tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post1194276818597682403..comments2023-05-10T08:55:47.701-07:00Comments on Richard Carrier Blogs: Loftus & PaolosRichard Carrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-68902802376086865202009-03-24T13:08:00.000-07:002009-03-24T13:08:00.000-07:00John W. Loftus said... Full disclosure is in order...<B>John W. Loftus said...</B> <I>Full disclosure is in order here: Andrew is banned from my blog. Because he is banned he told me he would go around spreading slander about me.</I><BR/><BR/>Thanks for the heads up. This is always the kind of information we can use. Puts things in perspective--and prevents people like Andrew from escaping the consequences of their sins by simply moving somewhere Richard Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-33808872982141631872009-02-24T06:45:00.000-08:002009-02-24T06:45:00.000-08:00It amazes me that Andrew thinks he can tell Richar...It amazes me that Andrew thinks he can tell Richard something about my book when Richard has read it and Andrew has not. Full disclosure is in order here: Andrew is banned from my blog. Because he is banned he told me he would go around spreading slander about me.<BR/><BR/>Sour grapes is what it is. Too bad he doesn't place the blame where it belongs; on himself for not wanting to have a decent Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-9314378043970613382009-02-24T05:27:00.000-08:002009-02-24T05:27:00.000-08:00Richard, you sure have a high opinion of yourself,...Richard, you sure have a high opinion of yourself, I'll grant you that. (And you are pretty free witht he ad hominems too, sport!)<BR/><BR/>But Loftus takes the cake with his constant comments in his book about how "honest" he is.<BR/><BR/>Of course, from is own description of his life in his book, he lied to his family, his wife, his congregation (by continuing to preach when he no longer Emanuel Goldsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02653303041185240250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-20783599551098539142009-01-09T12:02:00.000-08:002009-01-09T12:02:00.000-08:00Paul Crowley said... What book would you recommend...<B>Paul Crowley said...</B> <I>What book would you recommend to sophisticated liberal, Universalist Christians with enough knowledge of theology, history of the Bible and such to apply the Courtier's Response to many polemics? None of the Four Horsemen books appear to be suitable.</I><BR/><BR/>Indeed, certainly not. So yes, for that, Loftus will provide a far better mine of useful stuff against Richard Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-15293587160644235832009-01-01T04:20:00.000-08:002009-01-01T04:20:00.000-08:00Thanks for these reviews! What book would you rec...Thanks for these reviews! What book would you recommend to sophisticated liberal, Universalist Christians with enough knowledge of theology, history of the Bible and such to apply the Courtier's Response to many polemics? None of the Four Horsemen books appear to be suitable.Paul Crowleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07678457525255135699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-12450937318007100232008-12-31T17:50:00.000-08:002008-12-31T17:50:00.000-08:00AIGBusted said... In your book, you state that Spa...<B>AIGBusted said...</B> <I>In your book, you state that Space is "probably the fundamental ground of all being" since matter and energy just seem to be distortions of space. But how did space come to be?</I><BR/><BR/>Reminds me of a joke in academia. A philosophy student takes a test. Gets to the essay portion. The test question says "Explain why the universe exists in under 1000 words. Show Richard Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577206926510030146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-26099606835737492952008-12-18T09:56:00.000-08:002008-12-18T09:56:00.000-08:00Spot on reviews. Paolos is a hoot. I did read Lo...Spot on reviews. Paolos is a hoot. I did read Loftus, although I read the first half carefully and the second half not so much. <BR/><BR/>Have you read David Ramsay Steeles's Atheism Explained? He presents an interesting 2 page sidebar which emasculates any cosmological/first cause/contingency argument. His approach is unique and powerful.GarageDragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11399828220100913111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-70012853777912928062008-12-17T08:41:00.000-08:002008-12-17T08:41:00.000-08:00Thanks Richard. By pure coincidence I started read...Thanks Richard. By pure coincidence I started reading <STRONG>Why I Became An Atheist</STRONG> yesterday. It is, as you say, not exactly a light-hearted romp for reading in one's tea-break. In fact (and my apologies to John) I was on the verge of putting it to one side and picking up a hefty sci-fi novel instead, but having read your review I feel inspired to plunge back into the fray and wrestleyunshuihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16304997933466961058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-74631519667920587432008-12-17T00:50:00.000-08:002008-12-17T00:50:00.000-08:00I'm reading Irreligion right now, and I will proba...I'm reading Irreligion right now, and I will probably read John's book in the near future. <BR/><BR/>Richard, I've read your book and I was very impressed with it. It's so thorough and easy to understand. I do have one question though: In your book, you state that Space is "probably the fundamental ground of all being" since matter and energy just seem to be distortions of space. But how did AIGBustedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03232781356086767207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-45630385863588197812008-12-16T15:04:00.000-08:002008-12-16T15:04:00.000-08:00A joy as always to read your reflections -- I'll b...A joy as always to read your reflections -- I'll be reading both books soon!Timothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15576282956916232854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36959219.post-68109376430894169972008-12-16T13:51:00.000-08:002008-12-16T13:51:00.000-08:00Thanks Richard! I don't disagree with your critici...Thanks Richard! I don't disagree with your criticisms of my book but I sure appreciate your high recommedation of it. Thanks my friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com