Comments for zoomtarded http://zoomtarded.furiousthinking.org The first four years of Zoomtard Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:23:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 Comment on The Waves Of Mutilation by 3. Why Can’t God Stop Plate Tectonics? at Zoomtard http://zoomtarded.furiousthinking.org/2005/01/23/the-waves-of-mutilation/comment-page-1/#comment-1150 3. Why Can’t God Stop Plate Tectonics? at Zoomtard Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:23:31 +0000 http://zoomtard.furiousthinking.org/?p=65#comment-1150 [...] Doors Of The Sea by David Bentley Hart is the best book I have ever read on theodicy, how we defend God from charges of negligence. This beautiful book was based on this article which [...] [...] Doors Of The Sea by David Bentley Hart is the best book I have ever read on theodicy, how we defend God from charges of negligence. This beautiful book was based on this article which [...]

]]> Comment on The Waves Of Mutilation by A Singer Out Of Key at Zoomtard http://zoomtarded.furiousthinking.org/2005/01/23/the-waves-of-mutilation/comment-page-1/#comment-1129 A Singer Out Of Key at Zoomtard Tue, 20 May 2008 16:37:33 +0000 http://zoomtard.furiousthinking.org/?p=65#comment-1129 [...] not God or he is not good. After the Stephen’s Day tsunami I wrote an entry called, unsubtly, Waves of Mutilation. If I was a more articulate and confident and well-placed man, I would be happy to regurgitate it [...] [...] not God or he is not good. After the Stephen’s Day tsunami I wrote an entry called, unsubtly, Waves of Mutilation. If I was a more articulate and confident and well-placed man, I would be happy to regurgitate it [...]

]]> Comment on The Real Hiatus by dave http://zoomtarded.furiousthinking.org/2007/12/03/the-real-hiatus/comment-page-1/#comment-1127 dave Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:15:38 +0000 http://zoomtard.furiousthinking.org/?p=375#comment-1127 a good way to develop the church in Liffey Valley would be to give out tracts at Liffey Valley shopping Centre.... a good way to develop the church in Liffey Valley would be to give out tracts at Liffey Valley shopping Centre….

]]> Comment on On The Building Block Of Good Sense by David Wayne http://zoomtarded.furiousthinking.org/2007/11/29/on-the-building-block-of-good-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-1118 David Wayne Fri, 07 Dec 2007 21:50:19 +0000 http://zoomtard.furiousthinking.org/?p=377#comment-1118 You flatter me - not to sound like a mutual admiration society here but I find that you are miles ahead of me intellectually. I haven't read Macintyre, which I realize just accentuates the "pseudo" in "pseudo-intelectual" when it comes to me. I've been hearing about After Virtue for years so maybe some day I'll pick it up. I first heard about plausibility structures in Os Guiness's book "The Gravedigger File," which is good because it was closer to a popular level of reading and made it accessible to someone like me who doesn't specialize in philosophy. You flatter me – not to sound like a mutual admiration society here but I find that you are miles ahead of me intellectually.

I haven’t read Macintyre, which I realize just accentuates the “pseudo” in “pseudo-intelectual” when it comes to me. I’ve been hearing about After Virtue for years so maybe some day I’ll pick it up. I first heard about plausibility structures in Os Guiness’s book “The Gravedigger File,” which is good because it was closer to a popular level of reading and made it accessible to someone like me who doesn’t specialize in philosophy.

]]> Comment on On The Building Block Of Good Sense by zoomtard http://zoomtarded.furiousthinking.org/2007/11/29/on-the-building-block-of-good-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-1117 zoomtard Fri, 07 Dec 2007 10:52:08 +0000 http://zoomtard.furiousthinking.org/?p=377#comment-1117 I haven't seen it but the philosophy buddies of my much better-read wife talk alot about the Alaisdair Macintyre book After Virtue which talks about communal truth. (Allegedly) I don't know if it's the same for you but I get very excited working in a church and seeing how functioning community literally opens people's minds up to a whole new way of life. By the way, I've loved your blog for a long time so it's cool that you comment on this humble little site. :) I haven’t seen it but the philosophy buddies of my much better-read wife talk alot about the Alaisdair Macintyre book After Virtue which talks about communal truth. (Allegedly)

I don’t know if it’s the same for you but I get very excited working in a church and seeing how functioning community literally opens people’s minds up to a whole new way of life.

