Here we are at another double post this time on Feuerbach and Atomism & Anthropology. Our discussion was limited to due our small group (only Devin and me) so we bounced from the topic to our own personal beliefs. It's nice to have someone in the group who feels so strongly about a subject because it forces me to explore their ideas as well as my own. Anyway, we discussed with Dr. Oliver about the idea that "we are God" and interestingly enough an elephant's connection to a dog (read about it here.) Another interesting thing: if you consider animals rather than humans, you probably would have to re-access everything we know about philosophy. Anyway, back to topic, here's our factual:
Q: What book did Ludwig Feuerbach write?
A: The Essence of Christianity
B: The Essence of Atheism
C: Christianity's Essence
D: Essence (the popular magazine)
Discussion:
What are your opinions/thoughts about Feuerbach's idea that there is no God- what we call divine is coming from us?
A: The Essence of Christianity
B: The Essence of Atheism
C: Christianity's Essence
D: Essence (the popular magazine)
Discussion:
What are your opinions/thoughts about Feuerbach's idea that there is no God- what we call divine is coming from us?
And on to Atomism & Anthropology:
Q: Who wrote the On the Origins of a Species?
A: Robert Chambers
B: Epicurus
C: Desmond and Grant
D: Darwin
Discussion:
In Doubt, it is said that at one time in history, "there were attempts to take on the idea of evolution even among the religious." What do you think of this? Is it feasible?
A: Robert Chambers
B: Epicurus
C: Desmond and Grant
D: Darwin
Discussion:
In Doubt, it is said that at one time in history, "there were attempts to take on the idea of evolution even among the religious." What do you think of this? Is it feasible?
My thoughts for these discussions are located in the comments as well as my questions for tomorrow.
My thoughts are conflicted, something I'd mentioned to Dr. Oliver during discussion. Sure, I'd like to think that I'm divine, but does "divine" even mean? According to dictionary.com, it all pretty much refers to "godlike" and the like. With that definition, would that mean I would need to believe in a god to know what "godlike" means? I know, this is just nit picking words, but interesting nonetheless. I guess my "struggle" (that's such a dramatic word) is that I don't believe in a god, but I do believe that I don't control every aspect of my life. I won't give thanks to a god for my or anyone else's efforts (this inspired by Dr. Oliver's tweet.) But i do wonder about why out of a random act I wasn't in the horrible car wreck I saw 20 feet in front of me on Thursday night. I had no control over that situation, so who did? Was it the god inside me? Probably not. It was probably the two people running the red lights, but I highly doubt they were trying to hit (and kill) another, so was this act God? I'm really just blabbing at this moment, but that's the response from an "struggling" opinion. I don't think I can say I believe something "divine" is coming from me nor from the heavens, but I do believe there is something that I don't control out there. I'm thinking it's probably just other people. :)
ReplyDeleteAs for Atomism and Anthropology, I'm at a loss. Is it possible? I can't really say because I'm not a Christian. However, there are some links about it:
http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/cm/v11/n4/christian
http://theupsidedownworld.wordpress.com/2008/03/30/raising-christian-evolutionists/
and of course, Wikipedia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theistic_evolution
Questions:
Q: States created Thanksgiving, Fourth of July, and Memorial Day, to name a few, because they all share this similarity:
A: religious beliefs
B: Washington created them
C: nonreligious beliefs
D: Our founding fathers created them
the answer is C.
Discussion:
In this section, we see religious beliefs being translated in a more secular, realistic approach. What secular beliefs do we have that were based on religious beliefs and what do you think about this transition?
Oh, here's another factual question:
ReplyDeleteQ: Which was the first nation to encourage dissent and ensure the right to doubt?
A: Soviet Russia
B: France
C: United States
the answer is C.
I was not there for last week's discussion, but here's my response to the Feuerbach discussion question.
ReplyDeleteI sympathize with his belief. I can very much understand his idea that God is someone we create, so this being is a projection of us and who we wish to be. I'm personally nonreligious, so his concept of the creation of God makes complete sense to me. I think we humans create the concept of God to answer questions that we ourselves cannot answer, and to justify things that we can't explain.
Here are my questions for today's topic.
Discussion Question:
Do you think secular or nonsecular ties create a stronger unity in a society?
Factual Question:
Who believed that religion was bad but it was unnecessary to attack religion because once wage slavery was gone, religion would disappear?
A. Foucalt
B. Lenin
C. Marx
D. Stalin
Correct Answer B.