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Religions > Atheism |
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"Lance Warren" |
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16 Nov 2005 08:57:23 AM |
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Hypatia of Alexandria |
Hypatia is a martyr to the cause of reason and critical thinking, literally.
Her murder was not only condoned, her murderer was Canonized. See James
Randi commentary for the week. I think the Historical "Novel"(As a
Historian, I cannot guarantee the facts, but than again I specialize in the
Dark Ages.) is called "The Last Librarian"
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| User: "Katt" |
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| Title: Re: Hypatia of Alexandria |
16 Nov 2005 10:10:47 AM |
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"Lance Warren" <mwarren@gt.rr.com> wrote in message
news:TvCef.18885$3K6.323@tornado.texas.rr.com...
Hypatia is a martyr to the cause of reason and critical thinking,
literally.
Her murder was not only condoned, her murderer was Canonized. See James
Randi commentary for the week. I think the Historical "Novel"(As a
Historian, I cannot guarantee the facts, but than again I specialize in
the
Dark Ages.) is called "The Last Librarian"
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0595342523/104-4713407-6702337?v=glance&n=283155&n=507846&s=books&v=glance
:-)
Katt.
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| User: "Conspiracy of Doves" |
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| Title: Re: Hypatia of Alexandria |
16 Nov 2005 02:50:37 PM |
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"The last scientist who worked in the Library was a mathematician,
astronomer, physicist and the head of the Neoplatonic school of
philosophy--an extraordinary range of accomplishments for any
individual in any age. Her name was Hypatia. She was born in Alexandria
in 370. At a time when women had few options, and were treated as
property, Hypatia moved freely and unselfconsciously through
traditional male domains. By all accounts she was a great beauty. She
had many suitors but rejected all offers of marriage. The Alexandria of
Hypatia's time--by then long under Roman rule--was a city under grave
strain. Slavery had sapped classical civilization of its vitality. The
growing Christian Church was consolidating its power and attempting to
eradicate pagan influence and culture. Hypatia stood at the epicenter
of these mighty social forces. Cyril, the Archbishop of Alexandria,
despised her because of her close friendship with the Roman govenor,
and because she was a symbol of learning and science, which were
largely identified by the early Church with paganism. In great personal
danger, she continued to teach and publish, until, in the year 415, on
her way to work she was set upon by a fanatical mob of Cyril's
parishoners. They dragged her from her chariot, tore off her clothes,
and, armed with abalone shells, flayed her flesh from her bones. Her
remains were burned, her works obliterated, her name forgotten. Cyril
was made a saint." -- Carl Sagan
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| User: "maff" |
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| Title: Re: Hypatia of Alexandria |
16 Nov 2005 10:33:36 AM |
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Lance Warren wrote:
Hypatia is a martyr to the cause of reason and critical thinking, literally.
Her murder was not only condoned, her murderer was Canonized. See James
Randi commentary for the week. I think the Historical "Novel"(As a
Historian, I cannot guarantee the facts, but than again I specialize in the
Dark Ages.) is called "The Last Librarian"
Hypatia of Alexandria
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.atheism/msg/0293f5eee5993c60
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"All formal dogmatic religions are fallacious and must never be
accepted by self-respecting persons as final. Reserve your right to
think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all. To
teach superstitions as truth is a most terrible thing." - Hypatia of
Alexandria
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