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Striking will be more prevalent, most likely.
Rule should be changed to an immediate point off if the fence grab stops a major transition in a fight. Who cares if they give alot of deductions, the fighters will have to adjust.
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Science vs God?
I am the Curator of TEDxUCDavis, and I wanted to create a page where people could discuss the talk at my event by Bryan Enderle: Science vs God. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn7YQOzNuSc&list=PLsRNoUx8w3rNNNJZyHiIb3MMhM3QQyiAD&index=10
First and foremost, I wanted to make a disclaimer. The views expressed in this talk do not reflect the views of the broader TED-organization. The selection was made entirely by me and the content was produced entirely by Mr Enderle.
I invited Bryan to speak despite the fact that I am an atheist, and knowing how often I would cringe at these types of talks. In my view what Bryan does differently is merely make a plausibility argument for traits that seem too fantastic to many. He is not arguing for the existence of God. I was once a vindictive atheist who cheered for Richard Dawkins in his debates and despised religious thought. Eventually however, I realized that this debate has been raging for centuries and to simply discount all the brilliant people who had faith would be too simple. There is a debate to be held yes, but it does not need to be so vitriolic and people of both sides can learn from each other.
In this debate section please keep your comments specifically to the points discussed in his talk, and try not to stray to other issues. I think Bryan titled his talk to be deliberately provocative, since it is this false dichotomy between faith and science that he tries to break down in his talk. If we can think how the two philosophies can inform the other, then we can have a productive discussion.
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Jun 24 2013: No contest! No winner and no loser. Science has to do with evidence from the natural realm. In the absence of such evidence Science should, but does not always, recognize and honor the boundary. Matters of the supernatural, aka Faith, are not dependent upon substance and evidence from Nature. Apples do not contend with oranges. They coexist as different entities. Natural Science is tasked with explaining the What, When, Where, and How of the Universe. Explanations of the Who and Why of the Cosmos are not to be discovered by using the Scientific Method. Hurrah for Science, and Hurrah for Man's quest to know God. Proper Science does not dispute the one, true God, and vice versa.Jul 10 2013: Science is not really against gods, falsified gods are just collateral damage. :)
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Jul 13 2013: God is a situation , where our brain are limited by thoughts , to understand. Other words, if we fail too understand, we call it GOD. In the near past , there have been so many thing which were not understood , & we call them God, but we have understood them & call them science
Jul 19 2013: So God equals our ignorance or ability to comprehend?
Shall add that to the list of meanings for God?
I suggest we call this what it is and not use a label synomous with deities .
I suggest in general we don't use the word God of there is a better label or term to explain what you mean.
In this case I think you are onto something. Perhaps humans personify this feeling of awe and incomprehension, and this is the basis of God beliefs.Jun 28 2013: The priorities of creationism or Intelligent Design? are politics and religious evangelism. Science is not very important to creationists in the first place. Scientists themselves are prevented from publishing in peer-reviewed journals when their science is not up to par.
Now, publication on a respected journal its not an absolute requirement to show scientific merit, Darwin's own theory of evolution was first published in a book for a general and scientific audience — his Origin of Species – not in a peer-reviewed paper.Anyone can publish anything, (like Lord of the Rings is evidence that magic is real !!??) if Creationists wish to refute evolution and propose an alternative, then they need to engage with the scientific community with real data, and publish it within a credible and appropriate scientific journal.
You see, the reason that 99.9% of biologists reject creationism is not because they are biased or brainwashed, but because there is no credible evidence.In stark contrast to the output of scientific creationism, hundreds of papers are published each month by authors that find that evolution explains their results. One would think that, if intelligent design had any scientific merit, then there would be a significant number of papers published each month presenting evidence of supernatural intervention by an intelligent designer. Surely the many religious scientists, in particular, wouldn't fail to publish results that support Creationism.The complete lack of any credible scientific evidence tells you all you really need to know. Is there any scientific foundation for Intelligent Design? The quick one word summary is "No".
With no credible evidence on the table, any and all creationist claims need not be addressed, but instead should simply be dismissed. If they wish to ever assert a claim that is not dismissed, then they need to first go do some science that backs it up. Hmm sounds like hard work...Jun 26 2013: God is a constructed image in the mind of many a person that was put there from stories and elaborated upon through life and that none of them can describe fully and complete.
Science can't investigate anything that looks different in the eyes of any a person that states its existence.
If one wants to find any creative force that generated all what we experience as our world than the first thing necessary is to get rid of any image we possibly have of God.
Science though is born from curiosity to find the ultimate answers by investigating all we can interact with and does many discoveries while trying. Those sought for answers about everything will only arise the moment the scientists include within their explorations the one that is exploring.
Jun 26 2013: Hi, Frans !!!
You say : " If one wants to find any creative force that generated all what we experience as our world than the first thing necessary is to get rid of any image we possibly have of God."
Thank you for this .... :)
A disciple said to him, "I am ready, in the quest for God, to give up anything: wealth, friends, family, country, life itself. What else can a person give up?"
The Master calmly replied, "One's beliefs about God."
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Jul 5 2013: I didn't understand this koan before. Hopefully, i do now ! :)
Thank you !Jul 3 2013: "You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below." - this idea is not new.
Jul 5 2013: There is nothing new anywhere :)Jun 27 2013: I was under the understanding that the answer has never changed.Jun 26 2013: I'd like to call into question the use of the Einstein quote by Enderle. ""Science without Religion Is Lame, Religion without Science Is Blind."
"This is what Albert Einstein wrote in his letter to philosopher Eric Gutkind, in response to his receiving the book "Choose Life: The Biblical Call to Revolt". The letter was written on January 3, 1954, in German, and explains Einstein's personal beliefs regarding religion and the Jewish people; it was put on sale one year later and remained into a personal collection ever since. Now the letter is again on auction in London and has a starting price of 8,000 sterling pounds.
The letter states pretty clearly that Einstein was by no means a religious person - in fact, the greatphysicist saw religion as no more than a "childish superstition". "The word god is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honorable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish. No interpretation no matter how subtle can (for me) change this", Einstein wrote."
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Jun 29 2013: Thank you for your reference, which I just read and I believe that's exactly what Einstein was thinking at the time when he wrote the letter. My interpretation of his real meaning about religion is that science could never completely understand the entire cosmos (I purposely use this word is because we are really not sure the current theory about our "universe" is the only thing existed there.) Therefore, we certainly couldn't explain the randomness or "intelligence design" dichotomy, because of our physical limit that we might never be able to explore the whole ""multi-verse" by human observation because of the vast-ness of "it". That's why Einstein used the word "lame" because we most likely will never be 100% sure of the human evolution. However, we live under the condition of , say, 99% probability all the time, so for practical purpose, we could definitely and merrily live and enjoy our life here on earth. Even if we couldn't have 100% certainty, but the evidence from archaeological and paleontological findings are strong enough compared with any other "theories" . We shouldn't deny there could be some mystery occurred long time ago. But, what practical purpose it would serve, say, whether the monkeys were our remote cousins or not? At least by modern science and technology, we know that the earth is not flat, and there is no turtle or elephant "underneath" of us.
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I am not against religion, but for (scientific or evidence based) debate, One can't use the "uncertainty " argument to deny scientific theories without their own research evidence. The latter does not have to be 100% probable, but they need at least a plausible and CONSISTENT SYSTEM/MODEL of the origin of life on earth.
