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Bare Theatre presents its fourth annual collection of short plays previously unseen in the Triangle. Continuing the tradition of bringing original works to audiences, Bare Theatre's 2013 Winter Acts offers thrills and uncertain endings with stories that question reality and distort the everyday norms.
Managing Director G. Todd Buker directs "The Hitler Youth Knife," by R. Alex Davis, a former Bare Theatre Rogue Company actor from Raleigh. In it, Norman confronts his college friend Mike with questions about religion, racism, and retribution over a dangerous artifact from history, one which will open up a dark secret between them. Justin Smith and Matt Fields perform.
Artistic Director Heather J. Strickland directs "Fun House," by Tarboro native Jordan Carlson. Atlas and Larue find themselves in a dimly lit theatre which seems to have no way out, yet they can hear a train approaching. Are they in an experiment or is there something supernatural occurring? The play features Mary Forester, Jeff Buckner, and Loren Armitage.
Managing Director G. Todd Buker directs "The Tape Recorder," a period thriller from English playwright Pat Flower. Originally created as a teleplay, "The Tape Recorder" was the BBC's first color transmission. In it Miss Collins, a pretty young secretary, listens to recorded tape of her employer, a writer, as he dictates notes on his newest work one that she may be unwittingly part of.
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This production kicks off a Kickstarter for The Comedy of Errors and will offer audiences postshow talkbacks with directors, cast members, and playwrights. For more information and schedules for postshow events, please visit Bare Theatre's website at www.baretheatre.org.
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46 comments:
- Mike said...
I agree and disagree... arguing for agnosticism offers a much simpler and likely more effective way to connect with a lay person.
However, if you're logically honest (kind of borrowing from Harris here) we're agnostic to an infinite number of imaginative things. Fairies, Flying Spaghetti Monsters, etc, etc... we can't disprove their existence, but we carry on our lives in such a way that they do not exist. Hence we're agnostic about their existence, but atheistic in action.
- February 18, 2010 at 9:09 AM
- Don said...
I don't think agnosticism is the most reasonable position. It is the admission of ignorance and a comfortable mean between God/ no god. Like faith, it does not require individual effort. The lack of knowledge should be a motivator toward knowledge and not a destination in itself.
- February 18, 2010 at 9:30 AM
- Nick said...
Since there either is or isn't a god, agnosticism is the one position that is always wrong.
- February 18, 2010 at 9:40 AM
- Anonymous said...
There is weak and strong agnosticism. The strong version says we cannot know. The weak version simply says I don't know the answer. That position cannot be wrong because it doesn't claim anything. Yes, it should motivate us to decide between the options. And when it does I think it leads to atheism.
- February 18, 2010 at 9:43 AM
- Don said...
Any assertion, strong or weak, made from agnosticism is an argument from ignorance and as such is logically fallacious. Nick's right, it's always wrong.
- February 18, 2010 at 9:54 AM
- Anonymous said...
Didn't Socrates say that only someone who recognizes he isn't wise is wise? He claimed not to know when others claimed to know. And that was what made him wise. There are literally thousands of things we don't know, and hundreds of thousands of things any given person doesn't know. Why claim we do? How many of us have PhD's in science, theology, philosophy? Not knowing is a humble claim, an honest one.
Not don't get me wrong, I'm an atheist best described as an agnostic atheist, but an atheist nonetheless.
- February 18, 2010 at 10:05 AM
- choda boy said...
I'm sure Socrates was a wise one, but he wasn't privy to much that we now understand.
I've always been atheistic. From a cultural perspective, its easy to see how man has created gods for a multitude of purposes, and we can trace how those gods have changed, become more personal, etc., to meet our needs.
From the perspective of reason and science, no one has offered an explanation for the origin of their god. How does the most complex and powerful thing ever imagined come to exist? You don't start from complexity. How does this god find immortality? How does this god create and manipulate? Energy exists only in the context of matter, hence a god would have to have "flesh." The physics and thermodynamics of the existence of a god quickly become overwhelming, hence you never see a coherent model of how any god exists or operates.
We're seemingly capable of creating gods, but not describing them.
- February 18, 2010 at 10:45 AM
- Don said...
Knowing that you don't know something does not mean that you know anything beyond your ignorance. Ignorance does not equal wisdom even if Socrates said it does. Anything argued from ignorance is foolish.
I moved through agnosticism on my way to atheism. It is a less threatening place for a believer, where they can admit to themselves that the evidence does not add up to God. Arguing that though, is like saying to a believer "Your faith is based on faith!" That would encourage them.
- February 18, 2010 at 10:52 AM
- Adrian Cockcroft said...
There is another position - maybe it should be called Apatheist? - which describes people who just have no interest in religion and spend no time thinking about it or interacting with its institutions. If you ask an Apatheist what they believe, you will probably get an Agnostic answer that they don't know, but also they don't care.
I moved from Apatheist, to Agnostic, to Atheist, to Antitheist as a response to the increasing impact of Theist's and Fundamentalism on society, and also as a result of moving from the UK (where Apatheism is quite normal) to the US, where Fundamentalists are trying to impose cherry picked bronze age social rules on everyone in the name of religion.
- February 18, 2010 at 11:16 AM
- AdamK said...
I don't know any atheists who aren't also epistemological agnostics.
Since "god" is undefined, or the definition is slippery, or the definition contains internal contradictions, (or god is claimed to be beyond understanding anyway) the question of whether we can know anything about it is ill-formed and unanswerable. Ergo, agnosticism.
- February 18, 2010 at 11:20 AM
- Anonymous said...
I was an agnostic for a long time because I believed that logically inconsistent beings/objects could exist (squared circles, something that could be 4 feet tall and 5 feet tall at the same time, god). What swayed me to being a strong atheist (God does not exist) is that - as I understand it - the agnostic line of thinking is actually a negation of any type of truth statement.
If the atheist declares that "there is no god" as a statement of truth, how does the agnostic counter this claim? Basically by saying that something can have contradictory properties and still be true. Basically, the agnostic is saying:
"(a) The atheist cannot make truth statements that rule out logically inconsistent ideas, therefore
(b) the atheist should change their position to be more logically consistent"
The conclusion is that logical consistency is both important and not important at the same time. This is why I believe agnosticism a just a negation of any sort of truth statement.
- February 18, 2010 at 11:35 AM
- Richard H said...
When Christians start describing themselves as 'agnostic' about faeries, I'll start calling myself as 'agnostic' about personal Gods.
Until then, that label seems to overstate the level of uncertainty.
- February 18, 2010 at 12:04 PM
- Edward T. Babinski said...
Nick wrote "Since there either is or isn't a god, agnosticism is the one position that is always wrong."
