Comments on: The Meaning of Life: An interview with Professor A C Grayling http://freethinker.co.uk/2010/02/22/the-meaning-of-life-an-interview-with-professor-a-c-grayling/ The voice of atheism since 1881 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:51:59 +0000 hourly 1 By: David-BARCA FC-Harris http://freethinker.co.uk/2010/02/22/the-meaning-of-life-an-interview-with-professor-a-c-grayling/comment-page-1/#comment-40811 David-BARCA FC-Harris Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:54:36 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/?p=11816#comment-40811 i dont agree with neowolfe, but i see where he is coming from. A C Grayling is only a human, and for many many years humans have believed in religeon (people far smarter that A C arrogant Grayling). i dont think any of us can 100% rule out the possiblites of the super natural or aliens or god because there have been so much that is unexplained and so much in the huge universe we cannot explore or wont. There are so many things like area 51, bermuda triangle and the loch ness monster (drain the lake and see if its there is my opinion). In my thought, if there was a god or many gods, he would give us science reason and logic as a way of letting us know something without giving us any evidence about god, like descartes demon argument "the world could be a trick by a demon and we wouldnt even know about it" or for the younger people WATCH THE MATRIX....you never know!!!- by the way if you dont like what i´ve said then well i´m only a human and im just trying to search for the undeniable truths which i dont think i´ll ever find. david harris, email me to discuss philosophy Dax_inc@hotmail.com :) i dont agree with neowolfe, but i see where he is coming from. A C Grayling is only a human, and for many many years humans have believed in religeon (people far smarter that A C arrogant Grayling). i dont think any of us can 100% rule out the possiblites of the super natural or aliens or god because there have been so much that is unexplained and so much in the huge universe we cannot explore or wont. There are so many things like area 51, bermuda triangle and the loch ness monster (drain the lake and see if its there is my opinion). In my thought, if there was a god or many gods, he would give us science reason and logic as a way of letting us know something without giving us any evidence about god, like descartes demon argument “the world could be a trick by a demon and we wouldnt even know about it” or for the younger people WATCH THE MATRIX….you never know!!!- by the way if you dont like what i´ve said then well i´m only a human and im just trying to search for the undeniable truths which i dont think i´ll ever find. david harris, email me to discuss philosophy Dax_inc@hotmail.com :)

]]> By: God or Allah, let’s discuss – chapter 15 « Richardwkc's Weblog http://freethinker.co.uk/2010/02/22/the-meaning-of-life-an-interview-with-professor-a-c-grayling/comment-page-1/#comment-29960 God or Allah, let’s discuss – chapter 15 « Richardwkc's Weblog Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:45:55 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/?p=11816#comment-29960 [...] http://freethinker.co.uk/2010/02/22/the-meaning-of-life-an-interview-with-professor-a-c-grayling/ [...] [...] http://freethinker.co.uk/2010/.....-grayling/ [...]

]]> By: barriejohn http://freethinker.co.uk/2010/02/22/the-meaning-of-life-an-interview-with-professor-a-c-grayling/comment-page-1/#comment-28964 barriejohn Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:19:59 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/?p=11816#comment-28964 There aren't enough hours in the day, Rog! There aren’t enough hours in the day, Rog!

]]> By: rog http://freethinker.co.uk/2010/02/22/the-meaning-of-life-an-interview-with-professor-a-c-grayling/comment-page-1/#comment-28948 rog Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:55:32 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/?p=11816#comment-28948 @barriejohn Have you considered signing up at the secularcafe.org? I thought if I can't beat them I might as well join them :) @barriejohn

Have you considered signing up at the secularcafe.org? I thought if I can’t beat them I might as well join them :)

]]> By: The Meaning of Life: An interview with Professor A C Grayling – Part 2 http://freethinker.co.uk/2010/02/22/the-meaning-of-life-an-interview-with-professor-a-c-grayling/comment-page-1/#comment-28936 The Meaning of Life: An interview with Professor A C Grayling – Part 2 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:17:24 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/?p=11816#comment-28936 [...] Previous part [...] [...] Previous part [...]