Jun 29 2013: One of my issues with this talk was that Enderle uses the notion of "who" is God and never once suggests the question "what" is God.
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Jun 25 2013: Edward,
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The nonphysical world of soul and spirit must be researched in a higher form of consciousness than what the sciences of today have to offer. The SM has to widen its focus. The spiritual element, which surrounds us in our every day consciousness is again, as real, and as active as that which we see and experience as the physical forces in the world. They are simply invisible to the "normal" everyday,waking form of consciousness that modern man is enveloped in. We are, or at least can be, highly observant to the physical activities and properties that appear to our physical senses. Whatever forces that lie behind these physical properties of the physical world remain unseen to our daily consciousness and its physical sense apparatus. What deeper forces lie in the nature of substances for example can only be explored with a more awakened consciousness that can allow us to penetrate to the depths of the activities of the spiritual realm that surround us in our day to day lives. We continue to remain unaware of these forces due to the fact that we are so succumbed to just these dominating senses that relate primarily to the physical world
As science developes, the realization of these realities of the spirit / soul existence, not only the human beings existence but the entirety of nature, including the plant and animal kingdom, will discover that whatever the physical phenomena presented to our outer senses has its direct correlation to the non-physical world of soul and spirit. As Bryan Enderle makes his cup of tee. The motivation from his inner being started the whole process of making himself a cup of tee. A will impulse.. An idea!
The SM per 2013 has no access to this realm of will impulses or ideas. But it is out of place to ask .. Where do these impulses or ideas come from? Where is their point of origin. Per today, the end of the line for the modern SM is of course the brain. But is this really the end of the line? Are we really no more than our brain?
Jun 25 2013: "Per today, the end of the line for the modern SM is of course the brain. But is this really the end of the line? Are we really no more than our brain?"
Can you imagine a world with no brain? No self reflection? No mind? We only know things because we label or dare I say mark of the beast things. To keep track of what could be up and what could be down. In a no mind scenario if a tree fell in the woods would it still make a sound? The answer what tree? what woods? what sound? All of these things have been labeled arbitrarily, but without mind none of these things are possible. I prefer mind instead of brain because things without a brain can show intelligence.
If this mold was the only thing with intelligence on this planet. What lexicon do you think it would use?Jun 25 2013: This is also why modern science says that we are created from nothing or no thing. We can see up to 15 seconds after the big bang but we can currently see no further This image I believe in the science world is actually nicknamed the face of god. This is most likely where pattern was started and since we are pattern thinkers. Our mind can not imagine a non pattern world. Which would be the single start all of this was created from. How long do you think we can stare at a single dot and wonder if there is something else? Infinity?Jul 18 2013: Cory I see no issue with vigorous debate on the topic.
I agree however that it should focus on the topic not generalize inappropriately about people of faith and atheists.
I also see no issue with offending people.
If you think religion is man made and incorrect in regards the existence, nature, and desires of deities, saying that may cause offence.
If you believe the seperation of church and state, and freedom of expression up to the point it causes harm not offense, this may offend religious sensibilities.
I note these days atheists may offend, but theists riot, kill etc in the name of their God. Not all, perhaps a minority in places backward in terms of human rights.
Ultimately you can take each persons belief and their rationale and behaviour on its merits.
I haven't come across evidence or a compelling logical argument for any of the millions of God concepts. We know all but one of the millions of God or goddess concepts and associated dogmas must be wrong. Theists should realise their religious beliefs are most likely wrong.
Still smarter people than me are theists, most often in their cultural religion.
I think we can point out the problems with faith based speculative subjective revelation based belief systems and still appreciate smart people follow these.
I support freedom of and from religion within limits. But I also support free speech and rational thought.
I don't know what you mean by vindictive atheist. Shame on anyone for bigotry unless you have been harmed by religion. How ever no problems arguing your position .
Obviously in human interaction a some appreciation of the likely response and tailoring your approach to achieve an outcome is also smart.
I suggest believing your cultural religion, denomination, ever priest or Inman or guru has it right and all the others are wrong is flawed.
No issue pointing this out or the nonsense of this or that literalist fundamentalist belief, or even deistic conJul 16 2013: I am an atheist, indicating I don't accept the existence of all gods.
as a statistician, I can think in probabilities, and know you can assign probabilities to the existence of something.
Some probabilities are so low that I round it down to zero to simplify.
If you believe in a certain god, then you imply you accept a factual very low probability for true (meaning a near 100% probability), while you don't do that for a myriad of other things in all aspects of your life.
This is a severe inconsistency, but we humans are riddled with inconsistencies in our thinking and having no problem whatsoever with it... we are not completely logical, and certainly not all the time.
The fact that we don't understand reality completely, and discover strange properties of our universe, that is no evidence whatsoever for the assumption of a god.
Implying god in a theory means you make him a testable assumption and need to reject the assumption once it is falsified. Still people keep on having faith time and time again after their assumptions are falsified. They just invent new ones.
That is the sophi-phobic god: the god of the gaps, or the god that keeps hiding in the unknown. It implies that god gets smaller and smaller as we know more about reality... I would propose to call that "the unknown" and stop trying to hide a god in there, or even use it as a possible concept.
I think the arguments of Enderle imply that god-image.
There is no such thing as science VS god, as there is no such thing as science vs "purple unicorns grazing on the moon"
Science is a set of methods that can be applied to get a better (less wrong, more accurate) image of reality, and the knowledge obtained by it rests on evidence and observation.
How can that stand against something with a near zero probability of existing? It can only say that that probability is indeed very low.
Jul 19 2013: I agree.
Perhaps its no excuse but I think some of the bluntness from atheists reflects the frustration of having to deal with thousands of mutually exclusive God concepts based on dodgy thinking.Jul 21 2013: Obey No1kinobe :
That frustration you talk about reflects rather deep misunderstanding --- it is absolutely normal to exist many concepts of God since nobody really knows God or try to do that .
Christophe Cop :
You take God as merely a word backed in the bast case by some abstract ideas and make a string of what you think are logical judgements with it . It is entirely within the scientific spirit to know what we're talking about , do we know that ? do you know that ? Because if you don't there makes any sense neither for you nor for any other theist (like Bryan Enderle) to talk a about God like how you/he did . For example what makes you think that if there is no evidence for God then the assuption of God has almost zero probability ?
The assumption of what , if you don't know what you're talking about ? Do you think it is the assuption of a omnipotent , omniscient , all mighty......... being ? Do we really know what this traits mean ? It's true we do have a logical understanding of them but the question is : is that logical understanding enough to know a being ? If it isn't then is that assumption the assumption of God ?
Maybe you'd say : 'I didn't make that assumption , the theists did , I just work with what I have ' . Then in this case you don't talk about God you talk about what people think is God (which is a nonsense most of the time ) . So , you can reject as many beliefs in God you want that doesn't mean that God does not exist nor that there is a low probability for Him to exist .
A scientific thinking leads to God .
Jul 22 2013: we seem to agree it is normal for there to be many contradictory concepts of gods and goddesses.
Do you agree they all can not be correct.
I suggest the lack of evidence for any gods is beHind this.
How is a God belief scientific. God concepts are not verifiable. There is nothing to test or observe. They are the opposite of scientific.
