tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179545922823777870.post5712666835761296370..comments2023-07-04T06:47:26.125-04:00Comments on Everything In The Medicine Cabinet Has Expired: The Virtue Of PragmatismSpencer Troxellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03750605353914336538noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179545922823777870.post-67191890147866412162010-03-26T06:42:44.103-04:002010-03-26T06:42:44.103-04:00nice one..
Thanks for sharing the informationnice one..<br />Thanks for sharing the informationBimatoprost Onlinehttp://bimatoprost.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179545922823777870.post-89805180904246181362010-03-25T09:09:46.699-04:002010-03-25T09:09:46.699-04:00Yeah, that's good stuff. Except for some reaso...Yeah, that's good stuff. Except for some reason it doesn't always seem to turn out that way.<br /><br />Thanks for dropping by.Spencer Troxellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03750605353914336538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179545922823777870.post-74932975885422760932010-03-24T21:24:13.217-04:002010-03-24T21:24:13.217-04:00I like the guy who said "that if we are truly...I like the guy who said "that if we are truly social animals, already sympathetic to each other, then there's no problem." <br /><br />Something like that, I'll have to go back and read again--but they sound like words to live by to me!Lodo Grdzakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16417430593017226023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179545922823777870.post-72918829230725198592010-03-24T11:07:56.236-04:002010-03-24T11:07:56.236-04:00Oh, and Kevin: I forgot to tell you in the last po...Oh, and Kevin: I forgot to tell you in the last post that I was such a big fan of C.S. Lewis a few years ago that I named my son, Jack Lewis Troxell, after him. My wife has never been into religion, but she humored me because she liked the name Jack Lewis.Spencer Troxellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03750605353914336538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179545922823777870.post-38970374993904863102010-03-24T10:48:57.337-04:002010-03-24T10:48:57.337-04:00No problem, Kevin. I'm always open to having m...No problem, Kevin. I'm always open to having my mind changed.<br /><br />It's funny that you mention C.S. Lewis. I was a big fan of his when I was a Christian, and still appreciate him, and have a soft spot in my heart for his writing. Mere Christianity is good, but 'The Screwtape Letters' and 'The Great Divorce' are still my favorites. <br /><br />I think you'll like Dennett. He's very smart and methodical about his arguments, and isn't really inflammatory at all. He's also kind of funny from time to time.Spencer Troxellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03750605353914336538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179545922823777870.post-4928150895747038522010-03-24T10:04:31.627-04:002010-03-24T10:04:31.627-04:00okay Spencer I will see if it is at the library. M...okay Spencer I will see if it is at the library. May I also say that CS Lewis wrote a book called Mere Christianity that might be good for you to look at, just so you can enter into the bible with the right frame of mind.<br /><br />Thank you for being open to reading the bible with an open heart. You won't regret it.<br /><br />Kevin K.Kevin K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179545922823777870.post-81923905096131949742010-03-24T08:52:44.838-04:002010-03-24T08:52:44.838-04:00I don't know G. Kevin seems like a pretty stra...I don't know G. Kevin seems like a pretty straight character. Besides, he's confident that he has the right answer, so I'm pretty sure he's brave enough to look at other opinions.Spencer Troxellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03750605353914336538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179545922823777870.post-33150475595527688572010-03-23T19:59:11.573-04:002010-03-23T19:59:11.573-04:00ha ha spencer. he's never going to respond.ha ha spencer. he's never going to respond.GbiZhttp://www.fleshbot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179545922823777870.post-8615821417092435652010-03-23T18:20:30.517-04:002010-03-23T18:20:30.517-04:00You sound like a good person, Kevin K.
