Audiobook won’t be easy to use with the course, IMO. E-book or print is much better.

Yes, theists can take the courses, but they should know the environment is presumptively atheistic and content directed at atheists and most students and discussions will be among atheists. And the conduct policy requires polite discussion. No trolling.

Is the audiobook version suitable for the course, or is it going to be difficult to use in this context ?

Also, is the course open to theists ? Just to know if I can recommend it to some religious friends.

Indeed. That’s a good question to ask.

The primary value is the full attention of my time, getting to ask me anything on topic and getting a detailed answer. And to read the discussions that ensue from the examination questions, which provokes thought and discourse on interesting ideas you might otherwise not have considered, in a troll-free environment.

We engage a close reading of Sense and Goodness without God with its author (so like a month long book club about one book, with the actual author in session with you), to explore its possible merits and flaws, and what different parts of it mean, and the consequences of that.

The additional readings consist of key articles I’ve written (including in print). Since I’ve written so many, the primary benefit here is knowing which ones to focus on, and having a close reading and discussion of each. We also look at a few things written by other proponents of naturalism with different views from mine for comparison and discuss them as well.

Such is this course. Much of which will be new to many of the students. Those who already have comprehensively read all of this, however, will only benefit from the opportunity to discuss it all closely with the author, and see where these discussions go from other students as well. Plus, perhaps, with this re-reading and the focus questions and discussions, you’ll discover aspects of these writings you overlooked or didn’t emphasize in your mind before.

My other courses may operate a little differently. For example, my course on the science and philosophy of free will involves reading someone else’s book on the subject and a variety of materials from the real world where free will comes up in practical application (from medical ethics and discussions of consent and autonomy, to Supreme Court decisions and legal memoranda). My course on critical thinking likewise uses someone else’s book and is more interactive workshop than lecture discussion. And so on.

Yeah. We advertise our work on our own blogs. Shock! Horror! Clutch your pearls!

We also write articles on our blogs. And post news announcements. And updates about our lives. And talk about where we are speaking and hanging out. And mention our latest publications. We even tell jokes.

Google “blog” to learn about this amazing new technology called the “blog” and how it is diversely used. It will amaze and astonish.

I doubt it. Amen is the Hebrew adverb for “so be it.” It comes from the verb aman, “to confirm.” There is no relevant connection to the Egyptian word Amon that I can see, which is just from the Greek attempt to render the Egyptian Yamanu.

If you can find an expert in either language you can check that.

1. Is the etymology of Amen from Amun-Ra the Egyptian god?

2. If so, would the ancient Israelites have enough contact to borrow that?

Thanks in advance.

That’s gibberish.