You say what people describe as god e is nonsense most of the time. I would suggest all concepts worthy of the label God can not be proven to exist.
We seem to agree most God concepts must be wrong.
Which ones are reasonable in your opinion and why?
I haven't come across a single God concept that is verifiable . At best you can say they can not be disproven. So you have a lot of contradictory God concepts that can not be disproven, just as invisible dragons or fairies can not be disproven.
Seems irrational to believe in things like this.
Again what evidence is there for and God or goddesses. You can not disprove Zeus or isis or faeries. Not a good reason to believe just because you can't disprove
Jul 22 2013: 'Since the all concepts of God are contradictory and cannot be proven to exist , none of them being verifiable (hence not scientific) you say it's irrational to believe in things like this . ' That's preatty much all you said .
Well, I don't agree with you ;
If some concepts are contradictory it doesn't mean we should not trust some of them .
If there are enough proofs we don't need to believe any more , right ? Therefore we need to believe only when there aren't enough proofs. Therefore it's illogical to say : ' I don't believe because there aren't enough proofs' . Also if there are reasons that would make us believe we don't need proofs to start believing .
So the main question is : are there enough reasons to start believing in God ?
Now another question : should we have the expectation for the concept of God to be verifiable if God exist ? . Indeed we should .
As far as the Christian God is concerned I can tell you that the concept of this God is verifiable . It means that we must start to verify this God if we wanna know the truth , it means that we have to put to test this God . We don't just expect to see proofs of God out of nowhere , that would be irrational ; unfortunaly that's what the atheists do .
How can we do that ?
Science has a method to prove things it holds as true . But we should not expect the same method to work for God . ( it's obvious why , science proves the existence of worms for example , and worms are very different of gods ) .
As far as the Christian God is concerned the method to prove God is exemplified by the life and the words of Jesus Christ ; I guess this method looks very vague to you now but that's all I can tell in this comment .Jul 22 2013: The concepts of God are complex things ; that's why we can't say things like this :
'they all can not be correct.'
'God concepts must be wrong.'
I agreed that most of Gods concepts are nonsense but I was talking about each of this concepts taken as a whole .Jul 22 2013: Hi eg, I'm not saying there are no gods or goddesses, or fairies or other dimensional things humans have not imagined.
Just that until there is sufficient burden of proof it is better to withhold belief.
There is just as much evidence Zeus exists as Yahweh.
Jul 23 2013: "Just that until there is sufficient burden of proof it is better to withhold belief."
But then we need to believe the most if we wanna make any progress.Jul 23 2013: So show us the evidence and arguments in favour of the God concept you think most likely .
I note there are many variants of Christianity . Its not monolithic. Who some believe in literal genesis, others don't. Some believe in hell others don't.
Anyway most variants of Christianity are built upon layer upon layer of unreasonable assumptions .
Assuming the Gospels accurately represent what Jesus did, said, thought. That the Christian doctrines developed after his death were what he had in mind.
We don't even know if Jesus thought he was God.
We don't know if there were miracles or a ressurection .
Even if there was that doesn't make other Claims in the Bible proven. A resurrection doesn't prove Jesus is A God or that there is a creator God or that the Bible has anything to do with any real gods or goddesses that may exist.
Just lots of baseless Assumptions .
Christianity doesn't meet a reasonable burden of proof just like other religions.
Unless you you new information?
Jul 23 2013: Well, I have new informations (not so new for the serious christians but it looks that they will be very new to you ).
There is no assumption in saying that the Gospels tell what Jesus wanted to say . Why would it be? (the history is not a factor here , we have for example what Aristotel said ) .
We know exactly that Jesus thought He was God . Unless you didn't pay enough attention to the Bible, you could say such a thing .
Since Jesus was God the miracles or the ressurection should not be a problem .
As long as the existence of God is at least assumend the Bible makes sense and when believed can meet a reasonable burden of proof .
I told the proofs don't come out of nowhere , if you want proofs you must go get them ; what does it mean ? Well , it means you have to take a similar position to God like Jesus have taken .Then the proofs will be obvious -- any person who did this had similar results ; this is a fact as well as Napoleon was a fact . As you see I don't neccesarily need for ressurection to prove other Bible's claims , they would be obvious as well as 1+1=2 is obvious as long as you take the right position .
Christianity as religion is not monolithic , indeed it's not but I don't see why it would be a problem . In fact any idea that went down to the masses is not monolithic .
Don't wonder I told you what I told you , the scientific construction we have today took the same path . People assumed and believed a lot of things until they were proven facts ; that's what we people are about .Jul 23 2013: Some very circular thinking in your explanation eg.
Jesus is god therefore the bible is true
You could say the same about Islam. Allah is god and his prophet revealed the truth therefore the quaran is correct.
The reason you don't believe in other religions might be similar to why I don't share your belief in Christianity.
Jul 23 2013: You missed the point :
-what I said is more likely as follows :
We can find out Jesus is God following the Bible (when considering the truth of the Bible an assumption at least) .
I can say the same thing about Islam ; the results would judge though . This results make me feel more strongly about the truth of the Bible , make me considering more serious to give it a better shot . Do you wanna me name to you some of those people ?
The athiests don't understand them , how could they if they ignore the most important thing for them and get lost in Idk what theoretical abstract models ?
And this are facts, historical facts . God can be proven .Jul 23 2013: Christians following the bible may feel they on on the right path.
Same for Muslims.
Same for Buddhists
Same for Mormons
Same for Hindus
Same for individual hybrids
Its a feeling. Not proof.
The may be more violence from Islamic parts these days put do you honestly think Christianity only has good results. What about Bosnia. What about burning witches. What about milenia of anti semitism. What about centuries of catholic versus protestant wars in Europe. Etc
Even if Christianity is useful it doesn't make it true.
A man called Jesus probably did exist. He may have been a freelance apololyptic rabbi.Jul 24 2013: Why believe the Bible is true. Why not the Koran or book of Mormon.
I was a Christian and realised my belief was unfounded .
You seem to be saying if you believe and create a God construct in your mind that is proof.
Where is the real proof.Jul 12 2013: im all for freedom of and from religion.
some seem to find an acomodation between science and religion or less dogmatic god and goddess concepts.
by all means let people speculate about the meaning of life and the universe. to take the feelings of awe and connection and attribute these to some god if they wish.
however there seems to be something decidedly unscientific in the process that leads to millions of contradictory god concepts that sit outside our scientific understandung or conflict with it.
there is something about the scientific method that comes up with one continuously improving explanation based on evidence that provides reliable predictions and technology that works. this seems at odds with the outpurs from r based on old texts, authorities and the interpretations of personal w experiences.
if relifion is supposed to be about truth, it is not particular effective given the contradictory dogmas and claims.Jul 7 2013: I think that secularists are simply just too nice. Religion is foolish to try and coexist alongside science. Science is about the why not and looks for answers. Religion is about the why and claims to have the answers. Religion trying to work with science is utterly going to lead to it's own demise.
And you're right, we don't undermine the greatest minds who have been religious. Isaac Newton, Copernicus, Einstein, and most if not all of the thermodynamicians of the 1800s were religious. We wouldn't be having this talk if it weren't for them.
