Comments for Thoughts of a Mere Christian http://merechristian.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:37:08 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Introductary Post by nomereranger303 http://merechristian.wordpress.com/2008/08/18/introductary-post/#comment-3 nomereranger303 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:37:08 +0000 http://merechristian.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-3 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. 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.

]]> Comment on Introductary Post by key http://merechristian.wordpress.com/2008/08/18/introductary-post/#comment-2 key Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:31:07 +0000 http://merechristian.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-2 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. 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.

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