]]> By: barriejohn http://freethinker.co.uk/2010/02/22/the-meaning-of-life-an-interview-with-professor-a-c-grayling/comment-page-1/#comment-28926 barriejohn Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:08:22 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/?p=11816#comment-28926 Rog: The saving grace of the old House of Lords, before it was packed with political cronies, was that many of the peers were very well educated and very knowledgeable in specific areas. It seems a shame to me that we can't fill the Second Chamber with academics, <i>ex officio</i>, who would represent a broad spectrum of political backgrounds, and bring their intelligence and expertise to bear on the political process without being beholden to any particular party leaders, but of course they wouldn't be in the least bit interested, as they have better things to do! Rog: The saving grace of the old House of Lords, before it was packed with political cronies, was that many of the peers were very well educated and very knowledgeable in specific areas. It seems a shame to me that we can’t fill the Second Chamber with academics, ex officio, who would represent a broad spectrum of political backgrounds, and bring their intelligence and expertise to bear on the political process without being beholden to any particular party leaders, but of course they wouldn’t be in the least bit interested, as they have better things to do!

]]> By: rog http://freethinker.co.uk/2010/02/22/the-meaning-of-life-an-interview-with-professor-a-c-grayling/comment-page-1/#comment-28913 rog Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:08:23 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/?p=11816#comment-28913 besides, I kind of like his hair... besides, I kind of like his hair…

]]> By: HAYATIN ANLAMI « Nalincikeseri's Blog http://freethinker.co.uk/2010/02/22/the-meaning-of-life-an-interview-with-professor-a-c-grayling/comment-page-1/#comment-28905 HAYATIN ANLAMI « Nalincikeseri's Blog Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:59:23 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/?p=11816#comment-28905 [...] 23, 2010 GeliÅŸtirici: nalincikeseri Freethinker blogun’da ünlü filozof, humanist ve ateist A.C. Grayling ile Peter Brietbat tarafından [...] [...] 23, 2010 GeliÅŸtirici: nalincikeseri Freethinker blogun’da ünlü filozof, humanist ve ateist A.C. Grayling ile Peter Brietbat tarafından [...]

]]> By: Broga http://freethinker.co.uk/2010/02/22/the-meaning-of-life-an-interview-with-professor-a-c-grayling/comment-page-1/#comment-28904 Broga Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:47:27 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/?p=11816#comment-28904 @ Michael Trussler I enjoyed reading your comments although on this site, in particular, I would have hoped that these views did not require spelling out. Clearly not. One problem is that the use of phrases such as "the god particle" and the singularly unfortuneate "when we understand that we will know the mind of god" are seized on by desperate religionists not as metaphors but as literal. Even sillier are the explanations for mysteries and postulating, in an attempt to fill in admitted gaps, The Higgs Bosun and so on as God. Their God, of course. Another manic diversion they introduce is the nonsense that "without god we wont know what is right and what is wrong." I even had heard that one christian seized on Richard Dawkins choice of a piece from The Song of Solomon, as part of the 400th anniversary of the writing of stirring prose of the King James version, as "proof" that Dawkins was "suspect in his sceptism." I thought A.C. Grayling's comments were temperate, wise, measured and with a quite gravitas that you will not find in the mouths of the ranting bigots in the pulpits. @ Michael Trussler I enjoyed reading your comments although on this site, in particular, I would have hoped that these views did not require spelling out. Clearly not. One problem is that the use of phrases such as “the god particle” and the singularly unfortuneate “when we understand that we will know the mind of god” are seized on by desperate religionists not as metaphors but as literal. Even sillier are the explanations for mysteries and postulating, in an attempt to fill in admitted gaps, The Higgs Bosun and so on as God. Their God, of course.

Another manic diversion they introduce is the nonsense that “without god we wont know what is right and what is wrong.” I even had heard that one christian seized on Richard Dawkins choice of a piece from The Song of Solomon, as part of the 400th anniversary of the writing of stirring prose of the King James version, as “proof” that Dawkins was “suspect in his sceptism.”

I thought A.C. Grayling’s comments were temperate, wise, measured and with a quite gravitas that you will not find in the mouths of the ranting bigots in the pulpits.

]]> By: Rog http://freethinker.co.uk/2010/02/22/the-meaning-of-life-an-interview-with-professor-a-c-grayling/comment-page-1/#comment-28903 Rog Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:28:51 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/?p=11816#comment-28903 <i> Tomorrow in Part 2, we ask Grayling how he’d combat extremism if he were the Prime Minister of the UK... </i> I really wish he would stand for parliament! If not we could do with him in the house of lords. Tomorrow in Part 2, we ask Grayling how he’d combat extremism if he were the Prime Minister of the UK…

I really wish he would stand for parliament! If not we could do with him in the house of lords.

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