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mikegrecamusic
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5 days ago
Alain de Botton: Atheism 2.0
http://www.ted.com What aspects of religion should atheists (respectfully) adopt? Alain de Botton suggests a "religion for atheists" -- call it Ath...
@pianomandove As an artist, I took his point well. Art tends to be compartmentalized in our culture and seen as more of an ornament than a catalyst for perspective and change on a broader lever. Some Nazis may have BELIEVED what they were promoting was good, but it doesn't mean it was OBJECTIVE...
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mikegrecamusic
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5 days ago
Alain de Botton: Atheism 2.0
http://www.ted.com What aspects of religion should atheists (respectfully) adopt? Alain de Botton suggests a "religion for atheists" -- call it Ath...
@discipleoftheteapot 'Propaganda?'He's simply stating his ideas. Hardly reeks of propaganda. 'Sermonizing?' You missed the point. He is simply acknowledging the importance of imbuing passion in a message one is trying to convey (Hitchens did that quite masterfully). 'Control of thought and every...
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mikegrecamusic
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1 week ago
Alain de Botton: Atheism 2.0
http://www.ted.com What aspects of religion should atheists (respectfully) adopt? Alain de Botton suggests a "religion for atheists" -- call it Ath...
@jathgnos unicornism hasn't quite had the staying power of monotheism so its just not a valid part of the debate. I think Alain is on to something. What he is on to is the importance of finding synthesis in belief systems. In my view there is something creativity in all that humans have engage...
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mikegrecamusic
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1 week ago
Alain de Botton: Atheism 2.0
http://www.ted.com What aspects of religion should atheists (respectfully) adopt? Alain de Botton suggests a "religion for atheists" -- call it Ath...
@missdellion (2of2).and fails to see the nature of paradox.It is a perpetuation of the very divisiveness atheists claim religion is guilty of.We don't need atheism per say, but more discussion and creative thinking.Our psycho/emotional (I don't mind saying spiritual) evolution absolutely needs to...
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mikegrecamusic
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1 week ago
Alain de Botton: Atheism 2.0
http://www.ted.com What aspects of religion should atheists (respectfully) adopt? Alain de Botton suggests a "religion for atheists" -- call it Ath...
@missdellion (1of2)"We do good things, we do bad things whether religion is in the equation or not" Saying that concedes that there will and always have been BAD people doing BAD things regardless of religion. I know profound people who have used religion for good and wicked people who use it f...
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mikegrecamusic
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1 week ago
Alain de Botton: Atheism 2.0
http://www.ted.com What aspects of religion should atheists (respectfully) adopt? Alain de Botton suggests a "religion for atheists" -- call it Ath...
@missdellion I agree completely that abysmal things are done out of both religious AND cultural traditions that should be thrown out. You are "preaching to the choir". The point Alain is making is to throw out what doesn't work and keep what does. Throw out:circumcision, kooky belief in angel...
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mikegrecamusic
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1 week ago
Alain de Botton: Atheism 2.0
http://www.ted.com What aspects of religion should atheists (respectfully) adopt? Alain de Botton suggests a "religion for atheists" -- call it Ath...
@foldingspace20xx don't say that about yourself
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mikegrecamusic
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1 week ago
Alain de Botton: Atheism 2.0
http://www.ted.com What aspects of religion should atheists (respectfully) adopt? Alain de Botton suggests a "religion for atheists" -- call it Ath...
@SlashRose Of course the principles of community and deeper learning COULD be found in secular spheres. He's speaking to underlying motivations. A strength of religions is that there is a built in structure that fosters motivation in directions that are lacking in the secular world. Why are so...
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mikegrecamusic
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1 week ago
Alain de Botton: Atheism 2.0
http://www.ted.com What aspects of religion should atheists (respectfully) adopt? Alain de Botton suggests a "religion for atheists" -- call it Ath...
@dogluver92 You just identified another concept to borrow from religion; the concept of a personal relationship with god. Of course, for the atheist there is no one there to reciprocate that. However, it takes courage to own that we each are essentially isolated in our own unique points of view...
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mikegrecamusic
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1 week ago
Alain de Botton: Atheism 2.0
http://www.ted.com What aspects of religion should atheists (respectfully) adopt? Alain de Botton suggests a "religion for atheists" -- call it Ath...
@13ccasto I have a good guess why. The style of this creative thinker aims to integrate the best of two paradigms into a new synthesis. This is the nature of creativity. However, this approach undercuts the self-righteous competitive ambitions of those on both sides of the debate--to prove the...
