Robert Jenner, Ph.D. lecturing on Mark Twain

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Carlos Beamon

12 жыл бұрын

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@CosmicRabbitCarma 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent lecture.

@edwardyudkoff7137 3 жыл бұрын

I like Twain's wit, Yogi Berra's too. What was the reason Sam changed his name to Mark? Every one knows both.

@garundip.mcgrundy8311 8 жыл бұрын

Mark Twain has no "wit," no "wisdom." He was an atheist through-and-through. An 'atheist' who often, always talked of Christianity... but, did not understand Christian truth and knowing, not a "wit." Therefore, Mark Twain has no "wisdom." In our school, we study Mark Twain and his "Huckleberry Finn," but for his anti-Christian sentiments which are quite obvious, but easily challenged. Poor Mark Twain. Today, Twain's arguments are recapitulated in some kind of "eternal recurrance" (Nietzsche) by the likes of Richard Dawkins et.alia. None of the arguments for atheism are anything new. All, too many, don't take the time to be "humorous." But, is Mark Twain humorous? By whose standards?

@raginimishra1931 4 жыл бұрын

I find him very humorous I don't think you are an avid reader or else u would have found out

@davidwinkler1654 4 жыл бұрын

Here, Mr. McGrundy, you commit the sin of petitio principii, not that I expect you to know what that is. Asinine comment.

@i.qwertzuiopu6068 10 ай бұрын

Perhaps you should read the New Testament before spurting this utter nonsense. Characters considering themselves to be good Christians in in "Huckleberry Finn" are talking a lot about grace and charity, but they are acting like pharisees. The irony in the story is that Huckleberry Finn, who believes he will be condemned to hell for helping Jim gain freedom is a better Christian than all the other pious characters. SEE Matth.25, 31-46. (Or simply look at chapter 1 of "Huckleberry Finn": the small episode about Moses. Huck says he is not interested in Moses, because he doesn't care about dead people. But in the end he is acting like a miniature version of Moses: I. e. trying to lead someone to freedom.

@allenbartlett98 10 ай бұрын

Most of Western thought and culture since after Aquinas much hails atheism. The "trick" is, however, those atheist taking God out of the picture... at the end seem to struggle to get him back in... This is true of Hobbes and especially Kant, but also of Wittgenstein. You can be sure Marx, Freud, Derrida are in Hades awaiting Hell. It is the Church that opens and closes the gates of Hell.