But what kind of "god" or "mysterious force" are you talking about Nick? There's a spectrum of mysterious forces, from the least personal and most immanent (a kind of cosmic consciousness, a non-hierarchal intelligence spread out throughout everything), all the way to highly anthropomorphic deities who enjoy being praised incessantly like some ancient Near Eastern king.
One even wonders how many different contrasting "gods" or depictions of deity are found in the Christian scriptures from OT to NT writings, not to meniton the intertestamental writings that led changes in ideas that would later be incorporated into the NT.
And what about the question of life after death? Believing in God does not guarantee immortality, not according to some ancient Hebrew texts. And what kind of life after death, with all past memories intact or not? And how can a person be sure such life whatever it is, can never die or be absorbed back into the whole?
So let's agree there's only one correct answer. But how do you ARRIVE at which the absolutely correct answer?
And, without knowing what that answer is for sure, does anyone here think that going to church and revering one collection of Holy Scriptures book is going to increase the chances that they alone possess the one correct answer?
I suppose all we can honestly do is wonder and study and live our lives as best we can and hope for something better, or simply concentrate on life here and now and making it better, which are not necessarily incompatible things to do.
- February 18, 2010 at 12:33 PM
- Dan said...
It's a numbers game. More specifically, a probabilities game. Just because we can't have 100% metaphysical certainty doesn't mean we can't assign probabilities to things and lead our lives accordingly. it also doesn't mean that we have to act as if all things are equally possible.
If I am 99% confident there is no God, but I am unable to rule it out completely (reasonably so, as nothing can be completely ruled out), then technically I am an agnostic. However, if I lead my life in a manner that is in proportion with the probabilities, I will for all intents and purposes act as if I am an atheist. Therefore, from a practical perspective, I am an atheist.
Unless you are an exactly 50/50 agnostic (you believe that there is a perfectly equal chance that there is or is not a God), then it is more reasonable for you to call yourself a weak atheist or a weak Christian.
- February 18, 2010 at 12:42 PM
- Jim said...
Don (and by extension, Nick),
Any assertion, strong or weak, made from agnosticism is an argument from ignorance and as such is logically fallacious. Nick's right, it's always wrong.
This is silly, guys.
You're trying to introduce logical fallacies where they don't belong.
Go the wikipedia page for "argument from ignorance" and tell me that agnostics are making claims that fit the profile.
An "argument from ignorance" would look like this: "There is no God, because I can't think of a way for God to interact in this world." I.e. your ignorance doesn't make the claim true.
Scientists don't know what came before the big-bang, or if the word "before" even has any meaning. Are they being "logically fallacious?"
"I like the color green"
"I live in Denver"
"I don't know if there is a god or not"
These are all simple facts--there is nothing for the system of logic to operate on.
It seems to me that some people get overly zealous trying to find "logical fallacies" when they simply disagree with an assertion.
- February 18, 2010 at 12:47 PM
- Hendy said...
Interesting discussion!
Does the atheist also have to make the assertion that there is no 'deist' conception of god? I think most would probably be agnostic with respect to this. If that's the case, would it be true that most/all atheists at least admit the possibility of something supernatural.
In this case, I think the most reasonable position would be something like 'agnosticism lived out via pragmatic atheism'. Someone up above (in this discussion, not the sky...) made this point earlier and I agree.
Point to consider: hypothetically, what if Jesus really did return in front of you and let you put his fingers in his wounds, tell you your entire life story with perfect detail, tell you your social security number, mother's maiden name, pin, and the returns you've gotten on the last 20 years of your taxes... and then regrow your amputated limb in front of you. You would believe in his power, I'm assuming.
So... hypothetically, you'd have to reject your previous assertion of 'truth' as an atheist?
You may reject the idea that you'd actually believe in this case, but this seems to be the same attitude W.L. Craig has taken when asked, hypothetically, whether he would still believe if transported back to 33AD and able to sit outside Jesus' tomb to see him not emerge but rot instead. He says he would still believe.
I think to be true to a scientific mindset one has to admit at least a smidgen of agnosticism. Even in science we would admit that we cannot know one way or another whether a theory is the 'absolute truth' or whether it will be improved upon to be more true down the road. At the same time, we live according to the currently best describing theories in existence.
Hence, I think science is a type of agnosticism (with regards to current theories ultimate validity) lived out in a way that rests on their validity (as in resting on the validity of the statement 'there is no god.').
In the end, having thought about and written all this... it almost seems like this is splitting hairs. A staunch agnostic making a claim like, 'We will absolutely never, never be able to know any of this for sure' could be combated in the same manner as an atheist who says, 'We can absolutely know the truth and there most definitely is no god.'
I speak of a deist god here and think the conclusiveness of agnosticism vs. atheism with regards to a personal god who is all god and all knowing is an easier matter. In the former case, god truly would be 'hidden' and so I think we could plausibly think we may never know.
- February 18, 2010 at 1:40 PM
- Chuck O'Connor said...
I don't know what the most reasonable fixed position is. I did "come out of the closet" this weekend to my wife and parents that I identify as an atheist after 1 year of agnosticism and, am very grateful for the term agnostic. It is a very pleasant transitional psychology when moving from Calvinistic Christianity (which I was) to free-thinking atheism (where I am). Making a sudden change would have been pretty hard for me. I'm grateful I could rest in the defintion of agnosticism prior to making a commtiment to atheism.
- February 18, 2010 at 4:12 PM
- JD Curtis said...
I don't know about the "most reasonable position" but agnosticism is a hell of a lot more reasonable than atheism.
One cannot expect to have 1/10th of 1% of all of the knowledge that there is in the universe yet some will make an overall blanket statement "God does not exist". Amazing. How do you actually know that?
- February 18, 2010 at 4:29 PM
- Chris Jones said...
I'll be the one to make the obligatory reminder that one can be (and we often are) both atheists and agnostics simultaneously as we're talking about the question of whether we do/can "know" vs. whether we believe it.
Every time the "either/or" thing comes up -- not that John was implying an either/or, but it is certainly inevitable to arise in the discussion -- I'm reminded of the several self-labeled Agnostic Christians that I've met. Their position is, "I don't know whether a god exists, but I believe it anyway". Saying "I'm agnostic" just isn't a complete answer, as it still doesn't answer whether you believe or not.
- February 18, 2010 at 5:34 PM
- Anthony said...
You all know that being an atheist is not making a "truth claim" either. I am an atheist in the sense that I don't believe in God. All the words that end with theist, or any derivation thereof, deal strictly with what we believe, and therefore make ZERO truth claims.
What John is referring to with this post, is attempting to get Christians to admit that they are agnostic Christians (or agnostic theists for any other religion). They believe, fine, but will they admit that they don't epistemically "know" it? Go on youtube and watch the discussion between Thunderf00t and Ray Comfort. Ray Comfort looks him dead in the eye and tells him that he "knows" how the world began, whereas, evolutionists just believe in Darwin's theory. You wouldn't get that guy to admit in a million years that he's an agnostic Christian. He would certainly consider himself a gnostic Christian (oh, the heresies).
