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| | BTW: a superficial search in the [[Iliad]] came up with six occurrences of "infinite/infinity"... --[[User:AugustO|AugustO]] 04:50, 29 May 2015 (EDT) | | BTW: a superficial search in the [[Iliad]] came up with six occurrences of "infinite/infinity"... --[[User:AugustO|AugustO]] 04:50, 29 May 2015 (EDT) |
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| | Is this a joke? What kind of source is http://descmath.com/diag/ancients.html ? Andy, please read what the author writes about himself ( http://descmath.com/aboutme.html ), and then come up with a better source! --[[User:AugustO|AugustO]] 13:28, 29 May 2015 (EDT) | | Is this a joke? What kind of source is http://descmath.com/diag/ancients.html ? Andy, please read what the author writes about himself ( http://descmath.com/aboutme.html ), and then come up with a better source! --[[User:AugustO|AugustO]] 13:28, 29 May 2015 (EDT) |
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| | ::--[[User:AugustO|AugustO]] 13:45, 29 May 2015 (EDT) | | ::--[[User:AugustO|AugustO]] 13:45, 29 May 2015 (EDT) |
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| − | :::August, perhaps our disagreement here reflects our different "worldviews". I think brilliant insights can emanate from sources that may be disfavored by "experts". I welcome the [[best of the public]]. But non-[[Christian]] approaches tend to favor censorship, and tend to favor rejecting anything not approved by the atheistic-leaning "establishment". I welcome the inclusion of the [[Epistles to the Hebrews]] in the Bible despite how the experts cannot identify the source.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 15:59, 29 May 2015 (EDT) | + | :::August, perhaps our disagreement here reflects our different "worldviews". I think brilliant insights can emanate from sources that may be disfavored by "experts". I welcome the [[best of the public]]. But non-[[Christian]] approaches tend to favor censorship, and tend to favor rejecting anything not approved by the atheistic-leaning "establishment". I welcome the inclusion of the [[Epistle to the Hebrews]] in the Bible despite how the experts cannot identify the source.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 15:59, 29 May 2015 (EDT) |
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| | ::::*As usual, I'm the advocate of diligence: quoting the first one you find to agree with you on the internet isn't proper research, it's just laziness. Your reasoning boils down to "hey, look at this guy, I like his opinion, he must be the best of the public" | | ::::*As usual, I'm the advocate of diligence: quoting the first one you find to agree with you on the internet isn't proper research, it's just laziness. Your reasoning boils down to "hey, look at this guy, I like his opinion, he must be the best of the public" |
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| | ::::*''"I welcome the inclusion of the [[Epistle to the Hebrews]] in the Bible despite how the experts cannot identify the source."'' Who doesn't welcome the inclusion? The authorship and the sources of many parts of the Bible are inviting lively debate. I just find your idea of the divine authorship of this particular Epistle especially nonsensical. --[[User:AugustO|AugustO]] 16:22, 29 May 2015 (EDT) | | ::::*''"I welcome the inclusion of the [[Epistle to the Hebrews]] in the Bible despite how the experts cannot identify the source."'' Who doesn't welcome the inclusion? The authorship and the sources of many parts of the Bible are inviting lively debate. I just find your idea of the divine authorship of this particular Epistle especially nonsensical. --[[User:AugustO|AugustO]] 16:22, 29 May 2015 (EDT) |
| | ::::--[[User:AugustO|AugustO]] 16:22, 29 May 2015 (EDT) | | ::::--[[User:AugustO|AugustO]] 16:22, 29 May 2015 (EDT) |
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| | + | :::::A work should be judged on its merit, not based on whether someone disapproves of comedy found elsewhere by the same author. Many great works would be rejected if "trust but verify" meant scrutinizing (without a sense of humor) everything else the person wrote.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 00:02, 30 May 2015 (EDT) |