[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-12-01 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, delia555 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Judy wrote: the question is, *why* is the universe apparently orderly? Religionists say, That's just how God designed it. Science says, That's just how it is. Religionists?? No, that's just monotheists. Let's

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-27 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When I quoted G. Spencer Brown (British mathematician) in response to the Davies piece, Judy assumed I had not read the thing. Angela, you still haven't gotten it yet. Judy assumes the worst she can imagine

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-27 Thread Angela Mailander
Yes, I've come to the conclusion that you're right. It seems to be an automatic knee-jerk response. This is especially obvious when it comes to matters of opinion--she does automatically assume that if you don't share her opinion, you must be stupid. She says she grew up in an academic

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-27 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander mailander111@ wrote: When I quoted G. Spencer Brown (British mathematician) in response to the Davies piece, Judy assumed I had not read the thing.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-27 Thread delia555
Judy wrote: the question is, *why* is the universe apparently orderly? Religionists say, That's just how God designed it. Science says, That's just how it is. Religionists?? No, that's just monotheists. Let's not confuse monotheism with all religion. Judy wrote: They're identical,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-27 Thread Angela Mailander
Judy sighed when I sent a lovely passage from G. Spencer Brown whose book is not called Laws of Form for nothing. I take it that she didn't get it my point in quoting that passage, so I'll try to spell it out in concrete and simple terms. We take as given the idea of distinction is the way

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread hugheshugo
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter drpetersutphen@ wrote: After reading the op-ed piece I must admit that his interview on NPR was more impressive than this piece. Either I'm missing his point or his

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh, goodie. Story time. Tell us the one again about the infinitely radiant Pride. Ot the ones where particlees collide in this big chamber and go boom boom! Or one about dragons. I love the ones about dragons! LOL.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread new . morning
Nice story. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning no_reply@ wrote: Actually, as I recall, perhaps incorrectly, that you wished I would never use your name again. I replied to your post in which

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread mainstream20016
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning no_reply@ wrote: Actually, as I recall, perhaps incorrectly, that you wished I would never use your name again. I replied to your post in which you had said I

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, hugheshugo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter drpetersutphen@ wrote: After reading the op-ed piece I must admit that his interview on NPR was

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread curtisdeltablues
No, the question is, *why* is the universe apparently orderly? Religionists say, That's just how God designed it. Science says, That's just how it is. I still don't see the parallel here Judy. One is saying that they do know why and one is saying that they don't know why. They couldn't be more

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning no_reply@ wrote: Oh, goodie. Story time. Tell us the one again about the infinitely radiant Pride. Ot the ones where particlees collide in this big chamber and

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, the question is, *why* is the universe apparently orderly? Religionists say, That's just how God designed it. Science says, That's just how it is. I still don't see the parallel here Judy. One is saying

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@ wrote: No, the question is, *why* is the universe apparently orderly? Religionists say, That's just how God designed it. Science says,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread curtisdeltablues
They're identical, actually, in that neither answers the why? question. *Why* did God design the universe to be orderly? Just how it is and Just how God designed it are synonymous, when you think about it: how it is is how God designed it; how God designed it is how it is. There's no

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@ wrote: No, the question is, *why* is the universe apparently orderly?

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread curtisdeltablues
Jim: from the perspective of dense waking state, it does sound ludicrous doesn't it? I'd stick to material science if I were you. On a serious note Jim: If you can understand this you will understand why you get accused of using your self proclaimed state of consciousness as a position of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: Just how it is and Just how God designed it are NOT synonymous. One implies that things were designed and the other does not. I'm kinda

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They're identical, actually, in that neither answers the why? question. *Why* did God design the universe to be orderly? Just how it is and Just how God designed it are synonymous, when you think about

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: Just how it is and Just how God designed it are NOT synonymous. One implies

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nice story. You just said, To me, anything with words is a story. Even OM / AUM has its story --- and is a story. If you take your stories so serious as to believe them to be something else, then, as you please. If

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread Sal Sunshine
On Nov 25, 2007, at 10:34 PM, new.morning wrote: ...by the bye, OMGAkashaNewMonitor, I seem to remember that you recently claimed you found me boring I did just get a new monitor. How did you know? That omniscience is really kicking into high gear. That's just a warm-up for Rory and Jim,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It should be, IMO. How you and Curtis manage the patience to wade through their insufferably boring tracts is truly beyond me. Sal Go Know yourself, Sal -- and I don't mean just in the Biblical sense :-)