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mikegrecamusic
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3 weeks ago
Breasts !! err..i mean hello
craig greets his guest
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mikegrecamusic
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2 months ago
Have You Seen My Baby - Dan Murray
When I was writing this I dropped my glass slide and it smashed so I used a copper plumbing joint instead. Only £1 - bargain! If you like this chec...
so friggin good!
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Have You Seen My Baby - Dan Murray
When I was writing this I dropped my glass slide and it smashed so I used a copper plumbing joint instead. Only £1 - bargain! If you like this chec...
Love everything about this!
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Swing Back In New Orleans (Studio Version)
Here is the studio version for Swing Back In New Orleans.
It is now available for download on iTunes
@LAinCT1
Sure is. and he sure is. and thank you Lori!
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mikegrecamusic
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3 months ago
Colbie Caillat Bubbly lyrics
Hello everybody♥
Thanks for the sweet comments...♥
I'm really happy you like it..!
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mikegrecamusic
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4 months ago
Richard Dawkins finds himself in deep Chopra. But doesn't get stuck
https://www.doctorofdisbeli...
Deepak Chopra Excerpt from "Enemies of Reason" by Richard Dawkins. Chopra purposely ...
@DoctorOfDisbelief
So, for you and the 6 people thumbing you, what is your scientific evidence for the theory that Chopra is a conman?
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mikegrecamusic
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4 months ago
Richard Dawkins finds himself in deep Chopra. But doesn't get stuck
https://www.doctorofdisbeli...
Deepak Chopra Excerpt from "Enemies of Reason" by Richard Dawkins. Chopra purposely ...
@Polybun
(20f2) Literature, philosophy, the humanities require a softer modality. The value judgement "you are a fucking moron." for instance, was made on meager evidence. It was more an emotive value judgement which I don't mind. It shows an energy behind your thinking which cannot be reduc...
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mikegrecamusic
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4 months ago
Richard Dawkins finds himself in deep Chopra. But doesn't get stuck
https://www.doctorofdisbeli...
Deepak Chopra Excerpt from "Enemies of Reason" by Richard Dawkins. Chopra purposely ...
@Polybun
I prefer to see the exploration of our existence as having different modalities. Science is one modality that is wonderful at discovering the mechanics of the world. I love the patience of scientists to hold their conclusions until they amass a great deal of evidence over time. Even ...
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mikegrecamusic
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6 months ago
Richard Dawkins finds himself in deep Chopra. But doesn't get stuck
https://www.doctorofdisbeli...
Deepak Chopra Excerpt from "Enemies of Reason" by Richard Dawkins. Chopra purposely ...
I am starting to think of these debates between science/religious, secular/spiritual, etc. in a new paradigm. I'm trying to think of faith and reason as two modalities in the same music. Just as a jazz musician changes modes to build a solo, so do humans change the way they relate to the world ...
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mikegrecamusic
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6 months ago
Richard Dawkins finds himself in deep Chopra. But doesn't get stuck
https://www.doctorofdisbeli...
Deepak Chopra Excerpt from "Enemies of Reason" by Richard Dawkins. Chopra purposely ...
@Dare2Blink
Its a bit more difficult for me to label him a charlatan because I would need more EVIDENCe. I would need to know that he truly does not believe in his own prescription, that he wouldn't prescribe what he does to his children. Those who are calling him a charlatan cannot know that ...
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mikegrecamusic
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7 months ago
Richard Dawkins finds himself in deep Chopra. But doesn't get stuck
https://www.doctorofdisbeli...
Deepak Chopra Excerpt from "Enemies of Reason" by Richard Dawkins. Chopra purposely ...
I would never say Einstein is a fundamentalist. My point is that labels are tricky. We act is if someone is one thing and someone else another. A scientist is rational while Deepak is a charlatan when we have no real basis of knowing these things. Humans carry a wide range of contradictory im...
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mikegrecamusic
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7 months ago
Richard Dawkins finds himself in deep Chopra. But doesn't get stuck
https://www.doctorofdisbeli...
Deepak Chopra Excerpt from "Enemies of Reason" by Richard Dawkins. Chopra purposely ...
Of course one could argue that the moment a scientist renounces his 'quest for truth' for a strict adherence to a paradigm, he/she ceases to be a scientist. I think there is a language barrier here, for to discover anything one has to solidify at least a base set of premises in order to make any...
