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Re: Well done Mich. Professor!

nintenfr...@gmail.com (Orson Zedd) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:24:31 UT

It's a great point. I mean, shit, you can get mad and glad in the same
britches in this country. Grandad always told me that, but only now do I
understand what he meant.

RE: MFA Book Club for 11/28/09

epurkra...@comcast.net (Liz Purkrabek) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:31:50 UT

All you want is beer? I guess that means I don't have the competitive edge
I had hoped. ;-)

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Oh, I have NOT voted yet and it's a tie. I take beer donations ... :)

American
Louis

Re: MFA Book Club for 11/28/09

jason_gros...@hotmail.com (Jason) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:11:37 UT

Oh, I have NOT voted yet and it's a tie. I take beer donations ... :)

Re: MFA Book Club for 11/28/09

jason_gros...@hotmail.com (Jason) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:10:16 UT

2 for Religion Explained
2 for Omnivore's Dilemma

Re: Some verses relating to Church of Christ lecture

clogtow...@gmail.com (Clogtowner) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:30:16 UT

Hi y'all - a little more time.
My source for Mark's knowledge of the destruction of the temple is
Bart Ehrman. I consider him to be just about he best biblical scholar.
One of his sources for dating Mark is:
"Mark 15:38 talks about the curtain of the Temple, Roman Gentiles
would have known that the Temple had a curtain, as it was taken to

Re: Some verses relating to Church of Christ lecture

clogtow...@gmail.com (Clogtowner) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:51:53 UT

Hi y'all - another few minutes:
Why would you choose to quote figures from England and Wales? -
Christian countries!
Here are some figures on US prison populations.
Why is it that 79.4% of the US population is christian yet 82% of the
prison population is christian ...?
... while 15% of the US population is atheist yet barely over 0.2% of

Well done Mich. Professor!

clogtow...@gmail.com (Clogtowner) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:35:15 UT

Hi y'all - this is great: [link]

RE: MFA Book Club for 11/28/09

epurkra...@comcast.net (Liz Purkrabek) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:01:23 UT

Omnivore's Dilemma for me.

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So far:

2 votes for Religion Explained
1 vote for the Omnivores Dilemma

**and a sort of vote for Wigens

Please email your vote to jason_gros...@hotmail.com. We will select a

Re: MFA Book Club for 11/28/09

jason_gros...@hotmail.com (Jason) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:52:13 UT

So far:

2 votes for Religion Explained
1 vote for the Omnivores Dilemma

**and a sort of vote for Wigens

Re: Atheist student groups flower

clogtow...@gmail.com (Clogtowner) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:31:45 UT

Hi y'all - yes, the kind, gentle face of atheism. I don't think I
could do that. I could try....

Re: Some verses relating to Church of Christ lecture

clogtow...@gmail.com (Clogtowner) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:27:26 UT

Hi y'all - OK I have a little time now to answer your second point
about religious wars. I do not accept the criteria used to determine a
religious war that you quote. Here is a link that is closer to my
thinking on this topic: [link]
It is not always easy to determine how much influence religion played

Atheist student groups flower

sud...@gmail.com (sudo) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:10:28 UT

This news article is on the mainstream Yahoo News front page. Pretty
good press, I think.

[link]

AMES, Iowa – The sign sits propped on a wooden chair, inviting all
comers: "Ask an Atheist."

Whenever a student gets within a few feet, Anastasia Bodnar waves and

Re: MFA Book Club for 11/28/09

jason_gros...@hotmail.com (Jason) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:18:10 UT

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael
Pollan

The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell

Religion Explained by Pascal Boyer

Anti-Intellectualism in American Life by Richard Hofstadter

The American Political Tradition also by Richard Hofstadter

The Metaphysical Club by Louis Menand

MFA Book Club for 11/28/09

jason_gros...@hotmail.com (Jason Grosser) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:11:28 UT

MFA Book Club:

These are the books that we listed to select. Please vote on one. Please email your vote to jason_gros...@hotmail.com. We will select a short article (or something) for next week to give people time to get the book after the selection.

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael PollanThe Road to Wigan Pier by George OrwellReligion Explained by Pascal BoyerAnti-Intellectualism in American Life by Richard HofstadterThe American Political Tradition also by Richard HofstadterThe Metaphysical Club by Louis Menand Another Suggestion?

Re: Some verses relating to Church of Christ lecture

clogtow...@gmail.com (Clogtowner) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:20:52 UT

Hi y'all - thanks for sticking with it.
I have just returned from an exhausting trip and I'm pushed for time
so I will respond to your arguments piecemeal as time permits.
My point about evolution is that since Lot's alleged era - a few
thousand years - evolution could not have changed the human brain in