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nwr
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Message 2 of 55 (810327)
05-27-2017 11:39 PM
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05-27-2017 10:28 PM


I "purchased" the book.
Then I tried to read it. And I got the message that it is not compatible with my device.
Oh, well. It seems that I can read it on my computer, as long as I boot to Windows. So I'll look at it there. But it would have been more convenient on my kindle device.
I've only had a quick scan thus far. The book is probably a bit preachy for my taste. But we shall see as I try to read it.
Your view of the relation of science and Christianity seems to be similar to the view that I held, before I gave up on religion. So I'm unlikely to have any serious disagreement with that.
And a side comment:
You sign up for membership at evcforum. And then the first thing that you do is post an advertisement for your own product. I think that's technically called "spam". However, I hope that your post is allowed to stay, because your book topic is related to the forum discussions.

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Message 6 of 55 (810354)
05-28-2017 9:51 AM
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05-28-2017 8:57 AM


Are you familiar with calibre?
Yes. I have that installed on my linux (opensuse) desktop.
But I assume the book uses DRM.
I'm just a bit surprised that my kindle can't handle it, but the windows kindle software can. I'm not sure why. My first thought was that maybe there are many colored images that a black&white interface can't handle. But I am not seeing any images or fancy graphics.
I'm now guessing that the author prepared the book in a non-standard way, and Amazon doesn't think it worth the trouble to convert.

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Message 7 of 55 (810355)
05-28-2017 9:54 AM
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05-28-2017 9:04 AM


I can't get the book for free because I don't have an Amazon device like a Kindle or Fire.
I can't read it on my kindle. I can read it with the free kindle software for Windows.
I assume that a kindle fire can read it. And apparently the kindle app on my smart phone can read it (that's where Amazon wanted me to read it when I "Purchased" it). But I haven't tried that.

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Message 9 of 55 (810358)
05-28-2017 10:00 AM
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05-27-2017 11:39 PM


Your view of the relation of science and Christianity seems to be similar to the view that I held, before I gave up on religion. So I'm unlikely to have any serious disagreement with that.
I'll have to take that back.
You make a big todo about "God is truth". I always took "God is truth" to be a metaphor. So I guess that's a disagreement. Frankly, taking "God is truth" to be other than a metaphor is just nonsense.
By the way -- if you want to get into a discussion of the contents of the book, you should start a new thread for that. My understanding is that "The Book Nook" is for general comments and reviews about a book, but not for debating the content of the book.

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Message 47 of 55 (813944)
07-02-2017 10:15 PM
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07-01-2017 6:24 PM


Re: Clarification on my beliefs
I see that at least one person refers to me as a creationist.
That was not me. However, technically speaking, you are a creationist. But you are not the anti-science kind of creationist.
I am a creationist in the sense that I do believe God created the universe from nothing.
You even admit to being a creationist.
And Faith is right about that "brothers and sisters in Christ" stuff. It does not fit many of those who participate here.

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