tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171294815895801587.post5821644877306807576..comments2023-10-22T13:06:32.952-04:00Comments on Organizing Grievances: Arguing with godwobbliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13840385151170176977noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171294815895801587.post-88201629655383939302008-09-16T01:38:00.000-04:002008-09-16T01:38:00.000-04:00http://www.ncccusa.org/electionyearprinciplesguide...http://www.ncccusa.org/electionyearprinciplesguide.pdfbrown beardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04186647606501768620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171294815895801587.post-69049687983718133112008-09-15T16:09:00.000-04:002008-09-15T16:09:00.000-04:00Uncle Larry cheated on Aunt Martha. Let's talk ab...Uncle Larry cheated on Aunt Martha. Let's talk about that instead. <BR/><BR/>It's what Jesus would do.dave3544https://www.blogger.com/profile/05683213316867939951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171294815895801587.post-25143097908087292102008-09-15T15:01:00.000-04:002008-09-15T15:01:00.000-04:00Like I said in the post, if she were interested in...Like I said in the post, if she were interested in having a conversation about how religious values inform political decisions, I'm pretty confident I could effectively make my case. The real nub here is that she doesn't want her view of the world challenged and will shut down at any attempt at engagement.wobbliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13840385151170176977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171294815895801587.post-57569187458836475522008-09-15T14:40:00.000-04:002008-09-15T14:40:00.000-04:00Send her a copy of the sermon on the mount.Send her a copy of the sermon on the mount.drhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394331250444204958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171294815895801587.post-5527971282631643052008-09-15T14:20:00.000-04:002008-09-15T14:20:00.000-04:00You're right, of course. The gut or god arguments...You're right, of course. The gut or god arguments are really just a shorthand for people who don't want to put the time in to actually become informed about what's going on in the world because those facts are uncomfortably dischordant with their worldview. And it frustrates me to no end.<BR/><BR/>And it does miff me enough to stop challenging her, seeing as she has no intention of actually doing any sort of critical evaluation of what she believes. Ugh.wobbliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13840385151170176977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171294815895801587.post-37010629747880948552008-09-15T13:56:00.000-04:002008-09-15T13:56:00.000-04:00I think "god talks to me" in this case translates ...I think "god talks to me" in this case translates to "I trust my gut." <BR/><BR/>I think this is case in most "God" situations. You believe that the chemicals in your brain are conditioned such that when they fire, they are able to make all kinds of connections with things you learned in the past. Thus, you think arrive at the "right" decision because you are smart and trust in the power of rationality and logic. Your "gut" is right because you are smart. <BR/><BR/>Lots of people have been told or otherwise learned that they are not smart, yet they still have gut instincts. Some have learned that large segments of society will buy, and encourage the notion, that when you feel something instinctively that this is God talking to you (especially in answer to prayer). <BR/><BR/>Not saying this is necessarily the case with your sis, but something has led her to believe she's better off trust God to work through her gut. If nothing else, perhaps this frustrates people like you enough that you stop asking her to think through her support of positions. <BR/><BR/>Lord knows (ha ha) that there are enough people out there who believe the country is on the wrong track, so therefore we need to vote for the Republicans.dave3544https://www.blogger.com/profile/05683213316867939951noreply@blogger.com