Stephen Prothero - my new religion professor

[liveandletlive]

The class I'm taking with him in the fall is called: Death and Immortality

Course Description:
Examines death as religious traditions have attempted to accept, defeat, deny, or transcend it. Do we have souls? Do they reincarnate? Other topics include cremation, ancestor worship, apocalypse, alchemy, AIDS, near-death experiences, otherworld cosmologies.

This is him:
http://www.stephenprothero.com/images/srp55.jpg

This is his website:
http://www.stephenprothero.com

Here's his interview on the Daily Show:
http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/...?videoId=83952

Here's him on Oprah:
http://www.oprah.com/tows/slide/2007..._284_108.jhtml

Here's him on the Tavis Smiley show:
http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/...20070406.html#


So far I'm thinking Gamma NT, what do you think?

[BLauritson]

I'm thinking LIE personally.

[Logos]

EII was my impression.

[machintruc]

LSE

[kensi]

ISTp ?? INTp ??

[liveandletlive]

here's another good video:

http://www.bu.edu/phpbin/buniverse/videos/view/?id=86

[Logos]

Still seems Delta rational.

[Joy]

I'm horrified.

[Logos]

I'm horrified.

Why? Because he is talking about religion?

[Joy]

Se PoLR, most likely. Weak Se in any case. If he is Gamma NT, he seriously needs someone to kick his ass.

But I highly doubt that such is the case. He's probably LII.

[Joy]

Why? Because he is talking about religion?

No, because of what he's saying about it. And how he's saying it.

[Logos]

Se PoLR, most likely. Weak Se in any case. If he is Gamma NT, he seriously needs someone to kick his ass.

But I highly doubt that such is the case. He's probably LII.

EII is more likely. He has a greater concern for -valuing and increasing matters of awareness of affairs.

No, because of what he's saying about it. And how he's saying it.

Like what?

[Joy]

EII is more likely. He has a greater concern for -valuing and increasing matters of awareness of affairs.

Could be.

Like what?

It's not something I"m going to be able to articulate for the purposes of this conversation.

[Logos]

Could be.

I also saw what appeared to be more of a Delta > Alpha attitude.

It's not something I"m going to be able to articulate for the purposes of this conversation.

Perhaps not, but I would be interested in hearing it either here or maybe in PM. I do not agree with him wholeheartedly, but I am puzzled as to why you would be horrified by his suggestion that people should be better educated about the world.

[liveandletlive]

NOOOOOO MY PROFESSOR IS POLR!

[Joy]

I also saw what appeared to be more of a Delta > Alpha attitude.

I could see aristocracy > democracy.

Perhaps not, but I would be interested in hearing it either here or maybe in PM. I do not agree with him wholeheartedly, but I am puzzled as to why you would be horrified by his suggestion that people should be better educated about the world.

I guess the problem is right there.

[Logos]

I could see aristocracy > democracy.

Actually I saw it more in terms of / disposition + concerns + Serious > Merry.

I guess the problem is right there.

That people should be better educated? You will have to clarify what you find to be at stake instead of just dancing around the issue.

NOOOOOO MY PROFESSOR IS POLR!

I do find your reaction rather humorous though, especially after your "I'm thinking Gamma NT" for your professor. That is no reason to dispair or go into the course already dreading it or with a resistant attitude about learning anything from the professor.

[Hot Scalding Gayser]

Yeah seems either EII or LII...

Oprah is kinda... blah. I'm getting tired of her. Go eat another chicken, 'prah.

[Expat]

EII is more likely. He has a greater concern for -valuing and increasing matters of awareness of affairs.

Actually I saw it more in terms of / disposition + concerns + Serious > Merry.

I agree with EII and with Logos's reasoning.