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AUstralian Philosophers

 
 
jeeprs
 
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Reply Tue 15 Jun, 2010 02:25 am
@Ionus,
Goldilocks Enigma is on Amazon. I think it was also published as The Cosmic Jackpot in some markets. Have a look at some of the Amazon critiques. I personally find his main conclusion rather less credible that belief in God, but, as you know, people will go to any length to avoid contemplating that possibility nowadays.

Incidentally I can almost tie this to the OP because Davies was in fact resident here in Oz for some years prior to his current posting.
dadpad
 
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Reply Tue 15 Jun, 2010 06:32 am
Peter Singer doesnt have a beard.
Ionus
 
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Reply Tue 15 Jun, 2010 08:10 am
@jeeprs,
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Davies was in fact resident here in Oz
I thought he was Ozzian from Adelaide where he had a physics tenure ?
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Ionus
 
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Reply Tue 15 Jun, 2010 08:11 am
@dadpad,
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Peter Singer doesnt have a beard.
Well yes, if we are going to bring facts into a philosophical discussion then I suppose he doesnt have a beard.....but he could if he wanted to....Oh, look ! Whats that over there....(runs for door)
jeeprs
 
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Reply Tue 15 Jun, 2010 08:19 am
@Ionus,
personally, I reckon he can't grow a beard, 'cause he's vegetarian.....

ah yes, you're other point, I was talking about Singer.

I thought Davies was Brit actually but spent quite a bit of time here, first Adelaide, then Sydney....could be wrong though...yes, Brit, checked it in Wikipedia...
Ionus
 
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Reply Wed 16 Jun, 2010 06:34 am
@jeeprs,
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Davies was Brit
Just so long as he got better....I still like him anyway. He asks the right questions without bias. Dont know if I approve of him writing a book and not telling me though...now I have to scrape some pennies together and buy it....some authors are a must for the shelf rather then do a snatch and grab from the library.
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