tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29704169.post7342525653917153911..comments2023-05-30T08:49:54.617-05:00Comments on etcetera, etcetera: On ArgumentsJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05084587831359116469noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29704169.post-4361930111073834712007-04-30T01:13:00.000-05:002007-04-30T01:13:00.000-05:00hahahaspelLing bee.aww jeezhahaha<BR/>spelLing bee.<BR/>aww jeezpseudobunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629484328587213228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29704169.post-44247313983170717252007-04-30T01:12:00.000-05:002007-04-30T01:12:00.000-05:00not only do i know like you, i think i am smitten ...not only do i know like you, i think i am smitten by your friends<BR/>yehaw to intelligence, although i agree with kathryn and the non-why people.<BR/>on a side note, just so you know whay gene pool i come from:<BR/>my poppa was the principal and my granny was the teacher and they gave my mom the answers to the speling bee.<BR/>i don't know excatly what that says about me, but it definetly says there are more stories about them that are amusing and way better than television.<BR/>adult swim. and pbs.pseudobunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629484328587213228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29704169.post-45706270149061604192007-04-26T12:02:00.000-05:002007-04-26T12:02:00.000-05:00Many people are born with the ability to follow a ...Many people are born with the ability to follow a path without asking "why." This probably includes your mother. But then there are some people that choose to ignore "why" they believe certain ideas because it's easier in some respects to remain ignorant. I don't think there is anything inherently wrong with people that don't ask "why." Maybe they lack the skills or ability with which to seek an answer to the question. In many ways, I envy the people who seem to go through life blissfully ignorant of the motivations behind their actions/beliefs.<BR/><BR/>You, however, do ask "why." And you do have the ability to seek out answers. <BR/><BR/>In the end, perhaps you and your mother will end up at the same destination. But how you get there may be different. I read a quote recently in a book by Thomas Merton that you can't expect to arrive at the end of your own journey by taking the road to another man's city. (I wish I could remember the exact quote...). In the same way that it's unproductive to make your mother analyze her beliefs if she lacks the desire and/or ability to do so, it is also unproductive for your mother to suggest that you abandon your use of argument or discussion in the search for answers.<BR/><BR/>This may be helpful to keep in the back of your mind the next time your mother tries to get you to sign up for a Godspace account or go to one of those "on fire for Christ" conventions. :)Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044633651963501180noreply@blogger.com