However, their religion had absolutely nothing to do with their science. Science is about questioning and answering. Once they find answers that contradict religion, religion becomes obsolete to them. Religion used to provide answers for everything without any question. Nowadays, we have very acclaimed theories, like evolution and the big bang. Religion trying to adapt to change is just absurd. It goes against the religion itself.
Jul 8 2013: The thing is that in the same way that no two people can ever see the same chair because they each perceive it through their own forest of metaphor, no two people can see the same God. Science actually cuts down on the overuse of metaphor. In this way people who believed had to either remove the metaphors that demanded the sun went around the earth, or depart into a kind of spiritually based exile from the developing common reality.
Jul 8 2013: i suggest we can do a pretty good job of coming up with a similar description of a chair because it exists in the physical universe. not perfect but pretty close.
we can do a much job with chairs than gods because gods and goddesses dont seem to exist in this universe. they are subjective concepts supported by feelings, agency assuption and cultural programming. they vary so much because there is no reliable way to know if they exist let alone their nature.
the best fit explanations involve assumptions of something existing outside of time and space. we are not really sure what that even means. its just reverse engineering a concept to fit the fact that their is no evidence of gods ub our universe.
anothet line of thought is that god is the universe etc. then just call it the universe and drop the loaded word god.
Jul 9 2013: And so God becomes a God of not 'just because', but a God of human action. Regardless of whether He can act outside of the laws of physics or not, He doesn't. Although we may want proof, He still doesn't.
The real trial is to understand how to put ourselves together. In modern times this is the only place where there has been any evidence of God, in the way that people's lives have been put together. They testify of this only, it's all they can testify of.
The assembling of ourselves is the only real ground for meeting God. All other places, as in the axiom of "how could a good God allow evil", are false places to find God. There is evil because we allow it. Ah, but what is evil? Is it the absence of God? No, it is pure and utter selfishness to the exclusion of others in the situation. It is us becoming God, in almost exactly the same manner within our inner worlds that those who demand proof expect God to do so in the world in order to give them reason to believe.Jul 9 2013: Actually, there science had a lot to do with their religion.
An example of religion influencing science: Cartesian, who created the Cartesian coordinate system, was a scientist, an astronomer and a religions man. He observed that the earth rotated around the sun, and all the other planets did as well. The church had said that everything rotated around the earth. The creation of the Cartesian coordinate system and different reference frames was created so that everything could rotate around the earth in our reference frame while everything can rotate around the sun in its reference frame. Without religion, Cartesian would not have invented one of the most useful mathematical and physical concepts: reference frames.
These scientists were human beings. What they researched and observed was influenced by their beliefs.Jul 11 2013: I don't believe that is true Brendan Olson. In the book The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel he sought to prove God wrong through science, reason, examining the bible, and research. The thing is that science can be used to try and prove the "faults" in Religion but, in another form, it can be used to show the workmanship of God and how technical his mind is to be able to make such complicated things such as the human body, atoms, electrons, the universe, the sun, etc.
Jul 21 2013: Apologies for a late response, you might not even realize I replied but here I go anyways.
You cannot prove God. You cannot disprove God. It is an evolutionary characteristic for us humans to create patterns. If we can't make a correct pattern then we come up with a bad pattern. I.E. religion is a false accusation as to how we got here. It all started when someone said "Hey, maybe if we throw 50 virgins into the volcano, it won't explode tomorrow!" Clearly that's a paraphrase, but the idea is simple.
The reason for god being the one thing we cannot disprove is that it has an infinite number of excuses. For example...
Q: Who made God? A: He is eternal.
Q: Then why aren't we eternal? A: Because we have sinned.
Q: Why did we sin? A: Because he gave us freewill.
Q: Why did he give us freewill? A: Because he needed to see who is loyal.
Q: Well why did he create loyalty in the first place? A: Because he wants people to worhsip him.
And the list goes on...........
Very true however of which you said regarding to religion and God. Religion has many fallacies but people cling to it, I don't know why. God however does not. With these excuses in mind, one may build up the idea that "Wow, he really is too complex for us!" While on my side of the spectrum, I say he is too complex to exist. Currently, everything in the universe that we know of can be explained by natural processes, with exception to the origin (we're working on it.) And this is why I have chosen to become an atheist.
Jul 21 2013: You bring very good points. But I do not believe that someone, or some being, can be, "too complex to exist." The reason why is because the human body is very very complex and there are still mysteries to that ie. the cure to cancer and many other diseases that we don't have cures for. Also, when it comes to your point about how "we can't prove God or disprove God." As an atheist don't you not believe in a god at all? Therefore wouldn't there be a way that you yourself disproved God? But going off of that I would like to talk about the "number of excuses" argument that you made. Think about the wind and how there it is a "fact" that there is wind. You ask these questions:
Q: Why are the trees moving? That's wind
Q: What is wind? It's the sign of air moving?
Q: Why can't we see it? It's invisible
And this list continues forever in circles but wind is a "proven fact."
I'm a Christian, if you haven't been able to tell, and I believe that if there's a being that is complex to the point were He is more complex then we are, then He must be studied and be shown as a more superior being.Jul 4 2013: if you could get people to agree on a definition of god, you might have a more meaningful conversation.
just reading below nearly every comment has a different definition.
god seems to be a very subjective concept.
science tries to be objective.
gods typically seem to be unverifiable beings or a label for something natural or sonething supernatural that may or may not include agency.
with such a range of concepts you can only deal with one at a time and see how it relates to science.
Jul 5 2013: what would you like to define it as
Jul 6 2013: I'm an atheist. I'll leave the definition up to the theists and deists etc.
They seem to be doing fine coming up with multiple mutually exclusive contradictory gods and goddesses, or calling stuff that exists god.
Jul 21 2013: That's illogical .
You can't be an real atheist beased only on the others opinions. Because in the end you'll have yourself : does really God exist or not ?
In order to reject God is not enough to reject the others opinions of God as well as in order to reject that , let's say , I have a elephant in my house is not enough to reject whatever theory the others people may have that a huiman being can't live with an elephant .Jun 28 2013: Cory,
Religion and Science at very distant opposites. Faith and Science are mutually exclusive,think binary opposition. Take for example the Peer Review process. As a part of the Scientific method its purpose its to weed out bad research, pseudoscience, acts like a filter and past it the work gets reviewed by the Scientific community at large. Even some papers that have survived the initial process get demolished when scrutinized further it is like natural selection so do speak. And like any human made process is not perfect, but is one of the best filters to date.
Creationists feel victimized by the process claiming that is rigged against them since Science is based on Methodological Naturalism which excludes the Supernatural, Science quest is objective natural explanations to natural phenomena. Of course Naturalism has its boundaries, unexplained phenomena exists, but Theism should not be the start of Science (think also about Bias). Or take for Example Evolution by Natural Selection(or Geology, Big Bang, etc) which Creationist have tried to prove inoperative from the Political forum rather than the Lab.ID, Creationism fails to pass the Peer Reviewed Process , so in order to build credibility they create their own Peer Review pubs to neuter the criticism. It speaks volumes when ID or Creationists have to create sham reviews. Like the International Journal for creation Research (IJCR). The IJCR has a few requirements to make sure no pub strays "IJCR provides scientists and students hard data based on cutting-edge research that demonstrates the young earth model, the global flood, the nonevolutionary origin of the species, and other evidences that correlate to the biblical accounts," according to the institute's description,And the three or more people who reviewer each paper are advised that each paper must "provide evidence of faithfulness to the grammatico-historical/normative interpretation of scripture."
