tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795176.post2036454256695240706..comments2023-09-22T13:07:59.106-05:00Comments on Jim's Thoughts: terms of engagementJimBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17312606954135884910noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795176.post-74132058115199926052009-10-11T13:00:00.982-05:002009-10-11T13:00:00.982-05:00Hi guys,
I did not object to the comments. After...Hi guys,<br /><br />I did not object to the comments. After all, I have moderation on (anyone who is not homophobic will get some very nasty-gram posts from time to time, and I simply kill them) and I published the posts. <br /><br />The issue, and yes Drew this is a marketplace of ideas problem, is how we can get to a real conversation. I for instance have given up where creationists are concerned. But that is not a good answer -- merely my exhaustion.<br /><br />FWIW<br />jimBJimBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17312606954135884910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795176.post-35765034903847236162009-10-10T12:11:42.467-05:002009-10-10T12:11:42.467-05:00Dont get the lack of sunlight win.The free market ...Dont get the lack of sunlight win.The free market of ideas only seems naive until it works.drewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795176.post-19486045476693217502009-10-10T07:59:27.610-05:002009-10-10T07:59:27.610-05:00 Sorry you received such an unexpected broadsi... Sorry you received such an unexpected broadside, Jim. The dangers of blogging and anonymous comments, huh?<br /><br /> By nature, I don't think humans were constructed to listen well. Instead, I find my own natural inclination to be to state my point of view, express my needs, etc. Perhaps that is one of the reasons why contemplation is so important - it teaches us to listen. No matter how many times I recite the Prayer of St. Francis, I always feel I have drifted from its intent to put others first. Christianity is, in a sense, against nature in that it calls us to listen to the needs of others before our own. It is one of the things that helps me believe in the inspiration of scripture - no human would have come up with such a system.<br /><br /> Dealing with differences in opinion and difficult issues does not begin with preparing arguments and crafting words - it begins in prayer.Rick+https://www.blogger.com/profile/03322574092020268536noreply@blogger.com