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Re: definition

ericwijnants — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:25:00 GMT

Frank, Take for example the books of Rodney Stark here: http://www.rodneystark.com A non-believer writing about Christianity. And you think (evidenced by what

Re: definition

awaldenpond@... — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:07:51 GMT

This exchange (below) between Frank and Peter is a keeper. I hope this thread continues and/or at least Frank tries to understand the "essence" of Peter's

Re: definition

petekaraiskos — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:07:59 GMT

OK... I'm sure somebody has notified the sarcasm police by now... so let's watch ourselves (Oh wait... we have WC Watch for that...) There very well could be

Re: definition

winters_diana — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:06:23 GMT

... It couldn't have anything to do with, say, a career as a Waldorf teacher and in training Waldorf teachers, publishing of anthroposophical publications, or

Re: definition

Peter Staudenmaier — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:58:47 GMT

... Yes, that is often the case. You evidently find this hard to believe. Could you say why? It is very normal for non-adherents of a particular worldview to

Re: Are Waldorfs Religious Schools?

winters_diana — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:54:38 GMT

... Silly you.

Re: definition

alicia h. — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:15:12 GMT

I thought anthroposophists were human beings and that anthroposophists' thoughts and ideas could be understood (well, we could attempt, some of it is perhaps

Re: definition

Frank — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:58:58 GMT

... There you have it, Dennis, the WC epistemology: non-anthroposophists know more about anthroposophy that anthroposophists. The first question is: What is an

Re: Are Waldorfs Religious Schools?

petekaraiskos — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:01:06 GMT

Roger, All you need to know is this one: "The teacher must be one who is true in the depths of his being. He must never compromise with untruth, for if he did

Re: Are Waldorfs Religious Schools?

Roger Rawlings — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:26:22 GMT

... Jeez, Pete. I didn't think of any of that. Mea culpa. I'll disassemble my Web site immediately. - Roger P.S. This is tough. See, I used to take quotes like

Re: Query/cont

ericwijnants — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:13:15 GMT

Hello Denis, That during he was a child Steiner at one point acted as "server or chorister during the Mass" can have been by default. Catholicism (and the

Re: definition

winters_diana — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:48:24 GMT

Dennis; ... You're curious about *my* atheism, or about atheism in general? Atheism just means I don't believe in god. I think some people think they don't

Re: definition

alicia h. — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:59:33 GMT

2009/11/6 Peter Staudenmaier ... Not just what authors do with their own earlier works -- it's what people in general do all the time with

Re: Are Waldorfs Religious Schools?

petekaraiskos — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:30:52 GMT

... {begin sarcasm} Wait... don't say case closed so fast. Have you checked the translation for accuracy? I think Anthroposophists can make the claim Steiner

Re: definition

Peter Staudenmaier — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:13:51 GMT

Hi again Dennis, ... You seemed to reject empiricism. Empiricism is based on the notion that knowledge is grounded in experience. Perhaps you don't really