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mikegrecamusic
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4 months ago
Why did they delete this from the Secret?
Bob Proctor from The Secret is offering free lessons on how to attract the lifestyle of your dreams. Sign up now and receive ...
They deleted it because seconds 15-35 contradicts the intention of the whole "secret phenomenon", to high-jack people's belief systems for the purpose of money and notoriety.
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How do you know objective morality is based on God?
http://www.reasonablefaith.org - If objective morality exists, how do we know it's based on God? How do we make that connection? William Lane Craig...
@humanistheart
I think that you are merely assuming something you heard is true. I also realize that your statement makes no point, other than make a weak attempt to shame me to choose a side. A more bold comment would be to say that 'since theists are on average less intelligent/educated, God...
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How do you know objective morality is based on God?
http://www.reasonablefaith.org - If objective morality exists, how do we know it's based on God? How do we make that connection? William Lane Craig...
@CaMediaRC
Dawkins is not smart enough for him.
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mikegrecamusic
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6 months ago
Percephone
Percephone
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mikegrecamusic
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7 months ago
Richard Dawkins finds himself in deep Chopra. But doesn't get stuck
https://www.doctorofdisbeli...
Deepak Chopra Excerpt from "Enemies of Reason" by Richard Dawkins. Chopra purposely ...
@Dare2Blink
I WISH I recalled the name of a group of scientists we studied in aHistory of Psyche class I recall showing a streak of fundamentalism.At one of there meetings, they all vowed to settle on their approach as the only real paradigm.My example I admit is weak because I can't cite it.How...
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Richard Dawkins finds himself in deep Chopra. But doesn't get stuck
https://www.doctorofdisbeli...
Deepak Chopra Excerpt from "Enemies of Reason" by Richard Dawkins. Chopra purposely ...
@Dare2Blink
I WISH I recalled the name of a group of scientists we studied in aHistory of Psyche class I recall showing a streak of fundamentalism.At one of there meetings, they all vowed to settle on their approach as the only real paradigm.My example I admit is weak because I can't cite it.How...
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Richard Dawkins finds himself in deep Chopra. But doesn't get stuck
https://www.doctorofdisbeli...
Deepak Chopra Excerpt from "Enemies of Reason" by Richard Dawkins. Chopra purposely ...
@Dare2Blink
Pure science is one of our greatest methods for the exploration of our physical world. But there ARE scientists who get so ego invested in their approach that they neglect or reject other theories/approaches. Einstein (one of the greatest scientists who ever lived) actually struggle...
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Richard Dawkins finds himself in deep Chopra. But doesn't get stuck
https://www.doctorofdisbeli...
Deepak Chopra Excerpt from "Enemies of Reason" by Richard Dawkins. Chopra purposely ...
@DoctorOfDisbelief
The scientific method is our most precious way of understanding the mechanism of the world.However, all it creates is a picture, or "representation"of the world.They are useful representations that guide our survival, but are not the world itself. Parodox. In order to understa...
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Richard Dawkins finds himself in deep Chopra. But doesn't get stuck
https://www.doctorofdisbeli...
Deepak Chopra Excerpt from "Enemies of Reason" by Richard Dawkins. Chopra purposely ...
Deepok accuses scientists of being fundamentalist. What he means there is the tendency by some to hold the premise that "science is the only way to understand the universe", which, btw, is a self-contradictory statement. Why can't religious and scientific fundamentalists alike recognize that a...
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Richard Dawkins finds himself in deep Chopra. But doesn't get stuck
https://www.doctorofdisbeli...
Deepak Chopra Excerpt from "Enemies of Reason" by Richard Dawkins. Chopra purposely ...
This is the problem with debates. We are wired to see two sides as opponents rather than collaborators. The debates ends, and one person is left standing, winning the audience's applause. Debating is public masturbation, and the two above are two master-debaters
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RE: Nathan Kotylak's Apology
This is my response to the apology that Nathan made for his role in the Vancouver Riot
The behavior of certain individuals after the game was disgusting.However, we live in a time where so much of what we do in public life is prone to worldwide exposure.If we all searched our past well enough we would find moments where temptation got the best of us and we acted in disgusting ways....
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Brave Vancouverite Stands up for his City during 2011 Riot Vancouver Stanley Cup
Skip to 2:00 to see guy stand up
During the 2011 Vancouver Riot, people were smashing a high-tec mini car with solar panels and etc. A man stops ...
