malf
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Just to be clear, and for those that haven't listened, Long (with support from Alex) is convinced that the nature of NDEs points towards a hierarchical god or system of deities. Who will receive the most succour from this? It is no wonder he has been so well received by church groups. From a business point of view this is, at the very least, very fortuitous.
The type of skeptiko proponent who suspect some sort of non religious MAL represents a relatively small group (however their insistence on attacking atheism, and capitalising the g-word, perhaps belies that they've still got a bob each way on Pascal's wager ;)) but they can't be surprised that Long's work will be seen as supporting the notion of a traditional 'God'. That traditional (and fairly strong) arguments against such a deity will be trotted out to counter his work is only to be expected.
The type of skeptiko proponent who suspect some sort of non religious MAL represents a relatively small group (however their insistence on attacking atheism, and capitalising the g-word, perhaps belies that they've still got a bob each way on Pascal's wager ;)) but they can't be surprised that Long's work will be seen as supporting the notion of a traditional 'God'. That traditional (and fairly strong) arguments against such a deity will be trotted out to counter his work is only to be expected.