Re: [xmca] Intelligent Design decision

From: Mike Cole (lchcmike@gmail.com)
Date: Thu Dec 22 2005 - 08:58:45 PST


Alexander Luria wrote that Varieties of Religious Experience was one of the
most
formative experiences in his life. Very few degrees of separation it
appears.
mike
PS-- The new Luria "dialogic autobio" is on Amazon for 48$ !! when it sells
for 19.95$ at
Erlbaum. Grrrrrr.

On 12/22/05, Debdowningw@aol.com <Debdowningw@aol.com> wrote:
>
>
> It's worth a lot. Years ago James provided me with a critical yet
> respectful
> point of entry for exploring my religious heritage and how that manifests
> itself in my life. I've neglected him recently. Thanks for the reminder.
>
> DDW
>
>
>
> In a message dated 12/21/2005 6:52:46 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> cunningh@indiana.edu writes:
>
> For what its worth:
>
>
>
> "I speak not now of your ordinary religious believer (whose)... religion
> has been made for him by others, communicated to him by tradition,
> determined to fixed forms by imitation, and retained by habit. It would
> profit us little to study this second-hand religious life. We must make
> search rather for the original experiences which were the
> pattern-setters to all this mass of suggested feeling and imitated
> conduct." (The Varieties of Religious Experience, 1902)
>
>
>
> There is a pretty interesting article in the current Atlantic Monthly on
> this called "Is God an Accident?" Here is a temporary link:
>
>
>
> http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200512/god-accident?ca=5i4bJGZfamjHTnuxm1
> rMWagmfY5nDXzLIIJeRAaCjUw%3D
>
>
>
> But perhaps this should wait until next month.
>
>
>
> Don Cunningham
>
> Indiana University
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu [mailto:xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu]
> On Behalf Of Kevin Rocap
> Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 4:08 PM
> To: eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity
> Subject: Re: [xmca] Intelligent Design decision
>
>
>
> Dear Deb,
>
>
>
> I noticed your posting. My two cents here. ;-)
>
>
>
> I'm imagining the issues was less one of teaching the scientific view
>
> versus the view from religious belief as it was the issue of the
>
> proponents wanting the religious belief to masquerade as a scientific
>
> theory alongside of evolutionary theory. To teach children that both
>
> are equally valid *scientific* theories, by teaching it in biology
> class.
>
>
>
> You mention social science. And I guess I'd agree that I'd consider
>
> there to be more a case, if they were arguing that in social studies
>
> they'd want to have their kids exposed to the religious creation
>
> viewpoint and to let their kids know that some folks reject the
>
> scientific theoretical approach in favor of these beliefs based on
>
> biblical revelation.
>
>
>
> That's a horse of a different color, though, I'm thinking.
>
>
>
> In Peace,
>
> K.
>
>
>
> Debdowningw@aol.com wrote:
>
> > Hi Peg,
>
> >
>
> > I would love to discuss this further - I confess to a limited
> understanding
>
> > of the legal issues to date, but having raised my children in
> international
>
> > schools where these topics were openly and widely discussed, I can't
> help but
>
> > feel that Americans are sterilising our learning environments to the
>
> > detriment of our children and our communities. Please keep me in the
> loop.
>
> >
>
> > Deb
>
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