I loved the Benjamin Franklin story; I hadn't heard it before. One of my favorites is the following dilemma posed by the English philosopher Bertrand Russell: In one of his books, he discusses people who try to reconcile Biblical fundamentalism with evolution. Russell says "this poses a problem. At what stage of evolution did Neanderthal man become capable of eternal damnation?"
I loved the Benjamin Franklin story; I hadn't heard it before. One of my favorites is the following dilemma posed by the English philosopher Bertrand Russell: In one of his books, he discusses people who try to reconcile Biblical fundamentalism with evolution. Russell says "this poses a problem. At what stage of evolution did Neanderthal man become capable of eternal damnation?"
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"My God, it's full of stars!"