From: Dr. Blake Nelson (bnelson301@yahoo.com)
Date: Sun Sep 07 2003 - 12:23:29 EDT
--- Sarah Berel-Harrop <sec@hal-pc.org> wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
(SNIP)
> Although strictly speaking, Buddhism is not a
> reincarnational religion,
> most sects. Seems to me if it is a
> "religion-killer" it is not just
> Christianity.
> I am inclined to agree with Blake though that
> whether or not it is
> a "religion-killer" depends on the level of
> determinism accompanying
> the approach. (Although I find it really, really
> hard to believe that
> Pinker
> takes a hard-line deterministic approach. I mean,
> what's the point
> of criticizing people for saying you take a position
> that you didn't
> really take.)
I was probably taking Pinker to an extreme. He
certainly believes that the balance is overwhelmingly
in favor of genetic determinism as opposed to
environmental explanations.
My main point in using Pinker, however, was to
emphasize that the laws of physics limit possible
universes and Glenn has no good reason for believing
that the laws of physics would allow him to be a
Wiccan, arsonist, axe-murderer, who recants Jesus
Christ.
(SNIP)
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