Vince Graham
Jun 26 2013: Casey: Jesus was definitely a man that is until the First Council of Nicaea (325 ACE), that's when all the deep thinkers of the Christian Church decided that Jesus was an equal to God the father in all respects, longevity, powers and knowledge. I have a problem with God the Father of the Old Testament, after years of study I've come to the conclusion that Yahweh [Father God for the Jews, Christians and Moslems] is in reality the brother of the Canaanite god Baal; originally going under the name of Yom. I've been working on a book about this subject since 2004 but due to a host of problems, it still is not ready to be published. I believe at this point that the gods are working against me. LOL
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Mythology should be read symbolically and so should the stories in the Old and New Testament. [I don't know enough to make a comment about the Koran] That is why there is so few intelligent Christians left – the fundamentalist and true believers are stuck on the historicity of the text, which should be read symbolically. Yes, Jesus is divine and so are you. You should recognize your own divinity and those with you alive in the world today.
You have me on the nature of god – I know nothing about god or his existence. But I'm not about to accept what the good scribes in captivity in Babylon jotted down about the Israelite history and interaction with Yahweh, as fact.
Jun 27 2013: I would love to talk more about your book.
You seem to contradict your self a little you say that the Christian church made Jesus divine. And then turn around and say that yes he is and so are we. For me my problem or concern with Christian was actually having a god die for me and the importance of that. I could never figure out why a god dying for me was important if he knew he was a god. Plus it didn't seem to do the trick infact I think it might of made things worse. I contemplate if Jesus knew his equal but opposite reaction to removing sin to get into heaven, would be that it would create more here on earth. God or gods have been giving us laws to live by since the beginning of time.
This interesting thing about your comment on all of us being divine is I believe we can use science to prove this specially when you break it down. The only thing that we see is light. We actually can not see anything other then light.
P.S. hit the red reply word next to the persons name otherwise I get no notice that you relied to meJun 26 2013: Re: "I was once a vindictive atheist who cheered for Richard Dawkins in his debates and despised religious thought. Eventually however, I realized that this debate has been raging for centuries and to simply discount all the brilliant people who had faith would be too simple. There is a debate to be held yes, but it does not need to be so vitriolic and people of both sides can learn from each other."
Three thumbs up!Jun 26 2013: Can Religion Be Explained Without God?
by Robert Lawrence Kuhn
I want to believe in God, but "religion" stops me. I hope God has less to do with religion, and religion with God, than we usually think.
Some claim that religion needs nothing supernatural, that religion, without God, can form and flourish. To others, the claim is blasphemous: God exists and religion is God's revelation. All agree that religion affects humanity profoundly.
Why is religion a force so powerful? Even those who believe in God should understand how personal psychology and group sociology drive religion.
Philosopher Daniel Dennett's book Breaking The Spell describes religion as a "natural phenomenon." No one naturalizes religion better than Dennett, who defines it succinctly as "belief in a supernatural agent or agents whose approval is to be sought." He suggests that, "the question of whether God exists is actually of less importance to the modern world than maybe it once was."
Dennett encourages us "to think not just historically, but biologically or evolutionarily." He says, "We have to realize that Homo sapiens—us—descended from earlier hominids; we share a common ancestry with chimpanzees going back about 6 million years. Can we see what religion adds to the mix that makes us so different from all other animals?"
He thinks that we can. "I think we can discern religion's origins in superstition, which grew out of an overactive adoption of the intentional stance," he says. "This is a mammalian feature that we share with, say, dogs. If your dog hears the thud of snow falling off the roof and jumps up and barks, the dog is in effect asking, 'Who's there?' not, 'What's that?' The dog is assuming there's an agent causing the thud. It might be a dangerous agent. The assumption is that when something surprising, unexpected, puzzling happens, treat it as an agent until you learn otherwise. That's the intentional stance. It's instinctive."
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Jun 28 2013: What question does this statement answer?
This is all very well and good wish you subscribe to what you have described as a personal set of beliefs.
My question is; why do you feel the need to share them with others?
Jun 28 2013: hey little bunny, did you see something funny
You look like the guy from NYPD-blue! Or was it Law & Order the original series!Jun 28 2013: Again your questions are all personal ones.
RE: " I know enough neuroscience to compete w/Sam Harris "
You have yet to establish that to anyone here.Jun 25 2013: I watched the talk. "I'm not sayin' that God is an entangled particle . . . " All things taken together, he makes some good points. Nothing is definitive in the parallel perspectives he presents. But the similarities in concept are there. Christopher Hitchens or Richard Dawkins might "cut him off at the knees" in a debate. But I respect his approach. "What is really real?" Good question.
What follows is my amateur-hobby attempt to engage as a Christian Apologist. I've got a long way to go to make a book out of this (ever!). But I believe that 90% of all scientists & theologians would find substantial agreement with the following 4 statements. They might not find agreement BETWEEN them, but I think what is here is NOT offensive to either discipline. Not within Theology. Not within Science. Between Science vs. Theology YES! But no offense within the context that Christian Theology uses to approach these issues. Not w/in the approach that Sciences uses, either!
1. There will always be more that is unknown than known. Science & Religion both tell us this is true, but for different reasons.
2. No supernatural phenomena will ever be discovered or validated by science. Science & Religion both tell us this is true, but for different reasons.
3. Religion/Faith/God is Mankind's "Default Theory of Absolutely Everything." Science & Religion both tell us this is true, but for VERY different reasons.
4. God is a 'unique, communal, authoritative, transcendent, & personal' experience. Science & Religion both tell us this is true, but for VERY different reasons.
Please have the courage to 'Black Flag' this if I am either offensive or grossly off-topic here. I will voluntarily remove what's here if requested. Thank you.
Jimmy Strobl
Jun 25 2013: Hi Cory,
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I watched the Talk and I believe that all he's doing is assigning the God feature to whatever it is science can not yet explain. Like when he explains the thing about quantum mechanics (energy of an atom escaping) as atomic mechanics and since it does not behave as we have predicted by one model it "must be God"...
I find his arguments weak, maybe you haven't watched enough Dawkins, Hitchens, Dennet or Harris?
And I would suggest changing the title if you want to keep this to the Talk and not the topic...
Jun 25 2013: Jimmy, I agree w/you (& I'm the guy who claims to be the amateur Apologist).
Psychology & "The Theory of Mind;" Evolutionary Biology & Anthropology; Developmental Psychology; even Neuro-Psychology; the picture these guys are putting together makes it really look like we are HARD wired to believe in Something. And as to Something, God fills in that perceived void quite well. For some of us that is more true than for others. For me, my fundamentalist training was well underway by the time I was seven years old. So I might be "Hard-wired-for-God" in such a way that a liberating dose of 'Agnostic Thinking' causes me much more anxiety than not! I can demonstrate at least that much self-awareness. But getting beyond that? Maybe there is another way for me to get where I need to be on that issue. And maybe there is a way to make that work in a way that is transparent and acceptable as valid -- to even the most hard-shell Atheist!
