Enlightenment (Part I)

[marysylvie]

I love the musics you play at the beginning and at the end of your lectures, Dr. Reeves!

[raydavis-insearchofthetrut]

You present this complex and controversial information in a balanced and thoughtful way. Thank you.

[Papa-cass]

Thanks for posting this, super interesting and balanced

[gsandy]

Bacon's important contribution was inductive reasoning. Prior to Bacon there was general reliance upon deduction and authorities like Aristotle and scripture. Creationists use the deductive approach when they start with Genesis and selectively distort evidence to support their faulty presuppositions.

[armmug]

Ryan, what are the deadlines for the paper/final/reading for hist of xnity 2? I'm trying to plan some stuff with work. Thx. See you Friday. Clint

[JustJoeKane]

I understand that you are a Calvinist Mr. Reeves? what is your abbreviated view of Catholics and Orthodox?

[marshalldarcy]

You so confuse me.  You noted that Humanism was not part of religion so now you suggest Voltaire is not part of the humanist tradition because he was not a Catholic. How does this work?

[bryansphere]

@ Ryan Reeves

Would dispensational theology fall under the category of “whiggish”? lol

[KTChamberlain]

So Voltaire was the Mel Gibson of his time? Sounds about right, because you got someone whose a revisionist towards history, great at mockery, and overall seems to have an odd way of looking at things in general--I'd hate to imagine how much he'd butcher history if movies were invented in his time.

[charliespider]

the "sure foundation" is the curse of humanity