tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764946987133813099.post3087331033520236646..comments2024-01-29T01:22:14.621-08:00Comments on Makarios: Thesauroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305052511095551483noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764946987133813099.post-82886825431246978262009-11-25T17:08:15.757-08:002009-11-25T17:08:15.757-08:00Is your name Tristan Vick?Is your name Tristan Vick?J Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746127431922685446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764946987133813099.post-91882647418147205812009-11-25T10:54:03.000-08:002009-11-25T10:54:03.000-08:00Absurd. Delusions of grandeur. Being able to clari...Absurd. Delusions of grandeur. Being able to clarify misinformation does not make one delusional. It makes one informed.tinkbell13https://www.blogger.com/profile/03322413631736929191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764946987133813099.post-89604722127755110682009-11-25T06:17:15.596-08:002009-11-25T06:17:15.596-08:00Holding a contrary position is one thing. Thinking...Holding a contrary position is one thing. Thinking that I would be a worthy opponent in a debate is quite another. At least in my mind.Thesauroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305052511095551483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764946987133813099.post-33948145444237245572009-11-24T20:34:43.724-08:002009-11-24T20:34:43.724-08:00I'm sure, if you appreciate Barr's quote a...I'm sure, if you appreciate Barr's quote as much as you seem to do, then you'll like other interdisciplinary authors as well, and I beseech you to take a gander at:<br /><br />http://earlychristianreligion.org/Tristan Vickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05348780254008374268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764946987133813099.post-30446266488966436912009-11-24T20:26:02.466-08:002009-11-24T20:26:02.466-08:00Because I disagree with someone on their position ...Because I disagree with someone on their position doesn't mean I suffer delusions of grandeur. Furthermore, if I can defend my position with a well supported argument I'm sure Stephen Barr would be greatful, it would give him the stage to defend his hypothesis.<br /><br />After all, unlike some people I know, Stephen Barr and myself have read Dawkins work. And the reason I reference you to Darwin, is because he addresses the Paley issue in his day most admirably.<br /><br />Also, in the arena of interdisciplinary work, we're all equals when it comes to areas outside of our specific fields.<br /><br />If you hold that against me, then how do you defend the fact that you talk about Atheism, religion, or anything else outside your major expertise? You can't, and so don't be so naive as that, and you need not be worried about making a fool of yourself. Simply put, keep an open mind!<br /><br />It's as simple as that.Tristan Vickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05348780254008374268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764946987133813099.post-41027659310047420452009-11-24T12:17:17.433-08:002009-11-24T12:17:17.433-08:00My, my Tristan. First debating Denish, now out fla...My, my Tristan. First debating Denish, now out flanking Mr. Barr. No delusions of grandeur in your head, huh?Thesauroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305052511095551483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764946987133813099.post-12094767028139479962009-11-24T08:55:51.047-08:002009-11-24T08:55:51.047-08:00That's not what Dawkins is saying at all. A fa...That's not what Dawkins is saying at all. A factory by necessity requires a designer. That is, it requires, at the least, a similarly complex explanation as the aforementioned watch lying on the beach.<br /><br />Dawkins is saying that, according to Darwin's theory of Natural Selection, there need not be a designer to get a functional design.<br /><br />If you read the first few pages of Charles Darwin's "Autobiography," Darwin addresses Paley's concern by explaining in more detail the mechanism of NS. He compares the hinge of a clam to that of a door, and goes on to elucidate how one can form by random chance, while the other require a designer.<br /><br />Dawkins is simply redirecting our attention to this exact phenomenon.Tristan Vickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05348780254008374268noreply@blogger.com