tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9281117.post5915071272571559299..comments2024-03-18T21:13:24.011-07:00Comments on Crushed by Inertia: Durpa Durpa Tweedley Durpa Durp...Have I Converted You Yet?Lonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07614633082974536229noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9281117.post-47572270025986680292011-09-26T06:07:55.026-07:002011-09-26T06:07:55.026-07:00Thanks for this article, very effective informatio...Thanks for this article, very effective information.un sex shophttp://tienda-erotica.jimdo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9281117.post-87245503106192996702008-01-02T09:40:00.000-08:002008-01-02T09:40:00.000-08:00Actually, I don't agree with your points but don't...Actually, I don't agree with your points but don't have the time to refute them. I know that sounds weak, but it's the truth. <BR/><BR/>I didn't attack atheism or atheists. If you can find that in my column, you have better eyesight than I do. I was not attempting to prove Christianity but to give reasons--at a lay level--for why it makes sense to me. Cumulatively, of course, I think the evidence (or data, if you will) is pretty convincing. But there will always be alternative explanations to each of my points. <BR/><BR/>The thing I find interesting, though, is that for atheist explanations to work, you have to diminish the dignity and worth of human beings. Atheists say something like, "The Christian explanation doesn't work because there's an evolutionary explanation for beauty, or the complexity of the universe, or something else." Athesists tend to be very reductionistic. If you're right, then we're all merely highly complex animals with no spark of the divine. And then you celebrate? You ought to be weeping. By excluding theistic explanations, you diminish yourself. Chesterton's book "Orthodoxy" describes this process very well.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, thanks for the opportunity to interact. Perhaps at a later date we can get into the nuts and bolts, though, like I said, I am no expert.<BR/><BR/>StanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9281117.post-42860804383789569442007-12-05T11:34:00.000-08:002007-12-05T11:34:00.000-08:00Stan -First off, let me just say, thanks for comin...Stan -<BR/><BR/>First off, let me just say, thanks for coming to my blog and leaving a comment. Because my writing tends to be a bit...let's say, caustic...I don't get as much feedback as I would like.<BR/><BR/>Okay, so having said that, I can't help but notice that you don't actually refute any of my counter-arguments. You simply imply that I'm too angry/hostile and call it a day. I don't really think of myself as an "angry atheist," and have even <A HREF="http://crushedbyinertia.blogspot.com/2007/06/why-be-angry-atheist.html" REL="nofollow">written posts mocking this position in the past.</A><BR/><BR/>So your point is well-taken.<BR/><BR/>But am I to presume that, other than the hostility, you agree with the case I'm presenting?<BR/><BR/>I should also add, YOU were the one who wrote an article in a major magazine attacking atheism. I merely responded, albeit with a bit more bile than most magazines would likely publish.Lonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07614633082974536229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9281117.post-44564869213938842442007-12-04T13:53:00.000-08:002007-12-04T13:53:00.000-08:00Friend,You reproduced and attempted to answer just...Friend,<BR/><BR/>You reproduced and attempted to answer just about all of the points in my column--except for this one: "the angry rantings of atheists." But then, you didn't really have to, did you? Your commentary was one long, angry rant. Thanks for helping to make my point.<BR/><BR/>If my column was so dumb--and I'll freely admit that I did not "prove" Christianity (nor did I try to)--why are you so angry? Here's hoping you feel better soon!<BR/><BR/>Stan GuthrieStan Guthriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10087718338826744857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9281117.post-65549265750337602032007-11-30T09:08:00.000-08:002007-11-30T09:08:00.000-08:00"the sweet smell of a baby who has been sleeping"?..."the sweet smell of a baby who has been sleeping"? Lol, do babies smell better after they've been sleeping? Or maybe it's just that they don't shiza themselves as much until they're awake. Regarding creation, of course none of his points even vaguely prop up Christianity, but you've got to admit that the entire subject is pretty mysterious without any good, logical answers. Spontaneous generation is a pretty tough sell, and it would be nice to see more people acknowledge that in these kinds of discussions. Wrt music, I saw a pretty interesting interview w/Thom Yorke recently on Youtube, where he states that the songs he writes "have nothing to do with me", and that he somehow tunes in to the right frequency, and they just come to him from somewhere else. I've heard this sort of thing before, always thought it was kind of strange and never knew what to make of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com