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread mainstream20016
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: Just

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread hugheshugo
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, hugheshugo richardhughes103@ wrote: I don't think he has a point, just a misunderstanding about how we know what is from what isn't, laws are explanations of observations

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread Peter
By these exchanges I see that Davies' point is either trivial, not clear or no point at all! --- hugheshugo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, hugheshugo richardhughes103@ wrote:

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mainstream20016 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nailing someone besides yourself is fun, too, but I suspect that hasn't happened for you for quite some time, even though your obvious creative ability could put someone else in simultaneous ecstasy with you -

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread Sal Sunshine
On Nov 26, 2007, at 12:22 PM, Peter wrote: By these exchanges I see that Davies' point is either trivial, not clear or no point at all! Post of the week--I think you've just given a perfect description of most of the discussions on FFL, Peter. Sal

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, hugheshugo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, hugheshugo richardhughes103@ wrote: I don't think he has a point, just a misunderstanding about how we

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: By these exchanges I see that Davies' point is either trivial, not clear or no point at all! That's definitely what you'd see in what hugheshugo says. And you're right, it's obviously not clear to either of you.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mainstream20016 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: ---

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jim: from the perspective of dense waking state, it does sound ludicrous doesn't it? I'd stick to material science if I were you. On a serious note Jim: If you can understand this you will understand

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mainstream20016 mainstream20016@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: snip (I'm pretty sure it's beyond you, Barry, but Curtis might find

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread Angela Mailander
Credentials, as you pointed out to me not too long ago, are irrelevant. authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, hugheshugo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Credentials, as you pointed out to me not too long ago, are irrelevant. Uh, that isn't what I pointed out to you, Angela.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter drpetersutphen@ wrote: By these exchanges I see that Davies' point is either trivial, not clear or no point at all! That's definitely what you'd see in what hugheshugo

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread Angela Mailander
Then you should have. authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Credentials, as you pointed out to me not too long ago, are irrelevant. Uh, that isn't what I pointed out to you,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am certainly not surprised that it's clear to you, Judy, as you obviously Understand that (y)our consciousness contains it all, but I must say I am a little surprised that another Dead guy claims that he doesn't

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Excuse me, Dr. Pete; I mean to say, maybe you have forgotten what the world looks like to those who don't know they are No-one yet? Questioning the hitherto-unquestioned assumption that there is an external order to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Then you should have. If you think credentials are irrelevant, why do you keep making such a big deal of yours? (BTW, if you'd been following the thread, you'd know I raised the credentials issue only because

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff rorygoff@ wrote: Excuse me, Dr. Pete; I mean to say, maybe you have forgotten what the world looks like to those who don't know they are No-one yet? Questioning

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread Angela Mailander
I stopped when you took me to task for it. You were right to do so. authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Then you should have. If you think credentials are irrelevant, why do

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread delia555
On Paul Davies and his essay for the NY Times: http://tinyurl.com/2o9fc7 I'd take exception to a number of things that Paul Davies said in this article. Physics does not accept the universality and immutability of physical laws on faith. It's an empirical observation that Nature behaves

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When you say, actually tickled and stirred Me, don't you mean with a particular sensation of bliss? The reason I ask is that I find it quite easy sometimes to put my attention on a particular individual and feel

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, delia555 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Paul Davies and his essay for the NY Times: http://tinyurl.com/2o9fc7 I'd take exception to a number of things that Paul Davies said in this article. Thanks for actually addressing some of what he says. I don't

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread curtisdeltablues
Turq's condescension apparently escaped your sensitivity to being offended-- which leads to an obvious conclusion-- that you are not offended by comments which no matter how condescending, are in line with your values. My reply was meant to say, Yes, I understand how you didn't understand a word

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread Angela Mailander
When I quoted G. Spencer Brown (British mathematician) in response to the Davies piece, Judy assumed I had not read the thing. My comment was that it is absurd to posit something outside of the universe. So maybe a longer quote from Spence Brown will make my point clearer. This work was

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When I quoted G. Spencer Brown (British mathematician) in response to the Davies piece, Judy assumed I had not read the thing. My comment was that it is absurd to posit something outside of the universe. So

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin jflanegi@ wrote: When you say, actually tickled and stirred Me, don't you mean with a particular sensation of bliss? The reason I ask is that I find it

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Turq's condescension apparently escaped your sensitivity to being offended-- which leads to an obvious conclusion-- that you are not offended by comments which no matter how condescending, are in line with your

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Interesting observations-- I don't really get what you mean when you say incarnate and experience from the inside out, if need be (which is quite seldom these days) Can you be a little bit more specific?

