The strange disappearance of Mrs Agatha Christie (2022)

Post by dredmorbius » Sun, Sep 24, 2023, 9:50 PM UTC

jononomo wrote: post #100

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In the beginning was the Word ... Though also: of the making of books there is no end. In seriousness, however, I had in mind the ... less than fully-voluntary publication and distribution of such works, as compared with commercial publications for which, presumably, there is some general demand amongst the population. Then there's the realisation that some EULA from Facebook or TikTok is probably the most-published…

Well, I'm a theist and I buy the "in the beginning was the Word" idea 100%. It is the truest statement that can be expressed in human language. In my view the "hard problem of consciousness" that Sam Harris keeps referring to is in fact "the hard problem for materialism". And I don't doubt that the Bible is the most-published book of all time. The Bible is one of the few books that a person may easily own two dozen c…

Post by galaxyLogic » Mon, Sep 25, 2023, 1:52 AM UTC

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But Christianity is irrational because it is based on Bible, and there are so many contradictions in the Bible. So whether Christianity rejects or approves Spiritualism doesn't tell us much. Of course Christianity rejects ALL other forms of irrational belief. And so do all other "true" religions. Buddhism is relatively cool however, it focuses on how we can alleviate suffering of living beings, not of spirits.

> contradictions in the Bible The church selected the relevant books, written by many authors over 1000 years. While some evangelical sects may claim internal consistency, it's mostly a straw man. The sources/purposes of the relevant books explain most inconsistencies already (namely that most Jewish law doesn't apply to gentiles, because Jesus was a new covenant with all peoples.) Gospel harmonies deal with the bigg…

Post by n3storm » Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 9:34 PM UTC

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At that time "mesmerism" was sold as possible new branch of science that will properly explain after life, ghost, etc. without religion. Obviously was a reboot/remake/remix "product" perfectly crafted for a new public as sceptics like Sir Conan Doyle.

It's easy in hindsight to see these types of things as being ridiculous and obviously bunk. We do have the equivalents today, although YMMV on what you think is the modern day "mesmerism".