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Remembering And Misremembering Hypatia: The Lessons Of Agora, Donald W. Viney
Remembering And Misremembering Hypatia: The Lessons Of Agora, Donald W. Viney
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The film Agora tells a somewhat fictionalized version of the story of Hypatia of Alexandria (d. 415). I raise and attempt to answer the question whether it is good historical fiction. After summarizing what is known from the historical record about Hypatia, my answer to the question is a qualified affirmative. I note the various historical details that the film preserves. The liberties that the film takes with her story are, by turns, problematic (e.g. reinforcing the view of a fundamental conflict between reason and faith), enlightening (e.g. in the introduction of the fictional character of Davus), unfair (e.g. in …
The Woes Of Creation Science, Donald W. Viney
The Woes Of Creation Science, Donald W. Viney
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This article presents the case against Creation-Science by detailing its failures with respect to science, philosophy, hermeneutics, and theology. Despite its many flaws it may usefully serve as a good example of a bad thing.