The fact is, there are no gnostic atheists or gnostic theists. None of us know, and I believe that none of us will ever know. I don't exactly understand how agnosticism leads to atheism, since they are dealing with different things. If you believe something, by default you don't know it.
What I think does lead to atheism is when you place the things that we do know (in a practical sense) against the things we've been led to believe. When they don't jive, it is a matter of intellectual honesty to side with what we know about the world. And, as what we know about the world continually removes our need to posit God for much of anything, that is what leads to atheism.
In my opinion.
- February 18, 2010 at 5:49 PM
- Piero said...
I neither agree nor disagree with anything and everything said so far.
- February 18, 2010 at 6:52 PM
- Breckmin said...
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- February 19, 2010 at 1:30 AM
- Breckmin said...
"And it makes the greatest impact on the believer."
Only to the believer who does not understand the huge problem with bent terminology and is not aware of the evidence that leads first to agnostic theism, then to Infinite Creator, then to Orthodox Monotheism, and then to born-again Christianity (through prayer and requesting God's Holy Spirit to open their eyes).
No matter how many people John W. Loftus leads into subterfuge and contributes to their logical eternal separation...the Sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the Cross is a great enough Sacrifice to forgive John Loftus of ALL of it...(when/if he repents) and all of the glory will go to God the Father and Jesus Christ alone...and not to anyone else here on earth.
Question everything! But when you question, pray to the Holy Creator for "protection." Matt. 6:13.
- February 19, 2010 at 1:33 AM
- Ken Pulliam, Ph.D. said...
It really depends upon how you define the word "know." If it means to know with absolute certainty, then I think everyone is an agnostic on the question as to whether some type of supernatural entity exists. Dinesh admitted that he was an agnostic in this sense. He said in the debate with you: "We can't be sure beyond a reasonable doubt."
However, Dinesh is also correct in saying that we can't live in a state of indecision. We have to act upon the information that we have. Based on the information that I have currently, I don't believe any supernatural entity exists. In that sense, I am an atheist. Can I prove beyond a reasonable doubt that no deity or deities exist? No, I can't. Can a believer prove that one does exist? No, he can't. In that sense, we are all agnostics.
So the real question becomes: is the existing evidence sufficent to believe that a deity exists? That is the point to be debated.
- February 19, 2010 at 11:34 AM
- Chris Jones said...
I firmly agree that everyone is an agnostic in the sense that no one has certain knowledge whether a god exists. I leave myself unsure whether it is reasonable to describe a staunch fundamentalist this way. While in my view they really don't KNOW that a God exists, they will nonetheless remain adamant that they do possess this certainty on the basis of "personal experience", which while I see as wholly inadequate for such a conclusion, they remain "certain". I guess from my perspective they are necessarily agnostic but from theirs, not.
- February 19, 2010 at 1:12 PM
- Anonymous said...
@ JD Curtis
"I don't know about the "most reasonable position" but agnosticism is a hell of a lot more reasonable than atheism.
One cannot expect to have 1/10th of 1% of all of the knowledge that there is in the universe yet some will make an overall blanket statement "God does not exist". Amazing. How do you actually know that?"
The same way that can you make the claim that agnosticism is more reasonable to atheism. Your position - if I understand - is that we have such a small amount of knowledge compared to what's available, therefore we can't make blanket (truth) statements. But, if this is true, your statement "agnosticism is more reasonable than atheism" doesn't hold up under the reasoning you've given. The axiom does not even pass it's own criteria, since it is also a blanket truth statement.
- February 19, 2010 at 2:24 PM
- Mark said...
By the present Christiain (as in NT) definition of god -- all loving, all knowing, all powerful, etc. -- overwhelming evidence suggests that god does not exist. This onmniscient, omnipotent being refuses to manifest itself if only to settle the question -- and stop the incessant slaughter and related absurdity, worldiwide, year after year, in its name. (The Bible conveniently works around this obviouis manifestation expectation with the claim that seeing god will simply kill you -- that's "all loving?"). Prayer has no particular pattern of success beyond what chance would also dictate. (One recent study found that prayer for recovering hospital patients may have a detrimental effect, particularly when the one recovering is aware that others are praying for them). Arguments for the existence of god are constantly found to be fallacious. The greatest problem atheists and agnostics alike face is the reality that those who think they know what god is thinking are dangerous. This requires a) a belief in a god, and b) a belief that one knows what that god wants, needs, or is otherwise thinking. Neither atheism nor agnosticism are capable of invoking any imaginary (aka religious) purpose in waging man's inhumanity toward man. In this sense, agnostics and atheists are far less dangerous to the survival of our species than are theists.
- February 19, 2010 at 2:35 PM
- James Croft said...
I do not see any philosophical difference between intelligent atheism and agnosticism. One cannot disprove that such a thing as God exists. That is no reason to say that one believes in such a thing. If one does not believe in God, one is an atheist. There is no reason to "choose" the "option" of disbelief. It is simply the default position given that the null hypothesis (that God exists) has not bee established.
- February 19, 2010 at 3:23 PM
- Terry Melanson said...
I've never - ever - seen so much God talk than when I visit an atheist site. Don't you guys get tired of it? It gives obsessed a new meaning. I don't rant and rave about Santa Claus and I stopped believing in him a long long time ago.
There's got to be a psychological explanation to this phenomenon, or God forbid - a spiritual one.
It's got a hold on you, in a bad bad way. God, that is. Or not God. Which ever you prefer to endlessly pontificate about. That dreaded syllable is an albatross you cannot break.
Really, this post is just arbitrary. I could have commented on the incalculable reams of them, here, at this site, and in cyberspace ad infinitum. The mania is uniform and mentally all-encompassing.
- February 19, 2010 at 4:32 PM
- Chris Jones said...
Terry, as soon as the Santa Claus brigade mobilizes and begins to work toward a Santa-favoring government, to affect legislation and public policy in a way that is decidedly in favor of the Santa believers, to attend public events with signs chastising the non-Santa people, and to knock on your door every other week or so to proselytize you in the name of Santa, feel free to come back and join me in forming an a-Santa-ists movement.
Really, you should be able to recognize this distinction on your own. It is just unbelievable that I'm having to point out to you why your analogy is so inappropriate.
- February 19, 2010 at 4:53 PM
- Chuck O'Connor said...
Does anybody else here Eric Idle speak when they read Breckmin's posts. It is kind of funny.
- February 19, 2010 at 4:54 PM
- Chuck O'Connor said...
I will take your criticism of us atheists seeing that you have a blog dedicated to the Illuminati conspiracy (LOL). Are you Dan Brown?
- February 19, 2010 at 4:59 PM
- Terry Melanson said...
Take my analogy out then.
Your obsession is still impossible to behold.
- February 19, 2010 at 5:02 PM
- Kel said...
Depends on what you mean by agnosticism, and depends on where one is coming from too. The idea of lapsed theism or weak agnosticism isn't very reasonable, Huxleyian agnosticism in my mind is. Though in terms of agnosticism, I'd contend that most atheists ARE agnostics - in the teapot agnostic sense. They can't prove the teapot isn't there, they just have no reason to believe it is.
The position I like to advocate is ignosticism, because when people talk about deities in very nebulous terms and won't commit to anything, then the idea is so ill-defined that there's no point in considering it in the first place. But as soon as those who attribute design or emotion or action to a deity, then it comes into the realm of the meaningful and thus can be critically examined.
- February 19, 2010 at 7:01 PM
- Chris Jones said...
Terry, you're here on an atheist blog to let atheists know that they're obsessed with something. So are you the pot or the kettle?
- February 19, 2010 at 8:14 PM
- Piero said...
Terry, the question of God's existence is interesting: it leads to a host of stimulating (and very hard) philosophical questions concerning the nature of knowledge, the existence of other minds, the possibility of an uncaused cause, etc. So are we obsessed? Maybe, but is is fun.
- February 19, 2010 at 8:40 PM
- Breckmin said...
"we're agnostic to an infinite number of imaginative things. Fairies, Flying Spaghetti Monsters, etc, etc... "
This don't remove infinite regression as Uncaused Cause.
This don't explain the Existence and/or creation of the universe.
Some of these require matter to exist so they can not be the creators of all matter.
These do not judge you perfectly for every wrong thing that you ever did in your life.
These do not have a Holy Perfect Nature which is incompatible with your own.
These are infinitely different when it comes to the "God concept" of an Infinite Creator.
These are NOT concluded as a resutl of scientific observations (Information comes from Intelligence, complex mechanical working systems do not emerge without intelligence, IF-THEN algorithmic programming is clearly programmed, etc.)
There is evidence that first leads us to agnostic theism. There is no evidence that leads us to conclude fairies, invisible dragons, tea pots in outerspace, or flying spaghetti and meatballs that have conciousness.
These are folly.
- February 19, 2010 at 10:19 PM
- Breckmin said...
By the present Christiain (as in NT) definition of god -- all loving, all knowing, all powerful, etc.
All knowing is correct. "All loving" is imperfect terminology since God does not love satan and his demons, nor does God love money or things which are perishing.
"All powerful" should be specified
as "All LOGICALLY powerful" in that God will not do actions which are Self-Contradictory in nature ..or illogical for Him to do (against His Holy Nature).
"-- overwhelming evidence suggests that god does not exist."
Presenting God incorrectly does not invalidate His Existence.
"This onmniscient, omnipotent being refuses to manifest itself if only to settle the question --"
He became a Man approximately 2000 years ago.
"and stop the incessant slaughter and related absurdity, worldiwide, year after year, in its name."
Many things will be done in His Name...that doesn't mean God will NOT judge them as sin/disobedience.
Salvation is needed. Punishment is logical (unless you receive mercy/grace).
"(The Bible conveniently works around this obviouis manifestation expectation with the claim that seeing god will simply kill you -- that's "all loving?")."
The Glory of the Infinite Creator Manifesting Himself at a particular point of the universe that would consume you or kill you is irrelevent to whether God loves the creature (the vessel is physical and just a body that contains the spirit - imperfect in the English,btw) but perhaps the reason God DOESN"T display this glory is BECAUSE He loves the finite fragile/tender subject (human body).
- February 19, 2010 at 10:36 PM
- Richard H said...
It's fascinating that people always label the "Uncaused Cause" as 'God' rather than 'Goddess'.
Of course, we could also refer to it as 'The Shadow Council of the Fae' or even 'That thing we don't know anything about'.
Renaming Yaweh 'God' was probably one of the cleverest tricks that the apologists have ever pulled.
- February 19, 2010 at 10:42 PM
- Breckmin said...
"I've never - ever - seen so much God talk than when I visit an atheist site."
We are here to answer question and fully demonstrate that born-again Christianity has NOT somehow been debunked. Such assertions are nonsense and fail to deal with the real answers that are no where to be found between the pages of books which claim to somehow demonstrate that Christianity is irrational.
There is NO philosophical contradiction in born-again Christianity! If there is an alleged one - then name it.
It is because people are not in touch with contemporary systematic theology (which hasn't been published in response, except on the internet and is difficult to find)in the trenches of answering contemporary objections to theism
that people continue to remain in subterfuge regarding their own definitions and equivocation (which seems inevitable with the English language).
Until we address the logical answers themselves (for objections/questions) we really are missing the eternal GLORY of God.
That is the eternal Glory of Love together in Heaven (how can you have heaven without knowing how much God loves you, or what grace/mercy/protection is, or without knowing to never choose evil, or without knowing contrasts of pain/pleasure, or without knowing the logic of how eternal separation is multi-facted, etc.
Without the temporary creation to deal with the real problem of evil (not in explaining it - but in how it is a danger to God's children without knowledge that has to be learned), and to demonstrate God's Self-Sacrificing Love, and to provide a system of stewardship and rewards, and a system of LEARNING cosmological principles, etc (the reason for the temporary creation is multi-faceted just as the reason for eternal separation (hell) is mutli-facted) - we WOULDN'T have a logical heaven.
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- February 19, 2010 at 10:54 PM
- Vincent Harrison said...
- February 20, 2010 at 5:33 PM
- Anonymous said...
Vincent the words atheisn and agnosticism have been endlessly debated. Words mean what I intend them to mean. Hopefully they communicate. Agnosticism in a weak or strong sense makes sense and is the way most people use it even if Huxley defined it as skepticism. Who tells me how to use words? No one but me. And they way I use them communicates since most people use it the way I do. It's like any word really. Church can be an organized group of believers, a religion, or a building.
- February 20, 2010 at 7:18 PM
- Vincent Harrison said...
These are reasons why you've never been the "goto guy" for me. Your sloppy and your scholarship is quite poor. I'm still trying to figure out how you go so many to write a blurb for your book. They must have been paid.
"I think it's important to realize that when two opposite points of view are expressed with equal intensity, the truth does not necessarily lie exactly halfway between them. It is possible for one side to be simply wrong."
- Richard Dawkins' "Evolution", The New Yorker (September 9th, 1996)
Read more at Suite101: The agnostic fallacy http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/atheism/106355/2#ixzz0gBcioyXd
The Agnostic Fallacy
Agnostic is best defined as "noncommittal." There certainly are times when that is a wise position but to claim it's the "most reasonable position" on the topic of religion is laughable. I highly doubt that you understand the proper definition of atheist is either. You certainly don't understand the case for mythicism.
- February 21, 2010 at 10:59 AM
- Chuck O'Connor said...
Off topic question.
Do you believe what you post?
Your defensiveness seems to project a childish level of cognitive dissonance.
- February 21, 2010 at 3:38 PM
- Peter said...
I love William Rowe's piece on Friendly Atheism and his approach. It seems to me more agnostic than atheist because he thinks that some can be rationally justified in holding to theism. Plurality and agnosticism is the best way to approach the world. It is the most fluid, the most unsettled, the most open way to go about learning and knowledge. While I think that there is more proof against the existence of God than for, I still am not an atheist. Because while the laws of probability favor one side over the other, nothing is ever certain....and all that other Hume stuff.....
- March 1, 2010 at 4:15 PM
- Lvka said...
So's geocentrism. It takes a lot of studying, knowledge, and researching to *finally* find out that neither the Earth, nor even the Sun itself, lie at the center of the Universe. -- Some people seem to confuse Ockaham's razor with comodity. It's one thing find the easiest solution to explain all the data without adding extra data; and quite another thing not to even bother to find out all the possible data in the first place.
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Mention the phrase 'football league', and the immediate reaction of most fans would surely be the biggest, most high-profile domestic competitions around the world – La Liga in Spain with its superstars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, the German Bundesliga and current leaders Bayern Munich, or the English Premier League with the likes of Manchester rivals United and City.
But there are plenty of lesser-known leagues where the fun factor or community purpose outweighs the quest for trophies and titles. For example, have you ever heard of South Africa's Soccer Grannies, who conclusively prove that even at more than 80 years of age, you're never too old for a vigorous kickabout? Or that 20-20 vision is absolutely not a prerequisite for taking to the pitch? Join FIFA.com on a fascinating tour of some of the world's quirkier leagues.
Grannies go for goalWhen Beka Ntsanwisi from South Africa took up a personal fight against cancer, her treatment involved trips to a number of public hospitals. However, the social worker was devastated when she saw the conditions suffered by some of the older patients, especially the women. The thought occurred to her that regular exercise would surely be beneficial to the healing process.
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In fact, football for athletes with visual impairment is a well-established variant of the sport. The German form comprises teams of four outfield players and a sighted goalkeeper. The artificial turf pitch measures 40 x 20 m, and similar to traditional indoor football, features rebound walls on the sidelines as an integral part of the play. The really significant difference is the ball itself. It is a little smaller than a regulation adult ball, a little heavier at 510 g, and incorporates a noisemaking device, generally a bell. After all, the players of both sexes are reliant on their ears.
In this variant of football, teamwork has the utmost priority, because structured play would be impossible without plenty of verbal communication. In order to ensure mutual avoidance of injury, players indicate they are about to tackle with the recognised codeword "Voy!" derived from Spanish. Otherwise, commands are exclusively issued by the goalkeepers, the coaches, and guides stationed behind the opposing goal. But at the end of the day, football for the visually impaired shares more than it differs from the conventional game: it ultimately comes down to putting the ball in the net, and the team with the most points and best goal difference wins the championship.
Leagues for neighbours and the homelessChina PR have failed to qualify for the last two editions of the FIFA World Cup™ and are already out of the running for Brazil 2014, but passion for the sport remains deeply ingrained in the huge Asian nation. Almost every province features amateur leagues, with hundreds of local competitions and tournaments.
In Beijing, one neighbourhood league stands out from the rest: the Huilongguan Super League, based in one of the capital's biggest residential areas. The league grew up after some residents in the rapidly-growing district went in search of like-minded football fans. What started out as a simple kickaround at weekends quickly grew into something more substantial. In 2004, nine teams with some 180 players took part in the first real competition. That marked the birth of the Huilongguan Super League in its current form, and it has steadily grown in popularity ever since, with the current season featuring 18 teams.
A sprawling residential district is the stuff of dreams for participants in the Schweizer Obdachlosenliga, the Swiss Homeless League. For several years now, Surprise Street Sport has organised a league for homeless people and the socially disadvantaged. Eighteen teams from a wide variety of backgrounds contest the championship in the course of four tournaments, where the street players not only show off their skills, but can also earn places in the national team and the chance to compete at the Homeless World Cup. Last year's tenth edition of the global tournament featured a total of 56 teams, pointing unmistakeably to the broad range of countries operating similar projects to the Swiss.
The power of football to change livesThis very small selection of the world's more offbeat leagues proves that football knows no age limits and recognises no social barriers – quite the opposite in fact: it brings people together all over the world and can change lives, as the Street League in England demonstrates.
Originally founded in 2001 as an organisation working with the homeless, Street League today is one of the most dynamic and rapidly expanding charitable organisations in Great Britain. Street League has come to specialise in changing the lives of disadvantaged young people, generally lacking employment, education and training, through the power of football. And it is only one of many examples underlining yet again how football is so much more than simply a game.
Have your sayWe've taken a look at a very small selection of the world's more unusual leagues, but perhaps you know about or take part in a similarly unconventional competition? Tell us about it, remembering to keep your posts clean, respectful, on-topic and in English.


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As Gandhi said "Be the change you want to be in the world." But how do we do that? Well I believe awareness is the first step and one of the ways to take that step is by empowering the amazing potential within each one of us.
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One important skill that parents can learn is to listen. Unfortunately, parents who attempt to control their older children believe that they are helping them, rather than hurting them. These controlling behaviors may make it very difficult to have a healthy relationship with your parents.
Parents may have the belief that they know what is best for their child. That may have been true when they were younger, but as an adult they need to make their own decisions and face the consequences whether good or bad. As an adult child of a controlling parent, it is important to realize that you are in control of your life. It is time to begin taking back that control.
Keep in mind that it takes two to have a healthy relationship, and in this relationship each of you hold 50 percent of the responsibility. Neither one of you alone can make this a healthy relationship, as it requires participation from both of you. You can't change anyone but yourself, and the next step is to learn coping skills to help you deal with your controlling parent. If you are constantly doing what your parents are telling you to do, you may begin to believe the unrealistic expectations they have of you are really what you should be doing. This could not be further from the truth.
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[Best & Worst '12] Jonny Picks His Top 10 Albums Of 2012
And so another year comes to a close. 2012, just like any other year, you had your gems and you had your flops when it came to album releases. For this article, I'd like to give you my Top 10 albums of 2012 as well as several honorable mentions that didn't exactly make the cut but were too good to leave unmentioned. So, read on to see my Top 10 Albums Of 2012!
Make sure to check out my worst 5 albums here.
