tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348268493252502363.post8250108796392434297..comments2023-05-06T02:01:16.004-07:00Comments on A Journey to Reason: DogmatistsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13808796419222786067noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348268493252502363.post-22613278581577657352009-02-16T16:48:00.000-08:002009-02-16T16:48:00.000-08:00Dang Matt,It seems like this irritating woman and ...Dang Matt,<BR/><BR/>It seems like this irritating woman and her husband genuinely care about you, and noticed a change in your behavior since denouncing your past and moving ahead to the unknown.<BR/><BR/>Surprised that you threw a celebration for Darwin, when you used to be such an avent participator in the church, she must have been confused as to why you posted the comment. As a guy who doesn't believe in the the Bible or any of its teachings, you probably don't show much compassion to others unless they're your parents or people who share your belief in ... well ... nothing.<BR/><BR/>"You can quote the Godfather all day; but I'm the real gangster," says a pretty famous comedian. Sounds kind of random, but you can quote the Bible all day - even participate fervently in the church - but completely miss the point on the meaning of Christianity.<BR/><BR/>It seems like you're a well-educated, however misguided young man; and by "well-educated," I mean you can regurgitate information that people have already discovered. In your exploration of knowledge, I'd like to know what you actually hold as truth. Instead of ranting on the well-intentioned comments of others, why not thank them for their opinion and move on. It seems like you're so much better than them anyway.<BR/><BR/>I mean jeez, you study balls for a living. You surely have a lot to talk about.<BR/><BR/>MikeSullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05226014493663658836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348268493252502363.post-33254927356723263522009-02-15T02:59:00.000-08:002009-02-15T02:59:00.000-08:00Matt,Nice post and I sympathize with the situation...Matt,<BR/><BR/>Nice post and I sympathize with the situation you found yourself in. I started answering in this comment, but it got too long. Visit my blog and the most recent entry contains my response to this.<BR/><BR/>However, as a quick observation, quoting scripture at the religious does as much good as the religious quoting math. Both claim that the person quoting is taking it out of context or isn’t understanding it. Give up on battling them, Matt. Delete their comments and if it gets too annoying, remove them as a friend. It doesn’t do any good so concentrate your efforts on something that does.<BR/><BR/>Always a fan,<BR/><BR/>--Nik<BR/><BR/>P.S. Congrats, you get an Ayn Rand quote:<BR/><BR/>"The good, say the mystics of spirit, is God, a being whose only definition is that he is beyond man’s power to conceive- a definition that invalidates man’s consciousness and nullifies his concepts of existence. Man’s mind, say the mystics of spirit, must be subordinated to the will of God. Man’s standard of value, say the mystics of spirit, is the pleasure of God, whose standards are beyond man’s power of comprehension and must be accepted on faith. The purpose of man’s life is to become an abject zombie who serves a purpose he does not know, for reasons he is not to question."<BR/>--from Atlas Shrugged by Ayn RandNikolashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04625400050733634361noreply@blogger.com