I’m not much of a blogger. I admit that I don’t consider the internet the strongest source for communication or for intellectual conversation. The vast majority of blogs are simply the megaphone of one’s presuppositions. In the vast sea of the internet “opinions” and “arguments” are suffering from a disturbing deflation. So (if this is how I feel), what is my intention by starting this blog? I honestly shouldn’t expect much more. I don’t think of myself so high and mighty that my opinions come at a greater price. This is way I shall not broadcast my blog so loudly. This place is a place of honest reflection on the day, on philosophical and theological ponderings. If you happen to find it, feel free to read my thoughts. But take them at a grain of salt. I imagine that I will be wrong half the time, and the other half only half-true. Still, I find that writing down my thoughts helps me grapple with my own presuppistions to get to the heart of what all men really want: truth. But should my thoughts garnish anything beneficial, it would be wrong for me to keep not to share. So – if somehow a post of mines is beneficial to you – I will be very blessed indeed.
I feel that I’ve been on a similar train of thought ever since the start of my own blog. Over the last few months, however, it would seem that the only thing that separates a book from a blog is the legitimacy involved. If we approach things without the right attitude, then we end up not caring about it. Indeed the internet is a megaphone, a soapbox, and a journal. I guess I’ve concluded that I love it none the less…for its redeeming values.
Truth, if that is what we’re looking for, might not be a matter of palatable “facts,” but of ineffable situations. The internet, I think, is one of those interesting situations. I guess what I’m trying to say is that perhaps you shouldn’t shouldn’t worry about being right or wrong. Something interesting should still come from it. Even if that “something” isn’t true in a literal sense, it might be true in a figurative sense.
But what do I know? Tell me what you think. Either way—we’ll keep reading and, hopefully, we’ll keep thinking.
Thanks for writing this.
Thanks for the comment “key”. And I agree. The internet, itself, is a tool. As such, it is neutral. The problem is that my experience with it has been discouraging. It seems to be a very misused place for discussing likes like theology or philosophy. Most of the people I have had discussions with really don’t want to think about it too much. It seems to be uncomforting to them. Thus, the discussions usually end with verbal insults and the degrading of another’s point of view.
I actually responded to the bigger question of what I think is “truth” with a blog. Feel free to reply. It’s only a small bit of what I am working on.