding what she said - constantly skirting between a faux profundity and the absurd (I do not mean to be uncharitable). Anything in there about religious liberty? Their problem is the way Kitcher uses the word "rational". Phil Robertson, the beloved patriarch of the Duck Dynasty clan, told GQ a number .