By the way, I’ve loved your blog for a long time so it’s cool that you comment on this humble little site. :)

]]> Comment on On The Building Block Of Good Sense by David Wayne http://zoomtarded.furiousthinking.org/2007/11/29/on-the-building-block-of-good-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-1116 David Wayne Thu, 06 Dec 2007 22:08:48 +0000 http://zoomtard.furiousthinking.org/?p=377#comment-1116 Have you seen Os Guiness's stuff on plausibility structures? He sees it as a community driven thing - i.e. the plausibility structure exists outside of you. A belief becomes plausible to you and me when it is embraced by our community, whatever that community is. Not to say his definition and yours are incompatible - I liked your definition very much and it could simply be the case that we internalize these plausibility structures we receive from the community. Have you seen Os Guiness’s stuff on plausibility structures? He sees it as a community driven thing – i.e. the plausibility structure exists outside of you. A belief becomes plausible to you and me when it is embraced by our community, whatever that community is. Not to say his definition and yours are incompatible – I liked your definition very much and it could simply be the case that we internalize these plausibility structures we receive from the community.

]]> Comment on Talking About Technology by zoomtard http://zoomtarded.furiousthinking.org/2007/11/30/talking-about-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-1122 zoomtard Wed, 05 Dec 2007 07:46:03 +0000 http://zoomtard.furiousthinking.org/?p=376#comment-1122 I see where you're coming from and totally agree about the 3rd world. Tech is changing how we communicate but there's nothing new in that. What was the catalyst for ye olde english becoming the english we speak today? Movable type.... maybe? I see where you’re coming from and totally agree about the 3rd world. Tech is changing how we communicate but there’s nothing new in that. What was the catalyst for ye olde english becoming the english we speak today? Movable type…. maybe?

]]> Comment on Talking About Technology by Amy http://zoomtarded.furiousthinking.org/2007/11/30/talking-about-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-1121 Amy Tue, 04 Dec 2007 22:19:44 +0000 http://zoomtard.furiousthinking.org/?p=376#comment-1121 I read a very interesting article about the demise of the english language the other day & the underlying message was - when we over simplify matters of modernity, we risk people not thinking at all about deeper matters of meaning. Technology in itself is not the root problem, the fact that we are breeding a generation of non thinkers is. Technology can tend to be the enabler... maybe? Besides, been to the third world lately, last time I checked there was still much flaxing hide curing as ever, where do you think our gucci wallets & 1000 thread count linen comes from! ;-p Okay I might have missed the point... I'll stop now. I read a very interesting article about the demise of the english language the other day
& the underlying message was – when we over simplify matters of modernity, we
risk people not thinking at all about deeper matters of meaning. Technology in itself
is not the root problem, the fact that we are breeding a generation of non thinkers is.
Technology can tend to be the enabler… maybe?
Besides, been to the third world lately, last time I checked there was still much flaxing
hide curing as ever, where do you think our gucci wallets & 1000 thread count linen
comes from! ;-p
Okay I might have missed the point… I’ll stop now.

]]> Comment on The Real Hiatus by jimlad http://zoomtarded.furiousthinking.org/2007/12/03/the-real-hiatus/comment-page-1/#comment-1126 jimlad Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:13:33 +0000 http://zoomtard.furiousthinking.org/?p=375#comment-1126 No! IT CAN'T BE! Noooooooooo oooooooooooooooooo o No! IT CAN’T BE! Noooooooooo

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]]> Comment on Talking About Technology by jimlad http://zoomtarded.furiousthinking.org/2007/11/30/talking-about-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-1120 jimlad Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:11:10 +0000 http://zoomtard.furiousthinking.org/?p=376#comment-1120 Ah, I understand. I believe the correct response to this post is not the above comment, but rather, "Happy Birthday". I didn't realise what it was really about until I got to the conclusion. Ah, I understand. I believe the correct response to this post is not the above comment, but rather, “Happy Birthday”. I didn’t realise what it was really about until I got to the conclusion.

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