dear susan, what we have, as noted, are notesd taken by Notes by Joseph H. Hannen
(Abdu'l-Baha, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 411) it's my dim recall that the Master didn't work off prepared speeches, but did improv based on...well, being the Master. marleen notes, quite reasonably, :"The Enlightenment is an incredibly rich historical period that I can only superficially touch upon." yup. and the Master in a realtively small book, sDc, covers every advantage of a couple of centuries, and is likwise able to point out the problems that developed with it, and pointy ther entire argument into terms graspable by the persians at a notably low point in their history. i've read somwe large chunks of voltaire. imho the best take on him was done by terry southern. to further my own pov, imho a lot of what passes for a "rise infundamentalism" is a reaction in somje ears to the effects of a handful, growing but still small of people who can effectively stop a lot of sound and fury with the 4 magic words, "show me the cite." i note that more than a few posts into the current round, i am still missing a cite from the beloved Guardian actuallly saying whyat he was reported to say about all this science/reloigion stuff. i will more than cheerfuilly acknowledge that "show me the cite" removes one heckuva lotta drama and gamesmanship from ther joyous inellectual stroking that for so many years passed as deepening. it would seem that a discussion about science would use some principals of science...like accurate observation and reportin g of data before massaging it to conclusions. The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by the Johnson County Community College ("JCCC") and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify JCCC by email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments thereto. Thank you. __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu