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David Hume

2007-02-22T05:45:08Z

Nperrin: spelling

David Hume (1711-1776) was a Scottish philosopher and historian who promoted materialism and naturalism rather than spirituality. He was a skeptic towards religion, and his major philosophical works include ''A Treatise on Human Nature'', ''An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals'', and ''Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion''. He also published the wide-ranging ''History of England'', which covered the history of Great Britain from the time of Julius Caesar to 1688. He quipped, "You can tell what is inside a person's soul by what comes out if it." Hume is considered by some to be one of the greatest philosophers to write in English, partly because of his prose style. Hume has been criticized by many for his atheistic approach, and Charles Darwin declared Hume to have been his central influence, as did "Darwin's bulldog," Thomas Henry Huxley (who coined the term "agnostic").

David Hume

2007-02-22T05:21:47Z

Nperrin: added information about more of Hume's works; edited unsupported line that influence of Darwin was Hume's "chief claim to fame"; minor edits also

David Hume (1711-1776) was a Scottish philosopher and historian who promoted materialism and naturalism rather than spirituality. He was a skeptic towards religion, and his major philosophical works include ''A Treatise on Human Nature'', ''An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals'', and ''Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion''. He also published the wide-ranging ''History of England'', which covered the history of Great Britan from the time of Julius Caesar to 1688. He quipped, "You can tell what is inside a person's soul by what comes out if it." Hume is considered by some to be one of the greatest philosophers to write in English, partly because of his prose style. Hume has been criticized by many for his atheistic approach, and Charles Darwin declared Hume to have been his central influence, as did "Darwin's bulldog," Thomas Henry Huxley (who coined the term "agnostic").

Talk:Anglicans

2007-02-22T05:01:37Z

Nperrin:

It doesn't seem to make much sense to define Anglicans as supporters of the Church of England during the 1600's - today, Anglicans are members of the Church of England and the Anglican Communion all over the world. I feel that not only should content be added to this article, but the content currently there should be removed (or at the very least put into some serious historical context) as it is misleading.

Organization of American States

2007-02-22T04:50:00Z

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Latin America and the United States formed this regional organization to stop Communist expansion in the Western Hemisphere in 1948.

Organization of American States

2007-02-22T04:49:42Z

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Latin America and the United States formed this regional organization to stop Communist expansion in the Western Hemispere in 1948.

Estates-General

2007-02-22T04:46:48Z

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The French parliamentary body established around A.D. 1300, continuing to the time of the French Revolution. It represented all social classes but had limited authority. In particular, it included the clergy, the nobles, and the common people.

Venerable Bede

2007-02-22T04:45:35Z

Nperrin: typo

Venerable Bede lived from AD 672 or 673 to May 27, 735. He was an English monk who wrote a history of [[England]] that is considered a masterpiece.

Harry Potter

2007-02-22T04:39:43Z

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'''Harry Potter''' is the fictional protagonist of a series of novels written by [[J. K. Rowling]]. The series revolves around an eponymous orphan child who finds that he is a wizard. Potter then goes to a school for wizards and has many adventures there learning magic and using it to fight the forces of the evil Lord Voldemort who killed Potter's parents when he was an infant. Along the way, Potter learns about life and death and grapples with questions of morality and friendship. As of 2007, the series is projected to consist of seven novels, of which six have been published, with the seventh to be released in July of 2007.

The Harry Potter series is viewed by some people to be controversial and even anti-Christian because of its unbiblical subject matter and the books have been accused of promoting witchcraft.[http://www.chick.com/catalog/videos/potter.asp] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/1735623.stm] [http://www.chick.com/catalog/videos/0127.asp] [http://www.cesnur.org/recens/potter_06.htm] Some evangelical Christians have attempted to ban the books in public schools[http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=32&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=14074&change_well_id=2]. These claims were conflated and exacerbated by a piece in the satirical newspaper [[The Onion]] purporting to interview children who had become involved in satanism and witchcraft after reading the Harry Potter books and could now cast spells.[http://www.snopes.com/humor/iftrue/potter.htm] [http://web.archive.org/web/20000815214418/http://www.theonion.com/onion3625/harry_potter.html] Rowling has denied such claims.[http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2001/1201-bbc-hpandme.htm] The mainstream media has not taken this claim seriously.{{fact}}

==Series titles==
*Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (original title as published in England: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone)
*Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
*Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
*Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
*Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
*Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
*Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (announced)