en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/752850 Comments by davybuoy http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/creationism-branded-indoctrination-29925552.html#IDComment786419849 Thats right, at this moment in time nobody knows. And I'm comfortable with that, I recognise that retreating to a so therefore god must of done it would be a mistake. That kind of god of the gaps argument is a trap as the more we learn the less gaps there are, so god either dies or gets smaller and less meaningful. And lets face it a smaller less meaningful god is not what any religion teaches. Sun, 19 Jan 2014 19:12:27 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/creationism-branded-indoctrination-29925552.html#IDComment786419849 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/creationism-branded-indoctrination-29925552.html#IDComment786206507 "All true religions condemn murder outright " but are all religions true? Sun, 19 Jan 2014 04:10:52 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/creationism-branded-indoctrination-29925552.html#IDComment786206507 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/creationism-branded-indoctrination-29925552.html#IDComment786071179 "So everyone who doesn't accept the CURRENT scientific viewpoint should be silenced ? " That's not what she is advocating, just that creationism should not be taught in science class because it is not science. It is that simple. Sat, 18 Jan 2014 18:56:57 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/creationism-branded-indoctrination-29925552.html#IDComment786071179 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/creationism-branded-indoctrination-29925552.html#IDComment786050069 Teaching of religion should be limited to the type of comparative religion you describe. Unfortunately the situation is that children are being divided along the lines of the religion of their parents and indoctrinated doing school hours and at the expense of the state. Sat, 18 Jan 2014 17:40:06 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/creationism-branded-indoctrination-29925552.html#IDComment786050069 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/creationism-branded-indoctrination-29925552.html#IDComment786048983 There are not enough hours in the day to teach children all that they could usefully be taught about science, this being so decisions have to be made and they should be made by experts on the subject in an open manner as is the case here. This in no way affects open mindedness as children with an interest have access to more information from varied sources. Sat, 18 Jan 2014 17:36:20 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/creationism-branded-indoctrination-29925552.html#IDComment786048983 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/creationism-branded-indoctrination-29925552.html#IDComment785814667 The origin of life is a separate issue from evolution called Abiogenesis, there are some promising hypotheses such as chemical reactivity around hydrothermal vents, none have been proven although the current evidence is generally supportive. So Abiogenesis doesn't have a theory like Evolution which explains the origin, complexity and distribution of the species. Sat, 18 Jan 2014 03:14:46 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/creationism-branded-indoctrination-29925552.html#IDComment785814667 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/creationism-branded-indoctrination-29925552.html#IDComment785812549 Reading the bible, studying its history and comparing what we know from other sources verses what was written in the bible is one of the leading causes of people becoming atheist. Sat, 18 Jan 2014 03:06:21 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/creationism-branded-indoctrination-29925552.html#IDComment785812549 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/creationism-branded-indoctrination-29925552.html#IDComment785811204 The problem is that the supporters of creationism are trotting out the same old arguments as they have for decades, for from being excluded as they claim scientists treat their claims seriously and respond with detailed explanations of the evidence for example when the idea of irreducible complexity arose. Creationists ignore the responses and trot out the same arguments again and again as if they are dogma not science.....because they are! Sat, 18 Jan 2014 03:00:43 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/creationism-branded-indoctrination-29925552.html#IDComment785811204 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/creationism-branded-indoctrination-29925552.html#IDComment785721394 There are not enough hours in the day to teach children all that they could usefully be taught about science, science classes should focus on the important areas where there is strong agreement on what is known according to scientific principles which includes Evolution and excludes Creationism. In fact there is only one area of science that currently you could include Creationism, that is teaching the difference between a hypothesis and theory in the philosophy of science. Creationism isn't even a hypothesis as it has no specific, testable prediction about what you expect to happen in a study. Where as Evolution is a theory which is a well-established principle that has been developed to explain some aspects of the natural world, it arises from repeated observation and testing and incorporates facts, laws, predictions, and tested hypotheses that are widely accepted. Fri, 17 Jan 2014 20:54:23 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/creationism-branded-indoctrination-29925552.html#IDComment785721394 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/creationism-branded-indoctrination-29925552.html#IDComment785688541 "Gentleman"John24 the way in which you use THEORY is a perfect example of why people who want to teach Creationism as science cannot be trusted, due to their purposeful misrepresentation and/or failure to understand what they criticise. Theory in the context of science (as I'm sure you know given