--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues"
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> > "Her point is that it isn't *science* that provided you
> > with this meaning; science can't tell you whether it's
> > all just random or
Her book The Spiral Staircase is excellent - autobiography of her life until about age 45.
She was in a convent, left, discovered she has a seizure disorder, got her PHD, and taught
- all while rethinkingand expanding her own religious beliefs. I like the clarity of her
thought - and the fe
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues"
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> "Her point is that it isn't *science* that provided you
> with this meaning; science can't tell you whether it's
> all just random or if there's something at work behind
> it."
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> Good point. I have to th
"Her point is that it isn't *science* that provided you
with this meaning; science can't tell you whether it's
all just random or if there's something at work behind
it."
Good point. I have to think about this more. I use evolutionary
theory as a sort of big picture reframe for my life, but
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues"
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> Great article! I didn't finish her book on the History of God, but
> I learned a lot from what I read. I was interested to hear how her
> position on scripture changed after the TV frenzy died down. Sh
Great article! I didn't finish her book on the History of God, but I
learned a lot from what I read. I was interested to hear how her
position on scripture changed after the TV frenzy died down. She is
thinking about religion in an original, thought-provoking, way.
I disagreed with a few p
I liked the way Armstrong, with the help of the
interviewer, defined her terms right away.
Salon: What is religion?
Armstong: Religion is a search for transcendence. But transcendence isn't necessarily sited
in an external god, which can be a very unspiritual, unreligious concept. The sages