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin jflanegi@ wrote: Interesting observations-- I don't really get what you mean when you say incarnate and experience from the inside out, if need be (which is

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread new . morning
Nice POV. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning no_reply@ wrote: Nice story. You just said, To me, anything with words is a story. Even OM / AUM has its story --- and is a story. If you take your

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nice POV. I had a *lot* of fun with it, thanks :-)

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread new . morning
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning no_reply@ wrote: Nice POV. I had a *lot* of fun with it, thanks :-) Good. (And the rage part was a nice touch of inspired irony.)

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-26 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good. (And the rage part was a nice touch of inspired irony.) Nice story.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread Peter
I just heard Paul Davies, the author of the op-ed piece, interviewed on NPR the other day. He's a philosopher-scientist with some very subtle reasoning skills. I'm planning to pick-up his book: The Cosmic Jackpot: (subtitle here). --- hugheshugo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just heard Paul Davies, the author of the op-ed piece, interviewed on NPR the other day. He's a philosopher-scientist with some very subtle reasoning skills. I'm planning to pick-up his book: The Cosmic Jackpot:

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread Peter
--- authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One reader review quotes the last paragraph of the book: Perhaps we have reached a fundamental impasse dictated by the limitations of the [waking state]human intellect. There we go!

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, hugheshugo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: From an op-ed by Paul Davies in the NY Times: The idea that the laws [of physics] exist reasonlessly is deeply anti-rational. What physicists

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just heard Paul Davies, the author of the op-ed piece, interviewed on NPR the other day. He's a philosopher-scientist with some very subtle reasoning skills. I'm planning to pick-up his book: The Cosmic Jackpot: (subtitle

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread Peter
After reading the op-ed piece I must admit that his interview on NPR was more impressive than this piece. Either I'm missing his point or his point is rather banal. He seems to need to take a good philosophy of science course. To me he appears to be reifying the laws of physics. That is he's

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread curtisdeltablues
That's all that happens, we try to understand and explain by using reason, if a law fits for a while it is called a scientific truth, meaning that it's the most likely explanation for the observable facts, if new facts comes to light the laws change. Nothing anti-reason about it. The

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After reading the op-ed piece I must admit that his interview on NPR was more impressive than this piece. Either I'm missing his point or his point is rather banal. He seems to need to take a good philosophy of science

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread lurkernomore20002000
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip That's all that happens, we try to understand and explain by using reason, if a law fits for a while it is called a scientific truth, meaning that it's the most likely explanation for the observable facts, if new facts comes to light the laws change. Nothing anti-

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As I understand his point, he's asking why there should be higher-order explanations of ontological facts in the first place. (That the explanations evolve as we learn more is beside the point.) Or to put it another

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread curtisdeltablues
We take the fact that the universe is apparently orderly as a given; but how is that different from taking the existence of God as a given? But it wasn't a given in science. It is just something we are uncovering about the world by studying it using the scientific method. We didn't make it up

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's all that happens, we try to understand and explain by using reason, if a law fits for a while it is called a scientific truth, meaning that it's the most likely explanation for the observable

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We take the fact that the universe is apparently orderly as a given; but how is that different from taking the existence of God as a given? But it wasn't a given in science. It is just something we are

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread curtisdeltablues
What's the difference, other than that the religionists label the question mark God and the scientists don't label it? It's still the same unanswered question. This is the most interesting part of it for me, facing the mystery. I know some Christian monks who would be comfortable with your

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wrote a paper on this very subject while working on my Master's at Harvard Divinity School... That was in 1980 or so, right after constant immersion in the omnipresent gold light/angels/deities/blah- blah-blah of

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread Angela Mailander
It is for the sake of the mystery that Meister Eckhart said, I pray to God that he may quit me of God. curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What's the difference, other than that the religionists label the question mark God and the scientists don't label

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What's the difference, other than that the religionists label the question mark God and the scientists don't label it? It's still the same unanswered question. This is the most interesting part of it for me,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is for the sake of the mystery that Meister Eckhart said, I pray to God that he may quit me of God. More like, If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread new . morning
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One reader review quotes the last paragraph of the book: Perhaps we have reached a fundamental impasse dictated by the limitations of the [waking state]human

