About

Magi Mike is the web name of Mike Magee (Dr M D Magee) author of three books published by AskWhy! Publications, the extensive website of which can be found easily with a web search of the names M D Magee and AskWhy. Most of the points raised on this blog Mike treats in much more detail at the AW website.

3 Responses to “About”

  1. Sam Says:
    19 July, 2008 at 9:49 am | Reply

    Very helpful and sincere man who has created a genuine alternative description of many religious concepts that free the reader to think for themselves especially if religious.

  2. Sam Says:
    2 August, 2008 at 2:36 am | Reply

    Reason v religion. As much as it seems to be talking about something of interest the terms are too vague to be of any real use in determining anything. Religion uses among other htings reason as much as reason uses religion among other things. As for fanaticism that is not confined to religion either. When you try to distinguish say even the structure of science from the structure of religious knowledge even that is not conclusive because they are both intensely human creations. The clearest contrast is in the methodologies and areas of interest, but then some say that these areas are mutually exclusive. Each individual makes up their own mind and no one can really alter that. Space is fractalising and thus infinitely relativistic, and so infinitely mysterious and complex. A story or stories that are psychologicaly supportive and hypnogogic are going to prevail over explanations that are pragmatic and detailed and cultural norms will skew individual perceptions unconciously. Even the very language and alphabet taints the thoughts and puts great and small alike under the ’spell’ of ancient magi. It is probably more useful to view reason and rationality as tools rather than as endemic qualities within the nephesh. By the same token religiosity is a tool.Delightfully yours sam

  3. Ebrahim Farahani Says:
    15 May, 2009 at 5:48 am | Reply

    Hello,
    I’m looking for some religious books.
    I live in Iran and can’t access Amazon and eBay to buy these books, if they
    available there.
    Please help if you know how to access some of these books.
    26- Oded Lipschitz, Manfred Oeraing, Judah and the Judeans in the Persian Period: In the Persian Period Contributor Oded Lipschitz, Manfred Oeming, Published by EISENBRAUNS, 2006
    27- R. M. M. Tuschling, Angels and Orthodoxy: A Study in Their Development in Syria and Palestine from the Qumran Texts to Ephrem the Syrian, Published by Mohr Siebeck, 2007
    28- Jon L. Berquist, Contributor Jon L. Berquist, Approaching Yehud: New Approaches to the Study of the Persian Period , Published by Society of Biblical Literature, 2007
    29- C.L. Dwinell, The Religion of Zoroaster and its Influence on Judaism and Christianity, 1965- Missouri Scholl of Religions
    30- J.A. Lindsey, Zoroastrian Ideas of the future life and their Influence on Judaism and Christianity, 1939 Duke University
    31-M. L. West, Early Greek Philosophy and the Orient, Oxford: Clarendon ^

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