tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post772177259645501637..comments2023-10-29T06:41:23.910-07:00Comments on Halfway There: God's utilitariansZenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-1818706757176508752012-01-01T12:17:55.657-08:002012-01-01T12:17:55.657-08:00Doesn't it severely undermine the moralistic a...<i>Doesn't it severely undermine the moralistic argument to append a health warning?</i><br /><br />It's a lot like the way the Catholic Church in Africa appends the contra-factual health warning "condoms cause AIDS" to their "moral" argument that wearing condoms to protect your life and the life of your sexual partner(s) will cause you to burn in hell forever.Margaretnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-65593457858820458482011-12-27T08:49:25.552-08:002011-12-27T08:49:25.552-08:00I should clarify the above: it might have made for...I should clarify the above: it might have made for some amusing fireworks to put Newberg up in front of a bunch of skeptical atheists. Depending on what he said, I might even had summoned up the courage to give him a hard time.Eamon Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262012749524758120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-72579857540379431602011-12-27T08:46:54.521-08:002011-12-27T08:46:54.521-08:00I read Newberg's book some years ago -- starte...I read Newberg's book some years ago -- started off well, then wandered off into woo. More recently, he was scheduled to speak at a CFI conference on the Scientific Study of Religion (along with several other more sensible people, Dan Dennett among them). My wife and I attended the conference, and were disappointed to find that Newberg had cancelled due to illness.<br /><br />Perhaps he didn't pray/meditate/contemplate his navel/engage in other vaguely specified mental activity enough?Eamon Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262012749524758120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-19104644425979613222011-12-26T17:46:49.177-08:002011-12-26T17:46:49.177-08:00There's even a term for such studies, Zee, owi...There's even a term for such studies, Zee, owing to their proliferation (not to be confused with pro-life):<br /><br />"Junk science."Kathienoreply@blogger.com