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread curtisdeltablues
Again, what's the difference between the religionist's That's just how God wants it and the scientist's That's just the way it is? A pick up truck of detailed pre-suppositions including, but not limited to: We know some of the qualities of God including what he wants, we know that these qualities

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread authfriend
Let's back up just a bit and go back to Davies's article. He makes his point clear as crystal at the very end: It seems to me there is no hope of ever explaining why the physical universe is as it is so long as we are fixated on immutable laws or meta-laws that exist reasonlessly or are

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Again, what's the difference between the religionist's That's just how God wants it and the scientist's That's just the way it is? A pick up truck of detailed pre-suppositions including, but not limited to: We

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread curtisdeltablues
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Let's back up just a bit and go back to Davies's article. Excellent, because this is where the most interesting point lies, his formulation of the third choice. I give his site a read to try to understand what he is

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread Angela Mailander
I don't understand what he means by an external agency. Where is there an agency external to the universe? I'd bet more than a buck that the answer involves consciousness. curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff rorygoff@ wrote: I wrote a paper on this very subject while working on my Master's at Harvard Divinity School... That was in 1980 or so, right after constant

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff rorygoff@ wrote: I wrote a paper on this very subject while working on my Master's at Harvard Divinity School... That was in 1980 or so, right after constant

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff rorygoff@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff rorygoff@ wrote: I wrote a paper on this very subject while working on my Master's at

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, nicely put (if I do say so mySelf *lol*); the omnipresent gold- light/angels/deities/etc. would be the subjective (and by that I mean real) equivalent of attaining lightspeed and essential identity with the laws of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't understand what he means by an external agency. Where is there an agency external to the universe? (a) God, or (b) laws of nature. Probably would be clearer if you read the article we're talking about,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread Angela Mailander
That's the problem then. The universe either includes all, or it ain't the universe. G. Spencer Brown puts it well in his Laws of Form: It seems hard to find an acceptable answer to the question of how or why the world conceives a desire, and discovers an ability, to see itself, and appears

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's the problem then. The universe either includes all, or it ain't the universe. Just read the article, eh?

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread new . morning
Oh, goodie. Story time. Tell us the one again about the infinitely radiant Pride. Ot the ones where particlees collide in this big chamber and go boom boom! Or one about dragons. I love the ones about dragons! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What an

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff rorygoff@ wrote: Yes, nicely put (if I do say so mySelf *lol*); the omnipresent gold- light/angels/deities/etc. would be the subjective (and by that I mean real)

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh, goodie. Story time. Tell us the one again about the infinitely radiant Pride. Ot the ones where particlees collide in this big chamber and go boom boom! Or one about dragons. I love the ones about dragons! It

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning no_reply@ wrote: Oh, goodie. Story time. Tell us the one again about the infinitely radiant Pride. Ot the ones where particlees collide in this big chamber

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff rorygoff@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning no_reply@ wrote: Oh, goodie. Story time. Tell us the one again about the infinitely

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread Rory Goff
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It occurred to me while writing my previous reply that it must sound like quite a foreign language to some. Nonetheless to be able to clarify and express elements of consciousness is too precious an opportunity to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread curtisdeltablues
As for those who ridicule such dialogues, it occurs to me that if they find themselves fortunate enough to experience the death of all illusion, their previous ridicule might be a somewhat humbling and embarrassing memory. Wow, enlightened, BUT embarrassed. That sounds pretty bad to me. I guess

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin jflanegi@ wrote: It occurred to me while writing my previous reply that it must sound like quite a foreign language to some. Nonetheless to be able to clarify

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, curtisdeltablues [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As for those who ridicule such dialogues, it occurs to me that if they find themselves fortunate enough to experience the death of all illusion, their previous ridicule might be a somewhat humbling and

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread new . morning
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rory Goff rorygoff@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning no_reply@ wrote: Oh, goodie. Story time. Tell us the one again about the infinitely

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread new . morning
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: if they find themselves fortunate enough to experience the death of all illusion, their previous ridicule might be a somewhat humbling and embarrassing memory. And then tomorrow, a deeper set of illusion may die. it

[FairfieldLife] Re: Taking Science on Faith

2007-11-25 Thread jim_flanegin
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jim_flanegin jflanegi@ wrote: if they find themselves fortunate enough to experience the death of all illusion, their previous ridicule might be a somewhat humbling and

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