tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9432397.post113995448292397636..comments2023-08-14T01:43:50.394-07:00Comments on brainwashed god: From Antievolution.comBWEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14728055506660827230noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9432397.post-41332225464457031422010-01-19T15:46:37.854-08:002010-01-19T15:46:37.854-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9432397.post-1141262933433105012006-03-01T17:28:00.000-08:002006-03-01T17:28:00.000-08:00It is amazing what just a little understanding of ...It is amazing what just a little understanding of eastern philosophy can do to a western worldview isn't it? If you have never read <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0804812551/sr=8-1/qid=1141262758/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-0529115-7141517?%5Fencoding=UTF8" REL="nofollow"> Zen Art for Meditation by Horioko Holmes</A> you should go right out and buy it.BWEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14728055506660827230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9432397.post-1141242297762681612006-03-01T11:44:00.000-08:002006-03-01T11:44:00.000-08:00Elie Wiesel (author of "Night") was a major one.Co...Elie Wiesel (author of "Night") was a major one.<BR/><BR/>Confucius, Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu, Mencius, Han Fei Zi, and all the other ancient through 1800s Chinese philosophers I studied in college who influenced a civilization that a) was the dominant power on Earth for close to 2000 years, and b) had never considered even the concept of monotheism.<BR/><BR/>Of course, nothing has quite as much influence as dozens of relatives and their friends spending hours at a time trying shove their distorted brand of Christianity down your throat when you're young.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9432397.post-1140846803773000622006-02-24T21:53:00.000-08:002006-02-24T21:53:00.000-08:00Hey, THIS atheist from Panda's Thumb is checking o...Hey, THIS atheist from Panda's Thumb is checking out your Blog.<BR/>Stranger in a strange land gives a good sense of the hopelessness of teaching the wilfully ignorant the simple and glaring truths of life.<BR/>Atheism comes to me by way of scratching my head over the simple question:<BR/>If God wants us to know that he (She/It) exists, then why leave it such a mystery. Why not just stamp the ten commandments onto the face of the moon where we could all see them every night and never argue about them (They are COMMANDMENTS, after all).<BR/>If I were God, I would be saying to the Jews;<BR/>"You LOST them? whaddayamean you LOST them!?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9432397.post-1140777853796262662006-02-24T02:44:00.000-08:002006-02-24T02:44:00.000-08:00The Screwtape Letters was a fine read. I read it w...<I>The Screwtape Letters</I> was a fine read. I read it when I was 11, and have read it many times after. It's strengthened my faith in God considerably.Tice with a Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844172669147677502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9432397.post-1140768487047515292006-02-24T00:08:00.000-08:002006-02-24T00:08:00.000-08:00Good god, how could I forget Heinlein? You are, I ...Good god, how could I forget Heinlein? You are, I assume, referring to "Stranger in a strange Land"? I surely got more understanding of god from that book than from most others. But I wasn't really going for fiction. If fiction is allowed here then "Another Roadside Attraction" by Tom Robbins is up at the top of the list too. Also "Catch-22" but for different reasons.BWEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14728055506660827230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9432397.post-1140744692926804842006-02-23T17:31:00.000-08:002006-02-23T17:31:00.000-08:00C.S. Lewis was first. My mother should have known...C.S. Lewis was first. My mother should have known better to insist that an 11-year old read <I>The Screwtape Letters</I>.<BR/><BR/>Later, I have to say Bertrand Russell and Mark Twain. And Heinlein (never forget Heinlein)Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10876775111703252840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9432397.post-1140118326813209872006-02-16T11:32:00.000-08:002006-02-16T11:32:00.000-08:00No, Pandas Thumb is fine with me. I think you some...No, Pandas Thumb is fine with me. I think you sometimes go a little overboard with your comments over there and this blog is insulting to some christians. I see your attempt at humor as disingenuous and your actual points as trivial mostly. <BR/><BR/>I notice no one from PT, even the "atheists" comment on your blog. Why do you suppose that is? Maybe because it's irrelevant and distasteful? That would be my guess.<BR/><BR/>I looked at the issue of ID because, design seems utterly obvious to me and I assumed that was the point of it all. After reading both sides, it becomes glaringly obvious that those IDists, at least at Uncommon Descent and the Discovery Institute are using deception and falsehoods to try to push a political agenda. That doesn't mean that design isn't obvious, just that it is too much a fabric of the universe to unravel with the scientific method. Spirituality is a subtle thing. You claim to be deeply spiritual yet you mock others who also make that claim. Are you trying to push "your" brand of spirituality? I wonder what that would be and whether it could offer any hope to humanity.<BR/><BR/>Sincerely,<BR/>Me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9432397.post-1140041323520487392006-02-15T14:08:00.000-08:002006-02-15T14:08:00.000-08:00No. I keep meaning to. I will put that on my to re...No. I keep meaning to. I will put that on my to read list though. Have I beat you up over at PT too much? No offense intended probably. I couldn't find the thread you posted in. You sure you don't remember your user name?BWEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14728055506660827230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9432397.post-1139963611921010342006-02-14T16:33:00.000-08:002006-02-14T16:33:00.000-08:00Have you tried "Mere Christianity" by C.S. Lewis?Have you tried "Mere Christianity" by C.S. Lewis?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com