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renassault · 07-12-2009, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Clivedurdle

And completely forget the starting position.

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Believing, with Max Weber, that man is an animal suspended in webs of significance he himself has spun,

http://academic.csuohio.edu/as227/spring2003/geertz.htm

Didn't Max Weber also publish a book "proving" women are savages?

Clivedurdle · 07-12-2009, 06:31 AM

What book?

www.economyandsociety.org/events/Berger_paper.pdf

Weber was arguing that women are the civilisers, the educators, the savers

But this is off topic.

Toto · 07-12-2009, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by renassault

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Didn't Max Weber also publish a book "proving" women are savages?

The Max Weber referred to is the 19th-20th century German sociologist, who was married to

Marianne_Weber, an activist for women's rights.

Does your smilie represent your knowledge that the dead cannot sue for defamation?

What exactly are you talking about and why are you degrading this conversation?

Zaphod · 07-13-2009, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Roger Pearse

It's unbelievably depressing to me to see a group of people get together explicitly to fabricate a lie. No-one believes what they're trying to say; not even themselves. "Hey, let's offer a prize and see if someone can come up with some kind of plausible excuse, because it's so damn convenient."

Roger Pearse, what makes you so sure that Jesus mythicists are liars? ...

Apologetic projection?

Muffin Man · 07-15-2009, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Roger Pearse

Every conman starts by trying to convince himself of his own line of ****. His punishment is to succeed.

And exactly why does this not apply to Paul? :Cheeky:

Toto · 07-20-2009, 09:15 AM

Chaucer's essay against even thinking about mythicism has been split off here

ApostateAbe · 07-21-2009, 06:10 AM

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The sum of $1,000 (U.S.) will be awarded to the author of a submitted essay which, in the opinion of the judges, sheds light on the origins of Christianity and, at the same time, supports the proposition that Jesus of Nazareth did not exist.

I give credit to the consortium for seeming to recognize that those two goals are somewhat exclusive from each other.

Chaucer · 07-21-2009, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by ApostateAbe

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The sum of $1,000 (U.S.) will be awarded to the author of a submitted essay which, in the opinion of the judges, sheds light on the origins of Christianity and, at the same time, supports the proposition that Jesus of Nazareth did not exist.

I give credit to the consortium for seeming to recognize that those two goals are somewhat exclusive from each other.

LOL! Made my day! :-)

Chaucer

Toto · 07-21-2009, 12:09 PM

I don't think that the goals are exclusive, or that the language indicates that.

There are theories of the origins of Christianity in which Jesus plays a central role, and theories in which he plays a secondary role, and theories in which he is virtually absent.

Dave31 · 08-05-2009, 07:30 AM

It looks like somebody posted a youtube video about this to help spread the word:

Announcing the 2010 Mythicist Prize
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icvpY6cAZzg

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07-12-2009, 06:31 AM	#22
Clivedurdle Contributor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: London UK Posts: 16,024	What book? www.economyandsociety.org/events/Berger_paper.pdf Weber was arguing that women are the civilisers, the educators, the savers But this is off topic.

07-20-2009, 09:15 AM	#26
Toto Contributor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Los Angeles area Posts: 40,549	Chaucer's essay against even thinking about mythicism has been split off here

07-21-2009, 12:09 PM	#29
Toto Contributor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Los Angeles area Posts: 40,549	I don't think that the goals are exclusive, or that the language indicates that. There are theories of the origins of Christianity in which Jesus plays a central role, and theories in which he plays a secondary role, and theories in which he is virtually absent.

08-05-2009, 07:30 AM	#30
Dave31 Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: USA Posts: 425	It looks like somebody posted a youtube video about this to help spread the word: Announcing the 2010 Mythicist Prize http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icvpY6cAZzg

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