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Comment by Dallas the Phallus on May 13, 2012 at 8:28pm

The kernel, the soul – let us go further and say the substance, the bulk, the actual and valuable material of all human utterances – is plagiarism. For substantially all ideas are second-hand, consciously and unconsciously drawn from a million outside sources, and daily use by the garnerer with a pride and satisfaction born of the superstition that he originated them; whereas there is not a rag of originality about them anywhere except the little discoloration they get from his mental and moral calibre and his temperament, and which is revealed in characteristics of phrasing. When a great orator makes a great speech you are listening to ten centuries and ten thousand men – but we call it his speech, and really some exceedingly small portion of it is his. But not enough to signify. It is merely a Waterloo. It is Wellington's battle, in some degree, and we call it his; but there are others that contributed. It takes a thousand men to invent a telegraph, or a steam engine, or a phonograph, or a telephone or any other important thing – and the last man gets the credit and we forget the others. He added his little mite – that is all he did. These object lessons should teach us that ninety-nine parts of all things that proceed from the intellect are plagiarisms, pure and simple; and the lesson ought to make us modest. But nothing can do that.  -- Mark Twain

Comment by Dallas the Phallus on April 20, 2012 at 10:34am

Thanks for those two links crandles. I've bookmarked them and will come back to them as soon as I can.

Comment by Elliott Jason Ridgway on April 20, 2012 at 2:49am

Hey Michael Teague...

I have found www.sermonaudio.com to be a useful resource for my own studies in Theology... There are thousands of free downloadable sermons in audio or written format, organized by topic, speaker, or Bible verse... From Classical Puritans to Contemporary Evangelicals... It tends to lean to the conservative side of the spectrum... I recommend Dr. Phil Fernandes... he was a Marine & Navy Chaplain with a  Ph.D. in Philosophy of Religion, & does 12 part studies on just about every subject related to the Christian worldview.

Comment by crandles on April 20, 2012 at 1:43am

Coursera just added a bunch of new courses, bringing the total up to about 40. Their courses come from Princeton, University of Pennsylvania and Michigan, mostly--it seems. http://coursera.org/

Comment by crandles on February 19, 2011 at 9:56pm

In addition to iTunes U there are sites that show which universities have their courses on line to listen or to watch.  One place you can start with is www.diyscholar.wordpress.com  The author adds new courses as she find them and offers comments on them.  The majority of these you can listen/watch just on your computer with no need to have an iPod.

Comment by Dallas the Phallus on February 5, 2011 at 5:24pm

Cool Big Fully. If ever I get an iPod, I'll check that out. Lots of lectures on YouTube, too, but most I've found haven't been that good.

Comment by LibraryGeekAdam on February 5, 2011 at 1:29pm

I see many people talking about the Teaching Company.  I love their stuff but I also wanted to make sure someone has mentioned iTunes U.  It is free on the iTunes download and it is classes and lectures recorded by various universities that you can watch for free.  Lots of lectures, lots of topics, lots of learning.

Comment by Jonathan Whitaker on December 11, 2010 at 10:40pm

My goodness! There are others like me who study what others consider pointless! 

 

I'm home! 

Comment by Todd Serveto on June 18, 2010 at 10:46am

Michael---please post a link to The Theology Program you are studying from. I'd really like to look at it, but thetheologyprogram.com doesn't work. Fascinating study, by the way, and it's super that you can do it by yourself, on-line.

Comment by Michael Teague on April 29, 2010 at 1:55am

I understand your point. I do my best not to be close minded. I have my personal beliefs but I don't allow them to limit my exposure to other viewpoints. I have personal reason for the study right now, trying to answer some questions that were directed to me about it.

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