what another commentator has to say about you, but continue to purposefully misrepresent) means a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world, based on knowledge that has been repeatedly confirmed through observation and experimentation. That you are (and here I am making a generous interpretation) apparently ignorant of even one shred of evidence reflects poorly on your criticism of the subject and a woman who has put considerable time and effort studying the topic and educating people about it freely via television, which incidentally works in a manner involving the THEORY of electromagnetics among others. Do you deny this also? Fri, 17 Jan 2014 18:54:03 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/creationism-branded-indoctrination-29925552.html#IDComment785688541 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/creationism-branded-indoctrination-29925552.html#IDComment785670638 You can already teach creationism in the appropriate subject area of schools. It's called Religious Education. Fri, 17 Jan 2014 17:47:05 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/creationism-branded-indoctrination-29925552.html#IDComment785670638 http://www.buddhistgeeks.com/2010/10/a-difficult-pill-the-problem-with-stephen-batchelor-and-buddhism%e2%80%99s-new-rationalists/#IDComment103998746 Are rebirth and reincarnation one and the same thing? Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:13:57 +0000 http://www.buddhistgeeks.com/2010/10/a-difficult-pill-the-problem-with-stephen-batchelor-and-buddhism%e2%80%99s-new-rationalists/#IDComment103998746 http://www.buddhistgeeks.com/2010/10/bg-190-living-in-buddha-standard-time/#IDComment102469681 "the unenlightened life is full of suffering and dissatisfaction" a great restatement of the 1st noble truth that points to the 3rd noble truth, to many people turn away at hearing the 1st. His six building blocks of a spiritual life correspond closely to studies of what contributes to Wellness also. Although I love sitting with the local Soto Zen group I feel that the emphasis on just sitting is an over emphasis that makes me ask; Is Zen Buddhism? Tue, 5 Oct 2010 13:17:32 +0000 http://www.buddhistgeeks.com/2010/10/bg-190-living-in-buddha-standard-time/#IDComment102469681 http://library.mindvalley.com/my-library/432/05-action#IDComment81621362 Driving mindfully is an excellent practise, turn the radio off and really focus on what you are doing and the sensations of the forces at work on the car and your body as you go around corners. Take a different route to really shake up your awareness. Do you remember the intense concentration required when you were learniing to drive, how it seemed like there was so much to do at the same time. Beginners mind ! Wed, 23 Jun 2010 06:53:37 +0000 http://library.mindvalley.com/my-library/432/05-action#IDComment81621362 http://www.buddhistgeeks.com/2010/05/suffering-the-cliff-notes/#IDComment78017931 "start to see suffering in the attachment and preference of one side or the other" If I might paraphrase this as "suffering can be seeing/being in attachment and preference to one side or the other". Until you can see things as they are without attachment and preference you cannot act fully skillfully as you might be responding to something other than what is really happening. You don't have to think happy thoughts and stay in a situation, but seeing the reality instead of your interpretation and accepting it is a prerequisite for a truely proactive/positive/skillful response. Tue, 1 Jun 2010 12:26:38 +0000 http://www.buddhistgeeks.com/2010/05/suffering-the-cliff-notes/#IDComment78017931 http://library.mindvalley.com/my-library/432/01-optimism#IDComment78009922 Brian, I was just wondering if with everything that was involved in the 1st call (introducing yourself, the principles and getting used to the technology), you felt that you got to say everything you wanted about optimism on the call? Thank you for your great work! Tue, 1 Jun 2010 10:52:13 +0000 http://library.mindvalley.com/my-library/432/01-optimism#IDComment78009922 http://www.buddhistgeeks.com/2010/03/bg-163-can-dharma-help-us-turn-the-corner/#IDComment62356318 Thanks for the info Vince, I am listening again to episodes 30-33 and getting a lot out of them. I have recently started sitting with a Soto Zen group as there is not a lot of choice in the area of Ireland I live and there is no mention of the fact that mediation only covers 2 parts of the eight fold path. I wonder sometimes is Zen Buddhism. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:33:08 +0000 http://www.buddhistgeeks.com/2010/03/bg-163-can-dharma-help-us-turn-the-corner/#IDComment62356318 http://www.buddhistgeeks.com/2010/03/bg-163-can-dharma-help-us-turn-the-corner/#IDComment62265402 Is this part one with more to come? It was very interesting, but I feel a more apt name for this episode might have been; Can cushion-based practice help us turn the corner. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:49:58 +0000 http://www.buddhistgeeks.com/2010/03/bg-163-can-dharma-help-us-turn-the-corner/#IDComment62265402 http://www.buddhistgeeks.com/2010/02/welcome-to-the-new-buddhist-geeks-site/#IDComment59184300 Love the new site. I get email notifications for the pocasts so do I need to do anything to keep getting them now you have moved? Mon, 1 Mar 2010 08:41:03 +0000 http://www.buddhistgeeks.com/2010/02/welcome-to-the-new-buddhist-geeks-site/#IDComment59184300 http://www.finerminds.com/personal-growth/philosophersnotes-how-to-stop-worrying-and-start-living/#IDComment51860795 I am not a napper as my body clock is too hardwired but I am trying to build rest into my day by using the POMODORO TECHNIQUE which is a time management system. So I have a cheap casio watch programmed to 25 minute work periods with 5 minute breaks for 2 hours and it works really well. So long as I use it! After all KNOWLEDGE ISN"T POWER UNTIL IT"S APPLIED. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:47:26 +0000 http://www.finerminds.com/personal-growth/philosophersnotes-how-to-stop-worrying-and-start-living/#IDComment51860795