But the theists have a point. But that much I'll save until I can get closer to what I mean, by responding to someone else on this conversation.Jun 25 2013: "all he's doing is assigning the God feature to whatever it is science can not yet explain."~ is this not the basic idea of god to scientist ...god of gaps?
before the gaps were called god now the gaps are called science
Vince Graham
Jun 25 2013: Science deals with the physical world a world that can be measured, length, depth, mass, density and temperature are just a few obvious measurements. What they all have in common is they are limited – they have a beginning and an end or a fixed number. The temperature of a body is a fixed number, not an infinite number. The distance of a star is X numbers of light years but not infinity. My IQ is 80 but certainly not infinite. A god by definition is unlimited – god has no limitations. He or She is almighty all knowing all – whatever. So, if a god were to take on limitations, then she or he would no longer be god – or a god. In order to interact with the physical world – or universe a being or a god must have limits. A god with an unlimited hand could not create, mend or bend anything in a physical world. A being must have a hand or attachment that is small, medium or large in order to interact with the physical world but must remain limited in it's use. Thus, god must be a spiritual being if she or he exists at all. As such god only stands by and watches the world spin round and round. She's waiting for you! Maybe!
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Jun 25 2013: Hi Vince.
I agree with your analysis. You have just given a potted version of the bible.
Jesus Christ created the universe.
He came to earth & lived among us for 33yrs.
He returned to eternity.
He will be back shortly.
:-)Jun 25 2013: What would you describe as a spiritual being? Within infinity for these measurements, where should we start counting?
A yard? One postulate was that the yard was derived from the girth of a person's waist, while another claim held that the measure was invented by Henry I of England as being the distance between the tip of his nose and the end of his thumb.[14]
And to me a yard is green/brown grass behind my house
Peter Law
Jun 24 2013: Hi Cory.
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I believe Bryan is exactly correct. Science & God can both be real, but humans tend to have their own agendas which tends to put them in one camp or another. IF there really is a God, then Science should help us find Him. It worked for me!
The water is greatly muddied by the plethora of claims for pseudo gods, & science making claims for which there is no real scientific backing. If we can narrow down god to one who is indicated by true scientific endeavour, then we may get somewhere. Materialistic science will never prove God however. One must assume that any True God, in the sense of Creator, would have furnished us with 'God Sensing' equipment built in, so it seems only Faith can make the final step.
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Jun 24 2013: The overwhelming number of candidates for the job are described as males with human characteristics. However modern sensibilities may be uncomfortable with this preconception. As far as the science goes, I agree that the form of god should take should be decided by the evidence.
Whether we should attribute sex to a god is a moot point. Surely this would only be relevant if here were two of them ?
I am a Christian, please excuse my bias.
Jun 25 2013: One rabbi told me, in Hebrew Saint Spirit is she, a female. So it`s a complete family in Cristianity - God father, Spirit-mother and the son. So how many gods in what genders Christianity has?Jun 25 2013: Gender is not really important for Christians for we are all one in Christ.
Galatians 3v28
"There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus."
Our eternal state is unlikely to have genders.
Mark 12v25
"For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven."
The Christian God is Triune, or Three in One, Father, Son, & Holy Spirit. The Father & Holy Spirit are Spiritual Beings; so gender does not apply. The Son, of course, is Jesus Christ, who was a man, but is now a " Glorified " human. He is God, the Creator whom we worship. He came to earth as a man, & left earth as a man. Judging by Mark it seems likely that He is no longer gender sensitive. Christian women are quite happy to worship Christ without a care whether He is a male. He came to earth to connect with mankind (That includes women).
I'm going to stop this nonsense now, it's irrelevant.
:-)Jun 25 2013: The fact is that the world is run by men; that's just the way it is. The bible tells us why, but you may have other explanation. I don't think this has much to do with the topic.
:-)Jun 24 2013: Because of natures of the two , there can't be any debate about these....even if it happens it will be never ending one. Proof ? TED conversation itself is.....number of such discussions are out there here .
Jun 25 2013: So you are saying that the duality of life and the paradoxical nature of existence is why we can not explain in a god?
It seems to me you might not have a complete understanding of two.
Check out how the egyptians defined two with Maat and Isfet
The chinese use yin and yang
The scientist uses Newtons third law
All of which are talking about the same thing from a different perspective. Which is all anyone can do is give their individual perspective. That is all I can do, that is all anyone can do, and I would say that is all god can do
However when you want to talk about nature or the observable world there is no two outside of paper. Everything is an individual representation of what it is to be that one thing.
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Jun 24 2013: The most disturbing thing about science is that it is viewed as the absolute truth by the masses. Not dissimilar to the religious fervor of days gone by - and in particular where no believers of the current truth were persecuted and often killed for challenging what was the accepted and popular position. This in itself is an abomination as science in it's true form is fluid and evolutionary - there is no absolute truth as what is a truism now will be a misconception or error in the future once we learn more and disprove historic views. In my view there is a risk that science can be viewed as an absolute truth - and therefore exposed to a religious type fervor .Jul 23 2013: Perhaps the most interesting connection between science is what science tells us about the psychology and cognative and cultural drivers behind religious thought, eg hyper active agency assumption etc
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Fred Martin, Inner-city Kids build character and futures using M-Audio gear.
"A lot of times you see artistic talent in the form of graffiti," says Martin. "On their own, some kids don't know they have a gift, but we can take it and hone it into something—so the person who was breaking the law can become an animation artist, or a fashion designer. The Institute opens up a whole new world to them through different forms of technology. I often say that our kids are not underprivileged; they're underexposed. If we can continue to expose them to something positive, the sky's the limit."
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Since leveraging today's technology is essential to career success, The Urban Entertainment Institute features several computer-based music workstations. The setups include M-Audio's FireWire 410 interface, Pro Tools M-Powered software, Black Box guitar modeling/recording interface, Luna microphone, ProKeys 88 stage piano, Trigger Finger control surface and ProSessions sound libraries—giving students the opportunity to learn on the same industry-standard tools that the pros use.
"It's common for people to donate outdated gear to inner city programs," says Martin. "Even though it's appreciated, it means the students are five years behind what's out there in the professional world. The Institute is remarkable because the equipment our students are learning on is keeping time with what is actually out in the field, so they're not at a disadvantage when they go out to get jobs."
The Levite Camp Success Story
Instead of enlisting a big-name celebrity to support the Institute's fundraising efforts, Martin developed a new group of stars to testify about the organization that transformed their lives. The first students to pass through the Institute became The Levite Camp, an eight-member group comprised of vocalists and musicians. In addition to releasing Some Bridges—a Concord Records CD featuring collaborations with Jackson Browne, Hugh Masakela, Keb' Mo' and Ozomatli—Fred Martin and The Levite Camp have backed up Ray Charles, appeared in Man Of The House with Cedric The Entertainer and Tommy Lee Jones, sang the Pacific Care theme song and more. As they've started to experience success after years of hard work, the group remains committed to giving back.
"There were 12 tribes of Israel in the Bible, and the Levites were the tribe chosen to make music," explains Martin. "They were musicians and priests, but they also worked in their communities. The Levite Camp feels that we were chosen to give music to the world—and when we're not doing that, we're serving our community. We're working with the L.A. Food Bank, and we offer all our classes for free. We're keeping true to our name.
