Another Attempt to Stop the Propagation of My Book
Another attempt has been made to stop the propagation of my book on God and Sc
ience. This attempt occurred in the 'comments' section of my 11/10/07 blog. These comments have nothing to do with the contents of this blog. Instead of commenting on the blog, a logician, who said that he is Stephen Black, had the need for 30,000 books for Christian students. But, he offered no credentials, which raised many question in my mind. Although Stephen Block is found in a Google search, none are logicians. But, I responded to this inquiry, which seemed to be just another attempt to destroy my character and my book.
Black's comments were focused on logic, my dishonesty, and my book. Such attempts of logicians have occurred earl er, specifically in this website beginning in July 2006 and again in May 2007. It is clear to me that they fear my book and its impact on the field of logic. In my last comment in this dialogue, I told Black that logical reasoning will become less importance as the future of science and theology develop and are influenced by my book. Black says that my book will not be purchased by him and that he will inform others not to buy my book. Clearly, this recent event is another attempt by logicians to save atheism.
ience. This attempt occurred in the 'comments' section of my 11/10/07 blog. These comments have nothing to do with the contents of this blog. Instead of commenting on the blog, a logician, who said that he is Stephen Black, had the need for 30,000 books for Christian students. But, he offered no credentials, which raised many question in my mind. Although Stephen Block is found in a Google search, none are logicians. But, I responded to this inquiry, which seemed to be just another attempt to destroy my character and my book.Black's comments were focused on logic, my dishonesty, and my book. Such attempts of logicians have occurred earl er, specifically in this website beginning in July 2006 and again in May 2007. It is clear to me that they fear my book and its impact on the field of logic. In my last comment in this dialogue, I told Black that logical reasoning will become less importance as the future of science and theology develop and are influenced by my book. Black says that my book will not be purchased by him and that he will inform others not to buy my book. Clearly, this recent event is another attempt by logicians to save atheism.
posted by George Shollenberger @ 5:07 PM
6 Comments:
At 8:20 AM,
Anonymous said…
Hi George,
That was a fascinating dialogue between you and Mr. Black! I really can't tell whether or not he is a fake (a google search doesn't really help because his name is so common), but I can relate to his increasing frustration, as you failed to answer his simple questions.
Although as a Christian scientist I applaud all efforts to combine the fields of science and religion, I do feel that one has to be well prepared to take on such a formidable task. This preparation should include a thorough understanding of , for instance, the non sequitur fallacy.
In all fairness, George, your answers to Mr. Black's questions reveal that you lack the mental ability to work with these abstract concepts. Anyone calling a statement a non sequitur because its premise has not been proven doesn't know what he is talking about. Believe me, no scientist or theologian would agree with your interpretation.
You also wrote that "our world is always filled with non sequiturs". Again, you miss the point entirely. Non sequiturs don't occur in the real world, they only occur in statements ABOUT the real world.
At 8:34 AM,
Anonymous said…
Dear Mister Shollenberger,
Interesting stuff! There is one thing I don't understand: How can you say on the one hand that "non sequiturs are illusions of logicians" and on the other hand that "our world is always filled with non sequiturs"? If they are illusions, i.e. if they don't exist, then how can our world be filled with them?
At 10:48 AM,
George Shollenberger said…
response to Deirdre Lewison,
The field of logic is tough because its people are hanging on a thin thread for their continued jobs. If they would accept God, they would have many new jobs similar to what they are doing today.
Since many logicians have highly closed minds in favor of atheism, one must converse with them slowly. For instance saying that "non sequiturs are an illusion" or saying that "the world will always be filled with non sequiturs' are appropriate with a belief in God because science is always working with images of God whose exact truth cannot be found.
For every scientist and theologian, I suggest study of every book prepared by Nicholas of Cusa. I list these books in my book and also teach Nicholas' important subjects.
As I said in my last response to Black, the infinities found in the universe cannot be completed. So science can only approach truths such as the Yang-Mills physical particle theory does. Logicians and all scientists must learn how to live with inexact symbols without yelling at each other.
The toughest job for me is to sell inexactness. We live in a worls of 'more or less.' God is unchanging and absolute and does not live in a world of 'more or less.'
George
At 10:53 AM,
George Shollenberger said…
response to Theodore Rausenberg,
I believe that your question is answered in my response above.
If not, let me know.
George
At 12:11 PM,
Anonymous said…
I am afraid you didn't answer my question.
You wrote: "For instance saying that "non sequiturs are an illusion" or saying that "the world will always be filled with non sequiturs' are appropriate with a belief in God because science is always working with images of God whose exact truth cannot be found."
That doesn't make sense at all. What on earth are you trying to say there? My point is that you can't claim the world is full of things whose very existence you deny, no matter how high you raise your mind above logic.
One other thing, George. I noticed that even 18 months after your book was published there still isn't one single positive review of it on your amazon page. How come?
At 2:51 PM,
George Shollenberger said…
Hi Theodore Rausenberg,
Let me answer your last question first.
My book required me to conduct research for over 25 years after Nicholas of Cusa was introduced to the people of the USA in 1979. Since Nicholas was a bishop of the Roman Church, his works were not of interest to the atheistic scientists of the 1970s. Today, our scientists still have not recognized Nicholas as the first modern scientist. Further, not many theologians have studied Nicholas because they do not think that theology and science can be unifies. So, Nicholas is virtually unknown in this new century.
But I expect Nicholas to become widely known soon through the American Cusanus Society (ACS), an affiliate of the Roman Catholic Church. The ACS asked to review my book and accepted me as a member. But, when they found that I was a Lutheran but not a Catholic Lutheran, they stopped the review. They might have stopped because my book is not in full agreement with the Vatican.
I am one of the first US citizen to master Nicholas in detail as a US scientist. I could master him because Nicholas uses lots of mathematics and science. This is why many theologians are not able to master Nicholas.
So, i and my book are alone in this world in trying to bring Nicholas' negative theology into all US religions and all physical and life sciences.
I must thus wait for scientists aad theologians to wake up to the works of nicholas. To help them, I reduced Nicholas' work in Part IIb. I can't do any more than teaching my book on this website. I can't force people to read my book and present reviews. The atheists have given reviews on my book but only with the purpose of stopping the propagation of my book. Had they read my book, they might have woken up to the limited realities of the universe. But, they didn't.
A new break may come for my book from the current failure of the field of physics.
On non sequiturs, I call them illusions and fillers of the world because knowledge of the universe cannot be completed or reduced. This is what astrophysicists and atomists must learn. Had they mastered Nicholas, the school of physics would be on the right path and the life sciencs would be on their own paths.
The universe cannot be completed or reduced because of the 'bad infinities' of the universe. All bad infinities are self-limiting. Only God's infinity is completed. So all created things in the universe are images of God. There is no compasison between the work of God and the work of any human. Divine crafts cannot be reached through human crafts.
All we can make is conjectures or opinions. But they have limits. Depending on how one views a conjecture or opinion, one can call it an 'illusion' or a 'filler.' I don't like to say that non sequitures are illusions or fillers, but I use them as a last chance to wake people up.
George
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