10. Lamb Of God – Resolution (Jan. 24th, Epic Records)
Clocking in at #10 is Lamb Of God's Resolution, one of the earliest releases this year. What you have here is one incredibly catchy, groovy album with blistering metal riffs every which way you turn. The possibility that this might also be the last LoG album unintentionally makes it that much more fierce and immediate.
9. Gojira – L'Enfant Sauvage (June 26th, Roadrunner Records)
The French extreme metal masters proved once again that they very well might be the future of metal. L'Enfant Sauvage is a punishing wall of intensity that walks that fine line between noise and beauty.
8. Petter Carlsen – Clocks Don't Count (June 12th, Function Records)
This album would've slipped completely under my radar had I not seen Anathema make a post about how singer Vincent Cavanagh did guest vocals on one of the tracks. Listening to it, I found a gorgeous, rich album that shines as one of the best melancholic rock albums I've ever heard. If nothing else, the song "Even Dead Things Feel Your Love" would've landed Clocks Don't Count on this list.
7. Carina Round – Tigermending (May 8th, Dehisce Records)
Another sonically diverse album that blends infectious rhythms with some heartbreaking moments of beauty, Tigermending is a journey that is wonderfully narrated by Carina Round and her stunning vocals.
6. Meshuggah – Koloss (Mar. 27th, Nuclear Blast Records)
If it's sheer blistering, melt-your-face-off metal, there was no better album released this year than Koloss. The Swedish tech metal founders have once again proven their status as titans.
5. Bat For Lashes – The Haunted Man (Oct. 22nd, Capitol Records)
One of the late releases of the year, The Huanted Man is nothing short of stunning. Bat For Lashes Natasha Kahn knows exactly when to fill the landscape with a wealth of instruments and when to dial everything back to the bare necessities. This is one of those albums that you put on and don't touch a thing. Just sit back and enjoy.
4. The Gathering – Disclosure (Oct. 2nd, Dismanic Distribution)
This album slipped past me, only recently landing in my hands. But once I started listening to it, I couldn't stop. It's mixture of rock, pop, and electronic, all sprinkled with a sense of nostalgia and sadness. Oh, and I have to say how much I love that horns are used on this album. The first time I heard them, I was taken completely aback. It was so unexpected and yet fit so well. Now, I kinda want more horns on everything I hear.
3. Deftones – Koi No Yokan (Nov. 13th, Reprise Rcords)
The most recent release of the year is also one of the best. Koi No Yokan is Deftones at their strongest, mixing rich melodies with crushing distortion, all held together by singer Chino Moreno's commanding voice. This release only proved how unstoppable Deftones really are.
2. Katatonia – Dead End Kings (Aug. 28th, Peaceville Records)
Much like Koi No Yokan, Dead End Kings is an album that mixes incredible melodies over fierce, vicious distortion. However, there is something about Katatonia that draws me in that little bit more. This album simply resonates with me on a deeper level.
1. Anathema – Weather Systems (Apr. 24th, The End Records)
Something about Weather Systems grabbed me more fiercely than any other album this year and hasn't let go since. From the opening acoustic notes of "Untouchable Pt. 1" to the ethereal fade out of "Internal Landscapes", Anathema crafted an album that is a celebration of life. In my eyes, this album has already earned the status of "timeless".
Storm Corrosion – Storm Corrosion (May 8th, Roadrunner Records)
This prog masterpiece from Porcupine Tree's Steven Wilson and Opeth's Mikael Akerfeldt is a throwback to the glorious 70's era progressive rock. Sinister and daunting, it's a difficult album to "get" on the first try. But subsequent listens prove how intense and thrilling this album can be.
Stolen Babies – Naught (Sept. 18th, No Comment Records)
This album is insane, twisted, nightmarish, and unbelievable amounts of fun.
The Birthday Massacre – Hide And Seek (Oct. 9th, Metropolis Records)
I love this band and this album only added to that feeling. Infectious electronic rock with innocently sweet vocals, it's well worth owning.
Twitch The Ripper – Colorblind (Aug. 14th, Metropolis Records)
Like I've said before, I have an unabashed love of the 80's and the electronic pop that filled that decade. Colorblind hit that era and gave it a modern feel that simply made the music all that much more glorious.
Baroness – Yellow & Green (July 17th, Relapse Records)
While not what many Baroness fans were expecting to hear, Yellow & Green is still a fantastic piece of melodic hard rock. Songs like "March To The Sea" and "Little Things" get my blood pumping while "Eula" is one of the most arresting "ballads" (their words) I've heard in years.
Garbage – Not Your Kind Of People (May 22nd, Stunvolume Records)
I don't think anybody was expecting Garbage's return to music to be as strong as it was. This album blew me off my feet and I still shake my head in disbelief when I think of how the band still has "it" after all these years.
Daniel Licht – Silent Hill: Downpour OST (March 13th, Milan Records)
Daniel Licht blew me away with this soundtrack. While the game had it's flaws (that freakin' combat!!!), one thing that it had plenty of was atmosphere. This was largely in part thanks to Licht's phenomenal original score that breathed new life into what I felt was a dying series. I still listen to this soundtrack any time I'm driving in the rain or the rare foggy day rolls in.
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Once upon a time not so very long ago I was a young woman living a writerly life of working poverty in New York City, which, for better or worse, engendered certain expectations from HBO's "Girls."
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But lately watching "Girls," which has its second-season finale Sunday night, just makes me feel old. And impatient in a vaguely maternal way, like when you see a lovely but irritating wild child running naked around the playground, shouting "vagina" at everyone and peeing in the sandbox.
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2) Have you looked at your research files for this unknown person recently? Why don't you scan it again just to see if there's something you have missed?
3) What online or offline resources might you search that might help identify your MRUA?
4) Tell us about him or her, and your answers to 2) and 3) above, in a blog post, in a comment to this post, or a comment on Facebook or some other social networking site.
One of my paternal great-grandmothers is my MRUA. As I posted in a Surname Saturday post a few weeks ago, my father's mother was #5 Ida Bole Hill (1880-1943), the daughter of Irish-American grocer #10 William B. Hill (~1841-?) and his wife, #11 Martha (aka Mattie; ~1847-?). I have not discovered Martha's last name. Census records seem to show that Martha was born in Pennsylvania, but both her parents were born in Ireland.
William and Martha had seven children total, five of whom were still living by 1910, when Martha was listed in the U.S. census of that year as 62 and widowed (still in Philly).
One item that will probably assist me with finding out about Martha and the Hill line in general is William's death certificate. I have not spent much time on this particular part of my family, however, because of the daunting hill of Hills I must sift through when pursuing records about them.
