John Cleese podcast on God, genes and some other stuff
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:32:51 GMT
Just came across this ...
http://funkwarehouse.com/jcpods/john_cleese_podcast_32.mp4 ...
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Re: Is there a god?
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:57:00 +0100
Dianelos Georgoudis wrote:
[me:]
>> X is evidence for Y when P(Y|X) > P(Y). (Of course that could use
>> some refinement.)
[Dianelos:]
> Well, the problem I see with this definition is that one cana??t define
> the concept of probability without making use of the concept of
> evidence somewhere down the lin ...
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Lambeth Degrees
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:37:20 +0100
I was watching a programme on TV last night called "Who do you think
you are?" and it mentioned a nineteenth century clergyman who had been
awarded a Lambeth MA in about 1840. This has stirred me into trying to
find out a bit more about Lambeth degrees. If anyone knows anything,
it would be good to share it with t ...
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Re: Is there a god?
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:26:51 +0100
Richard Corfield wrote:
>
> On 2008-08-10, Gareth McCaughan <Gareth.McCaughan@pobox.com> wrote:
> >
> > Yes, probably. So let's see what the strongest version of my
> > original claim is that I'm prepared to stand by:
> >
> > The argument we're discussing has the following form:
> > 1 Some things are object ...
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Re: Is there a god?
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:11:34 +0100
Richard Corfield wrote:
> On 2008-08-10, Gareth McCaughan <Gareth.McCaughan@pobox.com> wrote:
>>
>> Yes, probably. So let's see what the strongest version of my
>> original claim is that I'm prepared to stand by:
>>
>> The argument we're discussing has the following form:
>> 1 Some things are objectively ...
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Re: Is there a god?
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:58:13 +0100
Simon Woods wrote:
> Dianelos Georgoudis wrote:
>>> By "evidence" I understand any datum one feels confident enough to
>>> use as a premise in an argument.
>
> Gareth McCaughan wrote:
>> X is evidence for Y when P(Y|X) > P(Y). (Of course that could use
>> some refinement.)
>
> Why is this definition prefe ...
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Bible Readings for today- 12/8/08
Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:26:00 +0100
Congratulations! to those readers who have resolutely continued with the
Daily Readings for the last seven months. For they have now read more then
half the Old Testament, and ALL of the New.
May God bless your continued effort and dedication.
Bible Readings for Today
1 Kings 7
Jeremiah 33
Mark 7
For those ...
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Re: "Judge righteous judgment" The strictness of the way
Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:30:15 +0100
Third posting attempt.
"Nick Milton" <nick.milton@knoco.co.uk> wrote in message
news:48a142e7.2559477@news.zen.co.uk...
> On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:09:56 +0100, "Richard" <aargh109@ntlworld.com>
> wrote:
>
>>It is true that the way to eternal life is strict.
>>
>>Yet part of the strictess is not being strict when ...
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Re: Is there a God?
Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:29:36 +0100
Third posting attempt.
"Gordon Hudson" <gordonhudsonnu@googlemail.com> wrote in message
news:e51fe2d6-0507-438b-9758-bcc256e8d442@8g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
On 11 Aug, 20:45, "1st Century Apostolic Traditionalist UK.RC"
<"broadband [remove] 1234"@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> "Michael J Davis" <?...@trustsof.demon. ...
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Christian Fundamentalists
Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:06:42 +0100
Fundamentalist Christians find it extremely difficult to see non-believers
or those that do not agree with them as "real" people.
Is this true do you think? ...
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