... From: "Mark A. Foster" <mfoster@...> ... Protection from dust? That's a new one. I suppose then that these folks arose in one of the many inland...
Dear Susan, Confucius admits in his Analects that he was a "transmitter who invented nothing" and being a librarian in some part of his life, we cannot say...
... Dear Barnabas- I don't have a quote but I seem to recall in our Writings it saying the Manifestation recreates Creation and endows it with a new potential....
Hi Mark- I used the term "slant eyes" because that is how most people describe them. I was not making a precise or accurate description. But the fact still...
... Buddhism, Taoism, and/or Confucianism, it has always been religion that guided the peoples and civilizations of China.<< I know you believe that, but how...
... them. I was not making a precise or accurate description.<< Just as an aside. You are obviously not aware of it, but the term you used is generally...
... Dear Barnabas, Except that Confucious was decidedly disinterested in religious matters. ... Which is exactly my point. You stated you could *proof* that...
... Hi Mark- I'm truly interested in all this and hope you won't mind me poking in here. I have asked these kinds of questions before that Barnabas has ...
... lol. I don't know. I only mention this subject briefly to my students as we discuss race and ethnicity. Back in the mid-1980s, I taught "Human Evolution...
... Revealed Religions and how we interpret and apply them.<< What I am doing is making a distinction between, first, what someone subjectively believes,...
Hi Mark- No I was not aware that "slant eyes" was a racial slur. Thanks. I have often heard people say that the Chinese have slant eyes and they did not mean...
... From: "Mark A. Foster" <mfoster@...> ... Good! Keep up the good work. There is so much conjecture in this area that the implications of man having...
... religion that ... Hello Folks: Do we not have some statements here the truth value of which is in question? 1. The foundation of all civilizations is...
... and practices, focuses on the sacred (the extraordinary aspects of life as contrasted with the profane or ordinary aspects), which unites people into a...
... What I try to keep in mind is that `Abdu'l-Baha was delivering a spiritual discourse, not a biology lecture. Spiritually, man has always been man. The...
... As I see it, the problem, once again, is that the terms "civilization," "religion," and "foundation" are not being defined. Consequently, it is impossible...
... From: "Mark A. Foster" <mfoster@...> To> ... That is my error, Mark, I forgot to put in the word "potentially". The question I asked is therfore, not...
... In _The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life_, Durkheim never discussed the issue of "civilizations." ... Some people in my field have tried, with...
Dear Mark- As you know I am doing some rehab. classes at the County Jail here and often I present subjects such as this one to my classes to see how they ...
Whether you are satisfied with my answer is irrelevant because we are not talking mathematics, that is to say, we can only compare one answer with the other...
... Dear Barnabas, My problem is that you keep talking about 'proof' but all I'm seeing is assertions. As I have ... Except civilization existed in China for...
... believers in God?<< I would need to look up the precise figures. However, the data I have seen in the past indicate that, proportionately, atheists are...
Hi Mark- See below-- ... Yes, but you see Mark both the historical evidence and scriptural evidence is subject to interpretation which is also related to the ...
... Hi Mark: Your reply above means nothing to me. Haven't read it, never heard of him. So, I can't reply to your comment. ... cautiously. ... Well, maybe, but...
... To me this is the crux of the matter for there is no way we can absolutely prove anything as far back as the civilizations being discussed. While we may...
... Dear Doug, Majority rule has nothing whatsoever to do with determining truth. There are Doctoral Dissertations that have resulted ... Perhaps part of the...
... Dear Doug, The fact that God has never left humanity without a teacher is a separate issue from the question of whether or not religion is the *foundation*...
... Dear Doug, There is a difference between talking about 'revealed religion' and religion in general. If we are talking about religion in general then the...
