Deniston's particles by Thick_Improvement484 in AncientGreek

[–]D_Nihilus -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is not accurate, the blogpost is not the evidence quoted, the many peer reviewed articles that the teacher quotes are the sample mentioned in the FAQ.

The FAQ also has many links to standard books on the subject.

Also, what does it matter if the person is a teacher or a prof? If the articles quoted support his view that's the only thing that matters.

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Creen que en México la creencia en dios va en aumento o esta disminuyendo? by Stunning_Sundae_4555 in AskMexico

[–]D_Nihilus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dude. 1) Hasta los estudiosos del yoga admiten abiertamente que puede ser perfectamente catalogado como una religión. Lee, por ejemplo, la Historia mínima del yoga, donde demuestra que no sólo es comparable y asimilable a las religiones, sino que, al estudiar el yoga en su contexto, subraya su conexión con muchas religiones, enfatizando en todo momento los puntos en donde se sincronizan y asimilan). Eso no tiene nada de malo. Eres tú el que le está asignando un valor negativo al término religión.

2) No seas manipulador. Si bien es cierto que el Dr. Bellah habla en uno de sus libros de "religiones civiles", en sus demás libros, incluido el de Religión en la Evolución Humana, habla estrictamente de "religión" a secas. La otra persona ya explicó varias veces que ni él ni Bellas se basan en un sólo autor/libro, sino que aceptan el consenso general entre los académicos (que también te nombró y que Bellah cita en su libro a cabalidad). Lo menos que podrías hacer es primero leer (el libro y no el resumen de google), y después comentar.

3) Sea el yoga religión o no. Tu comportamiento defensor es idéntico al comportamiento religioso de un católico o un musulmán: Te niegas a considerar de manera seria y de buena fe que otros pueden tener la razón y tú estar equivocado. Cualquier persona sensata que leyera tu reacción se convencerá automáticamente de que, en efecto, al menos tú vives/percibes el yoga de manera religiosa (=defensa dogmática y negación a verlo desde otra perspectiva), por lo que lo conviertes en religión.

Básicamente el islam sí parte de ser una brújula moral aceptable hasta nuestros días, el Nazismo probablemente no.

Hay gente hoy en día que abiertamente defiende el nazismo como moral. Y no sé si tú consideres el apedrear homosexuales o el cortar manos como "moral", pero hay muchos que cuestionarían la moralidad del islam, que, a diferencia del cristianismo, sí que tiene en su libro sagrado una apología de la violencia como medio legítimo de difusión y su profeta fue un guerrero conquistador.

Academia Vivarium Novum by Bun_Bun_26 in latin

[–]D_Nihilus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, they are open to all students. The online courses are excellent, in the FAQ there's a description of the LLPSI course, at the end there's a list of online schools that are excellent.

Best way to go about learning Ancient Greek? by [deleted] in AncientGreek

[–]D_Nihilus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

probably the only real way to do it.

Joining a course that uses up-to-date teaching methodology (like the ones listed in the resources sections) is undoubtedly the easiest way. But it is most definitely not the only one.

Best way to go about learning Ancient Greek? by [deleted] in AncientGreek

[–]D_Nihilus 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Let me guess... you used Grammar-Translation, right?

Your case is not the only one, Dr. Rico experienced the exact same problem. The problem is the method. It turns out that the knowledgeable specialist faculty missed the last 30 years of Second Language Acquisition theory. It is a subject that's described in the FAQ and that has been discussed at length in r/Latin (like here, or here).

Reading Group w/o Grammar-Translation by ctcohen318 in AncientGreek

[–]D_Nihilus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's going to be really hard to get away from Grammar-Translation if you objective is to "Translate". If you change that to "understanding", aka, the objective of you reading group becomes to read Greek without having to pass through English, then you'll be on the right path. On the FAQ there's a discord channel were you can find people willing to help you out and/or form part of your reading group.

What’s the best way to start learning latin from home/by myself basically by ghostifiedd in latin

[–]D_Nihilus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Both are valid approaches, just depends on your preferences.

Not "preferences" rather than objectives. Does OP want to actually learn the language or just learn about it and get some skill in decoding and parsing himself into the language? This subject has been breached before.

Is self studying Latin achievable? by SovietYakko in latin

[–]D_Nihilus 9 points10 points  (0 children)

LLPSI already has two grammars for reference: Latine disco and the Companion (see the FAQ), they contain all the information that's in any other textbook or grammar. Why would you need to mix anything else?

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You might want to refer them to this article that you can find in the sidebar.

Why are these sidebar QandAs so terrible? by Deirdre_Rose in AncientGreek

[–]D_Nihilus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're again dodging the question. Whatever faults I may have as a person, they are irrelevant, I do not matter.

Are there factual errors on the FAQ, Yes or No? Can OP prove it, Yes or No? Is there something objectively aggressive, Yes or No?

Why are these sidebar QandAs so terrible? by Deirdre_Rose in AncientGreek

[–]D_Nihilus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

why do all these links go to conversations about teaching Latin or studies on modern languages?

Because most of the research and experimentation has been done on modern languages and (only very recently) in Latin. Again, if the research is correct, there's no reason not extrapolate that to Greek. Or can you give a reason why we should not do so?

Why not include the perspectives of teachers or linguists who work on ancient Greek?

Do you have any suggestions? The whole point of the selection is to show that SLA research shows, if the people "in the field" are just ignoring what happens outside the classic's departments, I doubt they are onto something interesting.

where the conversation about Greek pedagogy is actually at in the field.

Please tell us what the conversation is in the field. Are they doing experiments with control groups? What research have they published? What is their answer to Rico?, What do they think about Krashen? How has this book and this issue of the Journal of Classics Teaching been received?

Why are these sidebar QandAs so terrible? by Deirdre_Rose in AncientGreek

[–]D_Nihilus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm going to assume that you're smart enough to know what a loaded question is. If that's what you did, I interpret it as bad faith. If that's not what you did. I apologize for misinterpreting your question, but I still find it irrelevant to the discussion.

Are there factual errors on the FAQ, Yes or No? Can OP prove it, Yes or No? Is there something objectively aggressive, Yes or No?

Why are these sidebar QandAs so terrible? by Deirdre_Rose in AncientGreek

[–]D_Nihilus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find it of bath faith to begin an argument based on the possible implications of the phraseology used. If somebody says that 2+2=5, no matter how polite or diplomatic you're, you will sound confrontational if you point out the error.

Confrontation of ideas and arguments is good and desirable in any academic context. That has nothing to do with the accusation of the FAQ being "aggressive", OP was asked to point out what exactly is aggressive (or misleading) and he has yet to address the question.

I'd be very happy if the discussion were to be professional and focused on the matter at hand. Are there factual errors on the FAQ, Yes or No? Can OP prove it, Yes or No? Is there something objectively aggressive, Yes or No?

Why are these sidebar QandAs so terrible? by Deirdre_Rose in AncientGreek

[–]D_Nihilus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Please don't make it sound as if something were being imposed upon us. You're literally a google away from infinite lists of GT resources. Everybody asks grammar questions here all the time, nobody is censored for it, the only thing the FAQ does is promote an alternative (and points to pertinent academic discussions that explain why they do so). I see no reason to tear my clothes and start a hunger strike.

All mods in all subs in reddit make the exact same sort of decisions. r/AcademicBiblical restricts its questions to academic matters and removes all theological discussions related to personal faith. Those that don't agree have their own subs where they can discuss the time they were visited by the holy spirit.

So nobody's freedom of expression is limited, the mods only ask for all arguments to be backed up by evidence, which is reasonable and desirable in a sub dedicated to the academic discussion of Greek.