Interestingly, in going back through my records about the Hill family, I found them listed twice in the 1870 U.S. census:
1870 U.S. Census, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Philadelphia Ward 26 Precinct 9, p. 323 (stamped), dwelling 1903, William B., Martha and Mary Hill; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 November 2009); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 1442. (Listed as second enumeration.)
1870 U.S. Census, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Philadelphia Ward 26 District 88, p. 524 (stamped), dwelling 131, family 151, William B., Martha and Mary Hill; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 August 2009); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 1414. (First enumeration, done in June of that year–much more information on this page.)


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2005 Chevrolet Corvette ReviewThis car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale.
Redesigned, America's sports car is better than ever.
Chevrolet has introduced a new Corvette for 2005, and this sixth generation of America's sports car is better than last year's model in every way.
We weren't expecting it to be that much better. After all, the fifth-generation Corvette (1997-2004), or C5, was (and is) a terrific sports car. Hailed at the time for its rigid and innovative chassis, it represented a huge leap ahead of the C4 (1984-96). And the C4 was a giant leap ahead of the rumbling (and rattling) C3 (1968-82). Because this new sixth-generation Corvette, or C6, builds on the basic bones of the C5, we figured the C6 would be an improvement but never imagined it would be this dramatic.
The new styling, with exposed headlamps and a slimmed-down rear end, is the first thing people notice. But what makes the C6 great is its improved handling, performance, refinement and comfort. It's substantially shorter and lighter than the previous model, the wheelbase is slightly longer, and it gets a new engine, new transmissions, new suspension, new brakes, a new interior and extensive refinements throughout. Chevrolet set out to eliminate every imperfection and complaint in the C5 and says 85 percent of the content in the C6 is new.
It all adds up to a car that's more comfortable and easier to drive, not only on the road, but also on a race track. The new 2005 Corvette quickly infuses the driver with confidence. It feels like it has more grip than the old one, and it does. It's more agile than before yet more stable, it's new brakes are excellent. And, yes, it's faster.
Corvette's new 6.0-liter V8, called the LS2, delivers more power than before for quicker acceleration performance, improved response, increased efficiency and enhanced refinement. Specifically, the LS2 produces 400 horsepower and 400 pound-feet of torque. Moreover, it sounds great and the acceleration performance is exhilarating and intoxicating. The coupe is awesome, and the convertible is really wonderful. Drop the top on a nice day, turn on the stereo and you'll have what psychologists call a peak experience.
The 2005 Chevrolet Corvette comes as a coupe ($43,445) or convertible ($51,445). The Coupe features a single-piece removable roof panel that's available in body color (standard) or transparent ($750) or you can order one of each ($1,400). The Convertible gets a new power-operated soft top.
After choosing the body style, the next big decision is whether you prefer the four-speed automatic or six-speed manual gearbox, both no-cost options. The final big decision is which of three suspensions to get: the standard suspension, the Z51 Performance Handling Package ($1,495), or F55 Magnetic Selective Ride Control ($1,695) with electronically controlled variable damping.
The Corvette comes well-equipped with leather seating surfaces, climate control with a pollen filter, a six-way power driver's seat, power everything, and cruise control. However, we recommend opting for the side-impact airbags, which are included in the two major option packages: Package 1SA ($1,405) includes a rear area cargo convenience net, luggage shade, sport bucket seats with perforated leather seating surfaces, back angle/lumbar adjustment and side bolsters; Package 1SB ($4,360) adds to that a head-up display, a Homelink transmitter w/garage door opener and three-channel programming, interior rearview mirror with compass, driver-side auto-dimming exterior rearview mirror, dual front heated seats, a premium seven-speaker AM/FM Bose system with six-disc in-dash CD, MP3 playback, power telescopic steering column with manual tilt, and a memory package with two driver presets for seat, exterior mirrors, climate control, radio and steering column. The list of free-standing options is relatively short: XM Satellite Radio ($325), DVD navigation and seven-speaker Bose audio ($1,400), OnStar telematics ($695), and polished aluminum wheels ($750).
All 2005 Corvettes come with the same LS2 engine. There's no high-performance Z06 hard top available (yet), but the lightweight new models with the LS2 are nearly as quick as the old Z06. There is, however, a 3.15 rear ratio ($395) available for the automatic for quicker acceleration performance.
Its body work may be all new, but no one will have any trouble recognizing the C6 as the Chevrolet Corvette. At the same time, they will immediately know it's the new one.
The exposed headlights usually draw the first comments. For many years Corvettes have used hideaway headlamps to complement their sleek, aerodynamic designs, but advances in optics and lighting technology enable designers to achieve those goals with exposed headlights. From an engineering standpoint, the new headlamps are better than the old hideaways: They are lighter, which means less weight hanging out over the front wheels, a critical area in terms of overhang, polar moments of inertia, and all that stuff; reducing weight in front is always difficult in a front-engine car, so this is an important reduction. They also eliminate a lot of mechanical complexity and allow a higher-quality lighting setup. And they offer better performance; Chevrolet says lighting is improved 85 percent.
More important than the headlamps, however, is the Corvette's smaller proportions. The C6 is fully 5 inches shorter than the C5 (3 inches shorter in front, 2 inches shorter in the rear), and it's 1 inch narrower. Its smaller size and lighter weight improve agility. The new Corvette also cuts a tighter, more taut profile. And it does all that without eliminating usable interior space. The more diminutive dimensions give it a more international character, says Chevrolet, allowing it to feel more at home in other parts of the world. Though 5 inches shorter in overall length, the wheelbase has been stretched by more than 1 inch, resulting in shorter overhangs; shorter overhangs improve agility, while the longer wheelbase improves stability. In other words, the wheels have been pushed out toward the corners of the car.
The body work is smoother aerodynamically and generates less lift in front. Translation: better grip, increased stability at high speeds. The sculpted fenders, the sharp creases that sweep dramatically up to the planed rear deck and other aspects of the design call to mind exotic cars, race cars and jet fighters. The narrower rear end is the biggest improvement from a styling standpoint, offering more pleasing proportions.
Viewed from the rear, the four jeweled taillights make the new Corvette look like an F18 taking off in full afterburner mode. The quad tail pipes, black lower diffuser and tiny rear spoiler accented in black, give it the look of an Italian exotic. That tiny spoiler is functional, reducing rear lift at high speeds. Ducts on the trailing edge of the front fenders draw hot air out of the engine compartment. Chevrolet says it spent more than 400 hours in the wind tunnel refining the new design, resulting in numerous subtle and meticulous changes to improve high-speed performance and to route fresh air to the 400-horsepower engine. The windshield wipers are designed to not lift off the windshield until you're going 150 in the rain. The optics of the reverse lights magnifies the light they throw out, helpful when backing up in this beast.
