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  • 2. Reason: the rationality of beliefs The rationality of belief in God The New Atheism refuses to confront the inconvenient truth that every worldview – whether religious or secular – goes beyond what reason or science can prove. That’s just the way things are. The “ultimate questions” about value and meaning won’t go away. Both…

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  • I’ve just read the last book of Alister McGrath, Why God Won’t Go Away: Is the New Atheism Running on Empty? (Thomas Nelson, 2010). I selected few thoughts, simple and in their logical framework,  but I would like to begin with the last passage of the book: I’d just finished giving a lecture in London…

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  • Evanghelia după Oprah

    I think Oprah is John the Baptist, leading the way for Obama to win. Iowa voter Nu am să uit niciodată atmosfera Surprizelor lui Andreea Marin. Diabetul discursiv, vocea și gestica pseudo-angelică a prezentatoarei, dramaturgia simulacrului de suspans, cromatica glamuroasă, alunecarea erotică a camerei de filmat pe îmbrățișările și lacrimile ce parcă dădeau organicitate și…

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  • We are online, but are we in touch? Mark Zuckerberg promotes Facebook as helping to create a more open and connected world.  Openness for Zuckerberg is about “more transparency, being able to share things and have a voice in the world,” while connection is “helping people to stay in touch and maintain empathy for each…

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  • “Sometimes, truth isn’t good enough, sometimes people deserve more. Sometimes people deserve to have their faith rewarded.” (Batman, The Dark Knight) Alături de credința că doar ea deține adevărul absolut și total, efervescența adeziunii, modelul de viață și valori impus membrilor, etc., printre semnele care evidențiază o sectă se află credința puternică în lideri. Patronajul…

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