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Comment on Am I overreacting? by Colm

Colm — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:37:46 +0000

Jason, I don’t disagree that your beliefs are mainly about love. In fact I blogged about this very thing recently. However, just because you love something fervently doesn’t make it true. People of all practically all faiths love their deity, the problem being that they cannot all be right. So love, no matter how earnest it is expressed, and how deep your conviction is, is not enough to convince me whether it is true or not.

And as to your second point: I studied science for 9 years, followed by a life-long interest in the subject. I consider myself quite well read on the subject. Trucie is spot on: you do not understand the mechanisms of evolution by your statement above: where did you hear that? Science does not point to a divine creator, otherwise we wouldn’t be having this conversation. If anything it has, over the past 200 years, put a stake through the heart of biblical literalism.

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Comment on Am I overreacting? by trucie

trucie — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:57:41 +0000

Oh my god. I just read the comment from Jasonmmcullars about evolution.

YET AGAIN a Christian has misunderstood the central premise of evolution. Man did not evolve from the apes that are alive today. Man and the other primates share a common ancestor, a prehistoric ape, a species which is no longer alive.

“If you don’t believe me, study it more.”
Right back at you, my friend.

Comment on Am I overreacting? by trucie

trucie — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:54:03 +0000

That would wind me up, too, and for all those reasons.

I remember feeling sooooo angry at University that many of my friends - away from home for the first time, and from pretty sheltered upbringings, so they were easy pickings as they were lonely and afraid - were targetted (and I use that word literrally) by the Alpha Course, an evangelical Christian group.

They were sucked in by the ‘We all love you’ bullshit… which actually amounted to ‘We will only love you if a) you don’t have sex b) you don’t do drugs c) you’re heterosexual c) you believe the Bible is the literal truth… etc’.

Grrrrr.

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Comment on Am I overreacting? by jasonmccullars

jasonmccullars — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:27:32 +0000

I am new to the blogging world. I read this blog and got to thinking about what you said. I am a Christian. A follower of the “Law of Christ” as you called it. I want to be the first to apologize, not for the message of Jesus Christ, but possibly for the way it was portrayed to you. The law of Christ is not pursuasion, but love. Loving people for merely who they are and meeting a need in their lives without compromising beliefs. I have to agree with you in the sense that the evangelical churches have really lost the sight of the real message of Christ. The have made the message of Christ so much about religion and laws that they have forgotten the most important thing…grace and mercy.

As far as the evolution comment…I don’t know how far on the extreme side you are, but if you mean that man evolved from ape…let me ask this question. If it is so, why are there still apes? I believe in science and love it. It points to a divine creator. If you don’t believe me, study it more. But nevertheless, I once again apologize for the way the gospel of Christ has been portrayed to you, if it has not been portrayed in love.

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Comment on The wonderful world of digital supply chains by Colm

Colm — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:58:46 +0000

Good question! The glib answer is that all abundances create their own scarcities. An abundance of all your favourite tunes creates extra demand for live performances. An abundance of free software creates extra demand for expertise. It also creates new advertising revenues. There are many ways in which companies can make money from free stuff. This guy says it better than I can.

Comment on The wonderful world of digital supply chains by truce

truce — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:39:37 +0000

Sounds fascinating, and you explained it excellently.

So, what do you recommend companies do in order to carry on making a profit when both the supply costs and the price are almost zero?

Comment on 10 things about my childhood that you probably didn’t need to know by truce

truce — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 03:52:29 +0000

Your Grandpa sounds wonderful!