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The Humanist Contemplative: Beyond the Theism/Atheism Divide: A Plea for Humility

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Beyond the Theism/Atheism Divide: A Plea for Humility. The following article by John Thatamanil appeared on the Huffington Post website on April 28, 2010. You can read it at the Huffington Post by clicking this link. However, I have reposted the article below for discussion, in case the link provided is non-functional. Beyond the Theism/Atheism Divide: A Plea for Humility. But where do they come by this knowledge about religion? Their expertise seems to be derived by virtue of sheer sentience alone.

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The Humanist Contemplative: Notes on Chuang-Tzu

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By DT Strain, 2005. I was recently looking into how the Taoist conception of the universe, the Tao, and Li "organic pattern" affected how it is believed a person should live his life. After asking about this on the Comparative Religion Forums. A poster by the screen name of Vajradhara responded, saying that I should check out the Taoist " Chuang-Tzu. I found a translation ( http:/ www.vl-site.org/taoism/cz-text2.html. Furthermore, these notes do not necessarily include everything the Chuang-Tzu teaches, ...

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Billysugger: July 2011

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Anything that comes to mind. Tuesday, 26 July 2011. Orbital Mechanics for Dummies - Orbital Energy. Now we're going to consider the energy in an orbit, and we'll consider two forms of energy: kinetic energy from the speed of motion around the central body; and gravitational potential energy by virtue of the forces in a gravitational field, (which we'll call gravitational energy for short). Is easy, and from high school physics I remember it is given by. 178; = GM/r. So in such an orbit,. GMm [ (1/r) - 0 ].

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Billysugger: August 2012

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Anything that comes to mind. Sunday, 26 August 2012. Today, Cardinal Keith O'Brien has his army of priests read out the following message against inclusive marriage. The Bishops’ Conference of Scotland. This is precisely the kind of unwarranted political interference that the Reformation and Act of Supremacy in England, and similar laws in Scotland, were designed to prevent. None at all. As a celibate bachelor, what makes you an authority on what subverts a loving marriage? 8220;Have you not read that th...

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The Humanist Contemplative: The Nature of "The Force"

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The Nature of "The Force". As I've mentioned before, I have been reading about the Taoist concept of Li (the organic pattern), the Stoic concept of Logos (the Divine Fire), and the relatively new field of chaos and complex systems theory. I have compiled several excerpts from a few different online sources discussing these topics, and arranged them by categories which are considered aspects of a complex system. I have color coded each portion. Green. Text comes from a source on complex systems theory.

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The Humanist Contemplative: Compassion & Stoic Philosophy

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Compassion and Stoic Philosophy. DT Strain. June, 2010. The notion of "Stoic compassion" may seem an oxymoron to some, but this all depends on our knowledge of Stoicism and our conception of compassion. Of any emotion really). Nevertheless, many wonder if there is any role for compassion in the Stoic realm, seeing it as opening up a person to a type of distress of which Stoics would seek to relieve themselves. Scholar and philosopher Martha Nussbaum has even called. Like Jesus, Musonius preached charity ...

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The Humanist Contemplative: Humanist Contemplative Emblem

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The Humanist Contemplative Emblem was created by DT Strain to represent Humanist contemplative ideas. The person in the center is a reference to Humanism, which is usually symbolized by the "happy humanist" or other similar human shapes. The circle and triangle are such basic shapes, they go back a long way in history and have been used by many peoples to symbolize a wide variety of concepts - many of them we Humanists would not agree with. However, the meaning of the triangle. And the bottom section.

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The Humanist Contemplative: Humanist Minister Services

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As a certified Secular Celebrant of the American Humanist Association, Daniel Strain is an experienced public speaker, knowledgeable on Humanist philosophy, and has performed several ceremonies. These secular ceremonies can be solemn, beautiful, and sacred in a naturalistic context, free of supernaturalism or religious references. They may include weddings (legally performed in the state of Texas), funeral services, baby naming ceremonies, and more. Report on Humanist Weddings in Scotland. January 3, 2012.

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The Humanist Contemplative: The Noble Conspectus

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As travel becomes more common and communication more frequent, people of vastly different religions, and those of no religion, will find themselves interacting more and more. This is inevitable. As this happens, pressure will continue to rise, and conflict between groups will be ever more tempting. This pressure too is inevitable. It is time for we humans to make a choice - not only as a people but as individuals. You, the reader, must make a choice. We could choose this path. But this path leads to ...