It’s nice to be in a city where everyone I meet, including complete strangers, is so friendly and helpful. It almost seems to be a rule that the less prosperous a place, the more traumatic the recent history of a place, the friendlier the people. And only 50% of the population here claim adherence to a religion. 50% are presumably atheist or agnostic. Religion makes no difference, it seems to me, to how decent and good people are and can be.
proudfootz on What will it take?: “It does seem like issues of critical importance don't seem to excite our media opinion leaders as much as trivial…” Oct 16, 09:53
on The Two Steps to move the Lord’s Celebratory Supper to a Memorial of his Death: “Now it's time for the modifications made in the common source of Mark and Matthews in order to accomodate the…” Oct 16, 07:55
on The Queen of the Sciences?: “It's kind of obvious if you've followed Jim West long enough. He's engaging in one of his usual diatribes about…” Oct 16, 02:36
on Hebrew Bible of Hellenistic Origin – Gmirkin responds to Anthonioz’s review: “Great article. This supports my own findings. We have a very Greek bible, complete with Greek gods like Eos and…” Oct 15, 20:06
on Towards Understanding Religious Fundamentalism and Extremism (and atheist in-fighting, too?): “Within specific scenes, and because of them, Neil. Read it again. All the context you provide…” Oct 15, 14:05
on Plato and the Creation of the Hebrew Bible – review: “Shapattu was the Akkadian word for the fifteenth or full-moon day of the month. Akkadian was not used at Elephantine,…” Oct 15, 10:30
on Masters of Propaganda — tutors of Saudi Arabia, alumni include Hitler: “We lose the plot and misunderstand what our historical record has been about when we demonise the other. I recall…” Oct 15, 07:02
on 22. Earl Doherty’s Response to Bart Ehrman’s Case Against Mythicism – Part 22: “Yes, that is likely. It was a different kind of Christianity, like Paul.” Oct 15, 06:02
on Plato and the Creation of the Hebrew Bible – review: “Wasn't the name for unlucky says something like 'shapattu'? If so, how do you know if the name Sabbetai refers…” Oct 15, 04:37