The interior is all-new for 2005 and much improved over past Corvettes. It no longer looks like an upgraded Camaro inside. There's a two-tone leather treatment available that doesn't make me feel like I should be wearing a black leather jacket. Chevrolet indicated that some dramatic changes were needed to meet the expectations of buyers in the new millennium, so the C6 got premium soft surfaces, beautiful grain in the materials, more elegant tailoring. The dashboard is finished in a soft material that feels nice to the touch. The seats are nicely finished. Glare is managed. Real metal accents are used, but they don't generate glare. The electronics serve the driver without getting in the way.
The seats are comfortable and easier to adjust than in past Corvettes, though there's still that feeling of sitting deep down in a massive machine. There's more headroom, though, and the windshield doesn't seem as close to the driver's face. The steering wheel looks more like a Suburban wheel than a Ferrari wheel, but it felt good in my hands and afforded a good view of the instruments.
The instruments are big analog gauges that are easy to read at a glance. The Corvette is, thankfully, devoid of a lot of digital readouts. One exception is the head-up display, which projects speed, rpm and even g-forces onto the windshield, a handy and entertaining feature.
There's no need to take the key out of your pocket to unlock the doors or start the car. Simply walk up to the car and open the door. Sensors detect your key and unlock the door. Climb in and press the starter button.
The Convertible features an optional power-operated soft top, a feature that last appeared on a Corvette in 1962. The power top features a single-button control and completes its cycle in 18 seconds. An easy-to-operate manual top is standard. The five-layer fabric top is available in three colors. It looks good with the top up, but looks terrific with it down, with body-color trim that gives it the racy look of an open-cockpit Le Mans prototype. Naturally, the convertible gives up cargo capacity, offering 10.5 cubic feet of storage with the top up, which isn't bad for a roadster, and just 5.1 with the top down. The coupe offers 22.4 cubic feet of trunk space.
Driving Impression
Whether cruising down the road or pushing your limits on a race track, the new Corvette is much easier to drive than the old one, which feels dated by comparison. It rides nicer, the handling is improved, it generates more grip. When driven hard, it's more forgiving than the old car.
The low, throaty roar of the LS2 sounds great and generates thrilling acceleration. Stand on the gas and even the automatic will chirp the rear tires when it shifts into second. The new LS2 V8 displaces 6.0 liters (364 cubic inches) making it the largest standard small-block engine ever offered in a Corvette. It's also the most powerful. Its 400 horsepower and 400 pound-feet of torque represent a substantial increase over the previous LS1 5.7-liter V8's 350 horsepower and 360 pound-feet of torque. The new Corvette nearly equals the output of last year's limited-production Z06 model, which came with a special LS6 engine rated at 405 horsepower. No exotic overhead cams here. This is an overhead-valve engine that has more in common with a heavy-duty Silverado than a Ferrari. But it's tuned well and refined. The new Corvette can accelerate from 0-60 mph in 4.2 seconds and cover the standing quarter-mile in 12.5, according to Chevrolet. That's quicker than a Porsche 911 Carrera or Jaguar XK8 and comparable to a Ferrari 360 Modena. There's lots of torque at all engine speeds. Stand on the gas and it goes. Corvette engineers say the new car can lap a racing circuit nearly as quickly as a Z06, and boasts a top speed of 186 mph. But it's quite happy just cruising around and gets an EPA-rated 18/28 mpg City/Highway with the manual (18/25 with the automatic), and there's no gas guzzler tax.
Both transmissions are new and both are appealing on their own merits: The automatic does not sap all the fun out of driving the Corvette the way automatics do in small sports cars with small engines. The big V8 ensures that. The automatic is responsive to the driver's intent. It shifts hard and fast when you're getting with the program, but smooth and soft when cruising. The manual is now a more viable option as a daily driver than it used to be. Called the Tremec T56, the six-speed manual shifts more easily than last year's manual gearbox and the clutch pedal is easier to operate. The mechanism that forces you to shift from first to fourth when accelerating slowly (to improve the fuel-efficiency rating) is less intrusive than before. Fifth and sixth gears are both overdrives, again to improve fuel efficiency. Shifting through the gears is a lot of fun and it's easy to brake and downshift using the heel-and-toe method (actually using the ball of foot and side of foot) when approaching a corner. Still, the automatic is best for commuting in stop-and-go traffic.
The new Corvette is more agile and easier to toss around than the previous-generation model, benefits of its lighter weight, trimmer proportions, and refined suspension. The coupe weighs 3,179 pounds, about 67 pounds lighter than last year's model. By comparison, the 2004 Corvette felt heavier, harder to control and more tentative going into corners, particularly when transitioning from accelerating through a high-speed sweeper to hard braking and downshifting for tight corner. I felt less likely to get into trouble in the new car.
On the road, the new Corvette feels more refined. It's quieter, smoother, and feels tighter, with less cowl shake than before. Though based on the C5 architecture, the basic structure has been extensively revised for the C5. Chassis engineers were able to reduce weight substantially, helping offset weight gains from larger wheels and tires, bigger brakes, sound-deadening measures and interior features.
I liked the standard suspension and would not hesitate to order my Corvette so equipped. It appears similar to the suspension on the C5, but it's all new. The ride quality of the C6 is firm but quite pleasant, n.
If you've always wanted a Corvette, this is the one to get. Extensively redesigned, the C6 is the best Corvette ever. It's easier to live with, easier to drive and more fun than past models. Of course, it should be. More to the point, it offers an excellent performance value when measured against other sports cars, and generates many grins per mile.
New Car Test Drive editor Mitch McCullough filed this report from Detroit.
Model Lineup
Chevrolet Corvette Coupe ($43,445); Convertible ($51,445).
Assembled In
Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Options As Tested
Z51 Performance Package ($1,495) includes larger cross-drilled brake rotors, performance-tuned suspension w/tires, stabilizer bars, springs, shocks, gear ratios; Preferred Equipment Group 1SB ($4,360) includes dual side-impact airbags, rear area cargo convenience net, luggage shade, dual front sport buckets w/perforated leather seating surfaces, back angle/lumbar adjustment & side bolsters, head-up display, Homelink transmitter w/garage door opener & 3-channel programming, interior rearview mirror w/compass, driver-side auto-dimming exterior rearview mirror, dual front heated seats, AM/FM stereo w/6-disc in-dash CD, MP3 playback, Radio Data System (RDS), seek-scan, digital clock, auto-tone control, auto volume, TheftLock & 7-speaker Bose premium sound system, power telescopic steering column w/manual tilt & Memory Package w/2-driver presets for seat, exterior mirrors, climate control, radio & steering column; DVD navigation with Bose 7-speaker AM/FM/CD system ($1,400); polished aluminum wheels ($1,295); special paint ($750); OnStar ($695).
Model Tested
Chevrolet Corvette Coupe ($43,445).
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Virginia Beach, Va. 23464
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