tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post622967973388355264..comments2024-01-07T04:17:25.735-07:00Comments on Rabid Sanity: A Question of FaithStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-48543097299153242272008-08-20T11:40:00.000-06:002008-08-20T11:40:00.000-06:00"Dangerous ideas." I kinda like it.And here I tho..."Dangerous ideas." I kinda like it.<BR/>And here I thought you didn't have a sense of humor, since you missed the point of having a "theological argument" with an atheist.<BR/>But your most recent comment shows that you are a fan of George Orwell and his book 1984. Although you missed the "doubleplusungood," to finish the thought.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-66946245805805118122008-08-19T20:33:00.000-06:002008-08-19T20:33:00.000-06:00I'd recommend, "the problem of pain" by cs lewis. ...I'd recommend, "the problem of pain" by cs lewis. <BR/><BR/>Lewis doesn't convince me with his arguments, but many Christians would find his discussion helpful. <BR/><BR/>However, it's a worthwhile read. If he plays a little too much with semantics for a classic philosopher, at least he's easily understandable. <BR/><BR/>He wrote another book after the death of his wife from some form of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-22595330575657986982008-08-19T09:04:00.000-06:002008-08-19T09:04:00.000-06:00What baloney.What baloney.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-91039683581147125882008-08-19T07:30:00.000-06:002008-08-19T07:30:00.000-06:00You need to get into the heads of others to have a...You need to get into the heads of others to have a useful debate. I would hardly waste my breath debating health care with you, for example, if I did not want to expose your attitude that decent care belongs to the well-heeled. Exposing that is important, understanding it as your main thrust, even though to never openly say so, is part of the debating process. First I come to understand you, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-73263409134485815902008-08-18T21:05:00.000-06:002008-08-18T21:05:00.000-06:00Mark, I appreciate your comments, but why does thi...Mark, I appreciate your comments, but why does this nagging thought keep coming to my mind - Why is it always about you? <BR/>Look, I may not understand you, or Fleming for that matter, it's not that I think that you are immoral or evil. Instead, I come from a different point of view, no less rational than yours, but still, different.<BR/>But it puzzles me, as I am sure that I puzzle you, why Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133076527504338868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12346369.post-59323151079786385812008-08-18T19:39:00.000-06:002008-08-18T19:39:00.000-06:00In order to understand atheism, you have to break ...In order to understand atheism, you have to break down the word - a-theists - that is, non-theists. That's all. They (I say "they" - I'm agnostic) don't buy in to any of the god systems, be they Allah or Jesus or Minverva or Zeus. But atheists love life and one another, hurt when a loved one dies, and look at the stars and universe with awe and wonder as much as any religious person - maybe more Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com