Gee. Thought they were the laid back peaceful canadians
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mikegrecamusic
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7 months ago
Dawkins vs. Tyson
At the 'Beyond Belief' discussion, Tyson rebukes Dawkins for his rhetorical style, and Dawkins responds brilliantly.
tyson is a godsend...sorry. A darwinsend!
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mikegrecamusic
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8 months ago
#1 Atheist argument, VOTE NOW!!!
Please put the strongest argument in favor of atheism as a comment below and then vote on which one you feel is the strongest.
heard a brilliant scientist on NPR (damned if I recall his name) who suggested the ongoing debate between atheists and theist is too small. Folks, we're talking about a universe that string theorist say has 11 dimensions. Can you wrap your brain around that? No? Me neither. Why are people poun...
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William Lane Craig 3: A Fistful Of Craig (Refuting WLC's Proofs For God, Part III)
I first encountered WLC in a debate with Antony Flew; I've taken my clips from the videos, which start with this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?...
@Th1sWasATriumph
personal morality seems like a contradiction. Ethics is only relevant in relationship with an individual and other people and the environment. It is either the case that the word 'morality' has any real meaning or we just operate from our survival instincts and act according t...
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William Lane Craig 3: A Fistful Of Craig (Refuting WLC's Proofs For God, Part III)
I first encountered WLC in a debate with Antony Flew; I've taken my clips from the videos, which start with this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?...
You are extremely bright and I like your music! Here is where I need clarification. Despite the diversity in cultural practices (some which evoke a feeling of moral revulsion from our perspective) aren't there moral values which exist independent of those practices. The concept of fairness or ev...
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Bob Proctor on The Secret
Great Introduction by Bob Proctor on The Secret. Learn more at www. The Official Secret Seminar . com
@love8money
Careful, you are going to be one scary winged double dicked monster!!
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mikegrecamusic
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8 months ago
Daniel Dennett on William Lane Craig
Following a presentation of theistic arguments by William Lane Craig, Daniel Dennett gives an impromptu appraisal.
Enjoy.
And don't forget to rat...
@TheFabdulla
It's funny that I am not even disagreeing with this point. We're just debating for fun I guess. Thanks for your comment on my music :)
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Daniel Dennett on William Lane Craig
Following a presentation of theistic arguments by William Lane Craig, Daniel Dennett gives an impromptu appraisal.
Enjoy.
And don't forget to rat...
@TheFabdulla
Yes. Electricians, i.e. the designers (lightbulbs, streetlights, etc.) But I don't need to understand the innerworkings of it to use it. To me the inner workings are irrelevant to my utilization. Likewise, our utilization of morality does not require (I think) the knowledge of a ...
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Daniel Dennett on William Lane Craig
Following a presentation of theistic arguments by William Lane Craig, Daniel Dennett gives an impromptu appraisal.
Enjoy.
And don't forget to rat...
@TheFabdulla
Certainly even more than 2,000 years.The Egyptians,Confucius, Babylonians etc.As man mastered his survival it freedhim up to explore his mind and his world.I agree with you that we don't NEED to assume god's existnce in order to thinkethically or to appreciate aesthetic beauty.But we...
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Daniel Dennett on William Lane Craig
Following a presentation of theistic arguments by William Lane Craig, Daniel Dennett gives an impromptu appraisal.
Enjoy.
And don't forget to rat...
@TheFabdulla
Empiricism must presuppose ration principles to make scientific assertions. With morality, the question remains "Are our moral assertions simply a social agreement made by organisms with similar survival and emotional motivations?" or is there some a priori basis for them?
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William Lane Craig: Homosexuality is Comparable to Heroin and Alcoholism (2/2)
http://theatheistaltar.blog...
William Lane Craig's thoughts on gay behavior! This was taken from his Reasonable Faith podcast: http://www....
"Chose Christ or homosexuality"?? I Don't understand the dichotomy. Seems the man they spoke of chose his authentic nature. Depression, drug abuse, etc. rampant in the homosexual population, I presume, is a result of a society oppressing and resisting the expression of others authentic selves.
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The Bible is All True...Except That...and That...and That...
This caller claims that all of the bible is valid and binding. Matt rips through him like a shark through a baby sea-lion. Keryn Glasser joins Matt...
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mikegrecamusic said:
Why are they engaging these types of calls? They get nowhere. Obviously there are different levels of debate. They are simply using a man unskilled in logical thinking who probably necessarily leans on his faith for emotional structure. Pick on people in your own league. No tact!