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POPSJefferson Bible reveals Founding Father's view of God, faith "Like many other upper-class, educated citizens of the new republic, including George Washington, Jefferson was a deist. Deists differed from traditional Christians by rejecting miraculous occurrences and prophecies and embracing the notion of a well-ordered universe created by a God who withdrew into detached transcendence. Critics of the time regarded deism as an ill-conceived attempt to reconcile religion with scientific discoveries. For rationalists in the Age of Enlightenment, deism was one of many efforts to liberate humankind from what the deists viewed as superstitious beliefs."
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POPS A word for nonbelievers Very social creatures, we humans. I suppose you develop the siege mentality when you happily rearrange your world and chop out a huge slice of your upbringing. This group would help people like me, if I hadn't had 40 years to work it out.
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POPSBeyond Belief 2007 Rest of article is here: http://www.samharris.org/site/full_text/does-god-have-a-place-in-a-rational-world/
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POPSOakeshott on Rationalism and Tyrany Although, needless to say, my politics follow a very different path from Oakeshott, he's still a fascinating thinker, who knew how to provoke good questions. For instance, why did mankind feel the need to create Rationalism when we already had rationality?
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POPSElectric Lights in Egypt? This is among the well known enigmas of Ancient Egypt: The reliefs on the walls of Dendera Temple depicts some objects like "electric bulbs", cables, isolators and generators. Very provocative and intriguing. The article is a bit long and gives a detailed story about these enigmatic pictures so I recommend the clip source if you are interested.
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