An Approach to Life

By Todd Allen Gates, author of “Dialogue with a Christian Proselytizer”
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How True-Believing theists cope when science contradicts Scripture: the literalist approach vs. the allegorical approach. (This is a re-make of a video I had made back in Nov 2007, which I had then called “Science, religion, and ‘truth’ vs. ‘Truth’.”)

This video is based of the following material from “Dialogue with a Christian Proselytizer”:

* Science and “Truth” (endnote 2)
* Christianity vs. Copernicus and Galileo (endnote 9)
* Faith Alone” vs. “Faith & Facts” (endnote 38)
* excerpts of dialogue between the book’s two characters: Chris Proselman, the proselytizer; and “Scott Crates,” the skeptic

My four YouTube channels:

- http://youtube.com/user/ToddGates – my musician channel

- http://youtube.com/user/ToddAllenGates – where I discuss the ideas in my book “Dialogue with a Christian Proselytizer” (a dialogue between a Christian proselytizer and a Socratic skeptic)

- http://youtube.com/user/ToddAllenGates2 – where I discuss the ideas in my book “Hunting, Gathering, & Videogames” (such as “Why do we have to work?” and “Why do we have to use money?” and “How should we define ’success’?”)

- http://youtube.com/user/BlasphemyPiano – where I play the background piano accompaniment for songs in Nick Gisburne’s book of lyrics “Blasphemy! Anthems for Atheists.”

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A paper entitled “Programme design that puts the “me” back into learning experiences and spaces” that was presented by Hazel Owen. It was give virtually at the DEANZ 2008 conference “My Place, My Space, My Learning” – Distance and Virtual Education Sunday 17 August – Wednesday 20 August Te Papa Tongarewa, Museum of New Zealand, Wellington (http://www.deanz.org.nz/conf2008).

The abstract: “A key objective of tertiary education is to foster fundamental shifts in learners’ understanding of what learning and thinking comprises, and the role they perform. Learning theorists stress the requirement that students are involved in process-based, experiential activities. The design of curricula and courses must therefore encourage engagement with tasks, peers, teachers and the community.
This paper outlines a forty-week Computer, Research Skills and Projects (CRSP) course developed for Foundation students at Dubai Men’s College (DMC) using a blended learning approach underpinned by socio-cultural principles and an Activity Theory (AT) framework, and reports briefly on the ociated research study.”

Please cite appropriately – thanks.

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