First, this is the first time I've used the multi-quote thingy. So, before I respond to anything, ZOMG! AWESOME!!.
Yeesh, no more opening up the thread again and searching for the post numbers. Yay!
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Originally Posted by JohnPlace  On another, totally unrelated note, do any of you have any idea why new posts in a thread don't always appear when you refresh the page after modifying a post? |
Sounds like they're cached. I personally don't edit a post after about... oh.. 30 seconds have passed; I try to do all of my editing before I actually make the post.
What I usually then do is close the tab or click on "User CP" and refresh
that. Also, if you "Go Advanced", and then "Preview Post" regularly, you'll see new posts updated.
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Originally Posted by Liara Covert Well, it certainly seems that this Dawkins book has sparked some debate. To me, this is part of what makes any book successful. If any author proposes that one religion is necessarily better or more accurate than another, then clearely, you're going to offend a large number of people who follow another line of thought or belief system. |
A sidenote: my shuffled music library has turned to Les Miserables - Encore 2 - One Day More. Which is a compilation of a number of English and French singers declaring revolution. It's one of my favorite tracks; terribly compelling and moving.
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Originally Posted by Liara Covert I find it fascinating how people can so easily be diverted from the core aspects of spirituality which supposedly link all religions together. Whatever happened to the idea of common good, love, peace and all that? Something happened somewhere along the way that drew new attention to the power of greed, lust, envy, pride, gluttony, and other vices.  |
Nonsense. These ideas are still there, just as the 7 deadly sins have always been around since the dawn of the hunter-gatherer.
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Originally Posted by Liara Covert Globalization is mentioned in Dawkins book. The concept poses for humanity a potential problem of plurality. That is, people have too many options for religion without a universally-accepted equal value for each option. The dawn of the global age signaled the end of social isolation. What's next? |
This is why I have taken to regularly harping on the need for a global perspective on religion. People who ask questions about religion are typically ignorant of religions outside of Christianity. At best, they have a brushing knowledge of Islam and Buddhism. Notice, here, that no one bothers debating the internal conflicts within Christianity, just as they do not bother considering the internal divisions within Islam, Judaism, and Buddhism. Even most Christians have little more than the most basic understanding of Christ and the canonical Bible.
Our own Akashic Librarian, for instance--I don't know if he's reading--is a professed and passionate atheist. However, once he was shown lyrics of a movie he liked, well... read his signature. That stanza is from the Upanishads, a Hindu text.
So, I'll take this opportunity to plug one of my older essays that, in this age of identity crises, seems more and more relevant:
raccaldin36: People Structures: Whiplash