"Nobody needs a handout, but everybody needs a hand," Martin concludes. "We want people who believe in what we're doing and who want to be part of this." To learn more and get involved with The Urban Entertainment Institute and The Levite Camp, visit http://urbaninst.com and http://www.myspace.com/fredmartinandthelevitecamp.


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DESTIN — While lips are tight regarding a large project along Commons Boulevard and U.S. Highway 98, Okaloosa County property records suggest a Dolly Parton-backed development is in the works.
"I cannot disclose the intended use of the property," said Realtor John Paul Somers, who is involved in the deal. However, "there is some exciting news that will be issued in the next few weeks," he added.
While Somers said he can't discuss details, county planners say they have met with representatives of the project, although no formal plans have been filed.
Records show that over the past year, four parcels of land have been purchased by two companies, CF SYN LLC and World Choice Investments LLC. The parcels range from 2.34 acres to 6.99 acres.
World Choice Investments is affiliated with The Dollywood Co., which operates the Dixie Stampede and Pirates Voyage dinner theaters in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Branson, Mo.
A LinkedIn profile for World Choice Investments also shows that it does business as Dixie Stampede LLC, Pirates Voyage LLC and Great Choice Investments LLC.
"Sold" signs from John Paul Somers and Co. surround the parcels, which show a sales price of $4.25 million. One of those properties was sold to World Choice by CF SYN LLC in December.
According to the Dixie Stampede website, "Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede Dinner Shows are wonderful programs for all ages. The fabulous four-course feast and great entertainment makes it the most fun place to eat."
Guests at the Pirate's Voyage "begin their voyage at the Pirate Village for a fun and interactive experience. They will then ship off to the main arena sectioned into Crimson and Sapphire pirate crew-quarters. As the experience continues, each side will compete to win the treasure of Davey Jones himself."
Okaloosa County Growth Management Director Elliot Kampert said he and Destin officials have met with representatives for the project.
"We talked about everything from parking to storm water," said Kampert, who noted that part of the proposed development would fall under city and county jurisdiction because of its location.
Given that, Kampert said the county and Destin will have to work through things such as taxes, traffic surveys and who would take the lead on what aspects of the project.
Destin Community Development Director Ken Gallander said specifics of the project are confidential, but parts of the talks were based around the idea of annexing the property into the city. He said there would be "hurdles" involved with such a move.
Much like any other business that looks to locate in Destin, Gallander said the developers are studying their options.
"From my perspective, they are interested, but they are also looking at other areas," he said.
Kampert said more details will be forthcoming as the proposal moves forward.
"As of right now we are in wait mode; the ball is in their court," he said.
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Managing duplicate photos
Picasa doesn't actually store your photo files inside its program. It scans your computer to find compatible photo file types, and then displays these photos within Picasa. This means that it prevents you from seeing duplicate photos in Picasa. With this in mind, check out some common explanations and solutions for duplicate photos:
- The same photo is saved in multiple folders: You control the folders that Picasa scans and displays. If more than one folder that's being scanned contains the same photo, you'll see duplicates in Picasa. To verify that there are two separate copies on your computer, locate each file on your drive.
- Solution: Depending on your preference, use one of the following options:
- Use the Folder Manager: Click the Tools menu and select Folder Manager. Direct Picasa to exclude entire folders from your library.
- Hide the individual duplicates: You can also right-click (Windows) or control-click (Mac) individual duplicate photos and hide them from view by selecting Hide. Learn more about hidden photos.
- Delete duplicate photos: If you are positive the photos are duplicates, you may also choose to delete them from disk.
- Solution: Depending on your preference, use one of the following options:
- Your photo database is corrupt: The Picasa database keeps record of user-specific information about your photos. If this database has been corrupted, you may notice oddities in the appearance and placement of your photos, including duplicate photos.
- Solution: If you've exhausted the previous options, you're most likely seeing duplicates due to a corrupt photo database. Try rebuilding your photo database.
If you use the Import button to bring photos already on your hard drive into Picasa, you'll end up with two copies on your hard drive and on display.
To exclude duplicates while importing, select the 'Exclude Duplicates' option at the bottom of the import page. Picasa detects duplicate photos by comparing file sizes, names and when necessary a small portion of each image. If a photo in the Import Tray displays a red x, it's already included in Picasa and won't be imported. You can also set this as a default preference in Picasa.
- In Picasa, click Tools > Options (Windows) or Picasa > Preferences (Mac).
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PELICAN BAY, Texas – A 62-year-old widow was charged with murder after her husband was found buried in the front yard of their rural North Texas home, which authorities had searched three years ago after he was reported missing.
Neola Robinson is charged in the death of her husband Pleasant Ervin Robinson, 52, who was reported missing by his employer in May 2010 after he missed more than two weeks of work, according to documents filed in the case. The couple had been married about three years at the time.
Sgt. Lonny Haschel, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety, said Texas Rangers arrested Robinson on Saturday after new information came to light in the case. He declined to elaborate. The husband's remains were exhumed Tuesday from the yard of their mobile home in Pelican Bay, about 20 miles northwest of Fort Worth, Haschel said.
Pleasant Ervin Robinson was last seen May 29, 2010, on a store security video in the Fort Worth suburb of Lake Worth buying food and mattresses, according to a search warrant affidavit filed in August 2010 and obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press. The warrant was to search the house for blood evidence, financial documents and DNA.
His wife went to the machine shop where he worked in early June and was shaking as she said, "He's gone. He's gone," saying that he packed up some belongings and left on May 31, 2010, the document said.
One of his friends told authorities that Neola Robinson was jealous of his female friends. She told one of his friends in May that if he came home, "he's going to be missing some body parts, or I'm going to kill him and I don't care if I go to prison," the document said.
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Chapter 1: Introducing Magento
What is Magento
Magento is a new professional open-source eCommerce solution offering unprecedented flexibility and control. With Magento, never feel trapped in your eCommerce solution again.
Since it is open-source, Magento's code is available free for download. Just go to www.magentocommerce.com/download to download your copy today.
In this guide we will introduce key concepts and walk you through setting up your Magento store, from installing Magento, to entering products.
Elements and Terminologies of Magento Sites
Magento is made up of a few different elements which define the functionality, design and business logic of the site. In order to follow along with the User Guide it is crucial that you have a good grasp of the terminologies used to describe these elements of the Magento system. The terminologies introduced in this chapter are most likely new territory for you, so take your time and read through them thoroughly. But most importantly, don't be discouraged if you can't fully grasp the concept of all these new terminologies - This chapter merely serves to introduce them, and further chapters will dig deeper into, and expand upon, these simple definitions.
Websites and Stores
One of the most powerful features of Magento is the ability to manage multiple websites and stores from one back-end. This allows store owners to manage stores on different URLs, display the same products in different languages on the same URL, along with a variety of other setups. If you will only be selling your products from one URL in one language you will not need to use this functionality, but the ability to easily expand into additional languages makes Magento scalable as your business grows out of your home market.
A website is made up of one or more stores which share the same customer information, order information and shopping cart. This is a very broad term that can be adopted to define the unique needs of individual merchants.
Stores can be setup in a variety of ways, but remember that if they are part of the same website they will share certain information.
Store Views
Store Views are mainly used for different languages, so if you wanted to have a store displayed in English and Spanish, for example, you could create the store once and create two different store views for that store.