How about ...You sound like a good person, Kevin K.<br /><br />How about this: I will read the bible again with an open heart if you read a book by Daniel Dennet called 'Breaking The Spell' with an open mind. Drop by the blog again in a month, and we'll have a discussion about what we've read so far.<br /><br />Deal?Spencer Troxellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03750605353914336538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179545922823777870.post-22131968868514515252010-03-23T16:25:36.192-04:002010-03-23T16:25:36.192-04:00I don't want to get into an arguement with you...I don't want to get into an arguement with you about technical matters, I just wanted to share the good news that the truth is available to you, as is eternal salvation. Pray in sincerity to God to give you faith, and then you'll know, if you are open. You will have all the evidence you need.<br /><br />God bless you!<br /><br />Kevin K.Kevin K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179545922823777870.post-63096987524968914512010-03-23T15:09:45.625-04:002010-03-23T15:09:45.625-04:00Thanks for taking the time to comment, Kevin.
Bec...Thanks for taking the time to comment, Kevin.<br /><br />Because I have no evidence to suggest to me that the holy bible is God's book, or that there even is a God, I will pass. <br /><br />The values portrayed in the holy bible aren't always good, and the ones that are good are vindicated through secular means. The good values portrayed in bible stories are only useful as colorful metaphors for the rational values they exalt, not because they come from a divine source.<br /><br />Regarding the effort that has to be put into deciding what is good and bad: I'll take hard work that leads to a right answer over blindly swallowing questionable doctrine that have been handed to me with the expectation that I don't question the self-proclaimed authority that is handing it to me. Besides, the work that has to be done by the obscurantist, apophatic sophists, and the true-believer that has to find some way to justify the ugly doctrines of hell, homophobia, blind faith, original sin, the willingness of Abraham to kill Isaac, God's cruelty towards Job, slavery, sexism, the flood, the punishing of inquiry and curiosity(adam & eve), The terrible treatment of the Canaanites (just to name a few), has to be much more difficult than simply applying reason to the way we approach ideas.<br /><br />Thanks again for taking time to read my post, and to comment.Spencer Troxellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03750605353914336538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179545922823777870.post-51878870731787086282010-03-23T12:36:23.101-04:002010-03-23T12:36:23.101-04:00again, nice blog.again, nice blog.Kevin K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179545922823777870.post-49126520740217641322010-03-23T12:35:58.324-04:002010-03-23T12:35:58.324-04:00Good writing Spencer. It is funny that you should ...Good writing Spencer. It is funny that you should say 'the lord's truth', because it is available. It is called the Holy Bible, and instead of tying yourself up in knots trying to weigh out everybodies different opinions and always looking at your own, you can just look to the bible, which is much easier, plus it has the stamp of approval of God on it, so you know it is legit.<br /><br />God Bless!<br /><br />Kevin K.Kevin K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179545922823777870.post-10361948945816996062010-03-23T11:51:38.172-04:002010-03-23T11:51:38.172-04:00Hey, G. Haven't heard from you in awhile. Yeah...Hey, G. Haven't heard from you in awhile. Yeah, Blackford is cool. I'm still developing the hardware/software thing, so any thoughts are welcome. Most people develop ideas privately. I'd like to try a more democratic approach.Spencer Troxellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03750605353914336538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179545922823777870.post-10722495760420024832010-03-23T09:18:11.052-04:002010-03-23T09:18:11.052-04:00Interesting idea (software & hardware thinking...Interesting idea (software & hardware thinking) & thanks for turning me onto Blackford. Hes a smart dude.GbiZhttp://www.drudge.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179545922823777870.post-66656958608739597972010-03-22T13:49:26.090-04:002010-03-22T13:49:26.090-04:00Thanks, Willie. I haven't taken the questionna...Thanks, Willie. I haven't taken the questionnaire yet. I'll have to give it a spin tonight. I always enjoy that kind of thing.Spencer Troxellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03750605353914336538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179545922823777870.post-75111651551618560392010-03-21T16:12:45.027-04:002010-03-21T16:12:45.027-04:00Interesting post. I did take the test, "Moral...Interesting post. I did take the test, "Moral Foundations Questionnaire. On the fairness I was staying close to the liberal and Conservative points of fairness, closer to the liberals of course. When it was the opinions of personal liberty, liberal,Conservative and myself where on the same page. But when it came to freedom from government and national sovereignty, myself and the liberal point of view, there became quite a gap from the conservatives. This is very interesting test of how you think about lot of things in your life. And also how the other side is thinking as well.Willie Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947859182677829335noreply@blogger.com