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I'm not directly familiar with Israel Finkelstein, only indirectly through references to him made by others. So, I don't feel qualified to comment on writings that I don't have first hand knowledge of. I will say, though, that regardless of when a Jewish political identity was established or how lon...

Min, I've been busy the past several days, so I'm just now getting around to answering your questions and points. Any particular reason you chose the verb "operate," there, jw? Yes. I was quoting you, where you said that those gods didn’t “operate” on earth. I'd submit there is a bit of a ...

The Greek and Roman gods, did operate on earth, though. They had divine or semi-divine children by mortals. Zeus took the form of a swan to impregnate a mortal woman. The Christian god (Holy Spirit) takes the form of a dove to impregnate a mortal woman. They were the original motherfuckers! Well, i...

On whether or not Jesus was a historical person, I'm inclined to think that many mythologies - especially ones that develop in societies with a tendency to religious historical literalness - contain at least a little portion of real events and people, embellished and tweaked to fit their religious w...

Just adding my 2 cents worth to this interesting discussion. And it does seem more like a discussion, a sharing of different perspectives, than an argument. Although raised as Christian, I don't practice or believe in any religion today. But I don't think that literal belief is the essence of religi...

Did anyone notice the comment in the article about the majority of Indonesians practicing a moderate form of Islam and government officials being opposed to stoning? As someone already mentioned, we’d have nearly the same thing if the Christian fundies got their way here. Wonder how long before the ...

Only a million! We could rake up more than that! Roy. We not only could, but should. The issues are complex and therefore confusing to a lot of people, even before the spinmeisters distort them with disinformation. We need to counteract the disinformation - in talk show calls, on Internet boards, i...

What do Republicans have left? Nothing. But I never underestimate the opposition. Long before Obama, they became a self-righteously outraged party of shouters, and it worked against Clinton, then Gore. Well, not totally. Not without a little vote tampering and SCOTUS intervention. The denounce ever...

"What" he wanted to know "were they protesting?"." That was my reaction to the first Tea Party protest, and it hasn't changed since then. No significant point that I can see. Their comments and placards suggest that they're not only all over the place with very little focus...

Check out the agenda for the Million Moron march in DC Saturday. I'll stick with mindless. Agree that it was a mindless agenda. But it was set by individuals and groups that know what appeals to rank and file followers and how to arouse them with fear, misleading information, and outrage that hints...

Pica and geophagy - seems like a logical explanation. I wonder if anyone’s tested it by analyzing the mineral content at several sites to see if they have a specific mineral in common that people require. If several sites share a significant amount of a common mineral, e.g. iron, it would strengthen...

Are the creationists following it in an "ark?"

I heard they tried, but God sank 'em because he hadn't ordered them to do it.
Supernatural selection.

Oh, quite the opposite, JW.


Doesn't mean their ramblings aren't mindless.

Oh, dear. I do get tired of saying, "Oops."

Shouldn't have made the assumption.

However, I don't see them as mindless, and that's what troubles me.

Again, JW, the OOA crew is not particularly interested in when HE left Africa as they maintain that HSS arose in AFrica and moved, c 70,000ypb, to colonize the whole world.

Yes, I realize that. So the Dminisi fossils don't change anything, do they? So why all the fuss?

Oops! I just realized that I addressed my earlier comment to Min but it was kbs who said he'd like to know who funded Lewis' research. Anyway, Min, from your comment about the mindless rambling of the far right, it looks like you're not familiar with the PNAC, its members, their roles in the Bush ad...