A few scenarios to define the different uses of website and store are as follows:
Scenario 1: One Website with multiple stores
Scenario 2: Two Stores with two store views each
Scenario 3: One Website with one store and one store view
The most common setup will be a one website and one store setup, but understanding the functionality of multiple websites and stores will help you understand why certain values are defined as global defaults and why others are only assigned on the website or store level.
Magento's Architecture
Magento is built on top of the Zend Framework, ensuring that the code base will be secure and scalable. The reasons for choosing the Zend Framework are many, but at a basic level the Zend Framework provides an object-oriented library of code with a committed company standing behind it.
Using this framework, Magento was built with 3 central tenets in mind.
- Flexibility: We believe each solution should be as unique as the business behind it. Magento's code allows for seamless customizations.
- Upgradeable: By separating the core code from community and local customizations, Magento can be easily customized without losing the ability to upgrade.
- Speed and Security: The coding standards used by the developers follow best practices to maximize the efficiency of the software and provide a secure online storefront.
In this chapter we will introduce key concepts and terminologies of Magento. Even if you won't be developing or designing for Magento these concepts and terminologies will help as you set up your own online store.
The core of Magento contains all the functionality included in the downloaded version. The core code is a collection of modules developed or certified by the Magento core development team. Editing core files is not recommended and will disable the ability to upgrade Magento in the future.
Local extensions are customizations of Magento which reside only on a user's local copy. These extensions will be placed in a local folder, so that they do not interfere with upgrades to the core code, and in order to differentiate them from community contributions. There are different types of extensions, which we will get into in a moment, but they will all reside in the same directory.
Local extensions function just as core code does, only the directory is different.
Community contributions are just that, and when downloaded will reside in the community folder. Just like local extensions, by keeping them separate from the core code Magento store owners are able to enjoy the additional functionality without compromising the ability to upgrade to future Magento versions.
In short, extensions are exactly what they sound like. One or more files packaged together to extend the functionality of Magento. Strict terms and conditions prohibit extensions from modifying the core code, ensuring that any extended functionality doesn't prohibit you from upgrading when a new version of Magento is released.
Extensions can be installed from the admin panel, or downloaded from Magento Connect. These processes will both be covered later in the book, but let's look at the three types of extensions.
There are three types of extensions, and they will reside in one of the two locations described above. There are 3 main types of Extensions.
A module is an extension which extends the features and functionality of Magento. You are probably familiar with the idea of modules from other software, but if not, some concrete examples of modules would be additional payment gateway integrations, or a featured items promotional tool.
An interface is a collection of themes that determines the visual output and frontend functionality of your store. An interface can be assigned on either the website-level, store-level or website and store level through the admin panel. We will cover assigning interfaces later in the book, for now let's take a look at the components of a theme.
A theme is any combination of layout, template and/or skin file(s) that create the visual experience of your store. Magento is built with the capacity to load multiple themes at once, and therefore distinguishes themes into two types:
- Default Themes - Every interface comes with a theme called 'default' which is the main theme of an interface. When you assign an interface to your store, the application automatically looks for this theme 'default' and loads it to the front-end. In order to customize your store design, you can either modify this theme, or create a non-default theme in addition and load it alongside the default. The default theme must contain all the required layouts, templates and skins to run a store error-free and hence is the lowest theme in the theme hierarchy.
- Non-Default Themes - A non-default theme can contain as many or as few theme files as you see fit for your needs. This type of theme is intended for creating temporary seasonal design changes to a store without having to create a whole new default theme—By creating a few images and updating some of the CSS, you can easily turn your store from a real bore to a stand-out seasonal Christmas store.
Lets take a look at the components of a theme:
- Layouts - Layouts are basic XML files that define the block structure for different pages, as well as controlling the META information and page encoding. Layout files are separated on a per-module basis, with every module bringing with it its own layout file.
- Templates - Templates are PHTML files that contain (X)HTML markups and any necessary PHP tags to create the logic for the visual presentation of information and features.
- Skins - Skins are block-specific JavaScript and CSS and image files that compliment your (X)HTML. What are blocks you ask? Good question, and don't worry, we are almost done defining the components of Magento.
Blocks are a way by which Magento distinguishes the array of functionality in the system and creates a modular way to manage this array from both a visual and functional stand point. There are two types of blocks and they work together to create the visual output.
- Structural Blocks - These are blocks created for the sole purpose of assigning visual structure to a store page. Examples would be the header, left column, main column and footer.
- Content Blocks - These are blocks that produce the actual content inside each structural block. They are representations of each feature functionality in a page and employ template files to generate the (X)HTML to be inserted into its parent structural block. Examples are the category list, mini cart, product tags and product listing.
Unless you will be developing or designing for Magento you won't need to know any more than these terms. For those of you who will be developing or designing custom modules and interfaces, make sure to read Chapter 12: Designing and Developing for Magento. Of course we suggest you read the book through first, as the next few chapters are full of helpful information.


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Previous versions of the Digital Annexe website had tended to miss the mark; from versions that were too text-heavy to versions that failed to showcase our creative work at all and versions which made us feel more 90s IT support company than modern London-based digital agency. So for the new site, we wanted to overhaul our approach. Leading the re-design, I was heavily involved throughout the whole project lifecycle. I created wireframes to map out the customer journey, then mock-ups that aimed for clean design with touches of boldness via colour and typography and then finally coded the site using the Wordpress CMS.
UI, UX, HTML, CSS, WordPress, jQuery
Instant/Delayed is a slightly tounge-in-cheek shopping inspiration concept for the fashion conscious who need a little help saving. Users determine how much they want to save over a specified time period, the kind of item they're looking for and I/D shows things they may be interested in (using the Svpply API). This is personal project launching later this year.
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Mercedes-Benz commissioned Digital Annexe to create a new video streaming platform to showcase their upcoming and new model releases. Working on the website design of the new platform, my aim was to make a potentially complex experience feel simple. I also tried to introduce a sleek, fresh and younger aesthetic without diverting too heavily from the Mercedes-Benz brand guidelines.
Mercedes-Benz commissioned Digital Annexe to create a new video streaming platform to showcase their upcoming and new model releases. I worked primarily solo on the art direction and UI of the website. I created this UI sheet (PSD) to enable other designers and developers to understand how to use the components.
ClichéGram is a live feed celebrating some of the more cliché images synonymous with Instagram. The project was designed and coded over seven consecutive days and is the first in the One Week Projects series.
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140Song is an experimental personal project that combined my interest in creating a music based project and my desire to learn more about JavaScript and social APIs (Twitter, Deezer and YouTube). 140Song finds YouTube music videos by using words contained in a user's tweets as search queries.
UI, UX, JavaScript (with jQuery), HTML, CSS
Sponsored by BT and to raise money for Sport Relief and the Ellen MacArthur Trust, Ludo Bennett-Jones sailed around the UK in a dinghy. His tweets and Instagram photos were plotted along a Google Map.
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A motion design piece utilising simple shapes, type and ink drops to explain Run Flat Tyres for the Mercedes-Benz B-Class iPad app.
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Over at Digital Annexe, we created an iPad app for the new model of the Mercedes-Benz B-Class. The final menu system in the iPad brochure is based on these images.
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I edited video footage and then in After Effects, colour graded, added "ghost-trail" text, a bokeh effect and shine/glow treatments onto the video.
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