tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004780183194129162.post6616009808315480828..comments2023-11-02T07:02:32.798-05:00Comments on Welcome to WOTM Watchdog!: What's In A Name?Former Follierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057992409285178279noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004780183194129162.post-86109528688093137012007-09-15T03:53:00.000-05:002007-09-15T03:53:00.000-05:00Actually, given that Friel is talking to the right...Actually, given that Friel is talking to the right person, he just might be convinced of any of the creatures Follier mentioned.<BR/><BR/>It's utterly disheartening to listen to a person with such a lack of critical faculties. September 12th he talked about out-of-body experiences with a guest, and lapped up every word, including things like "demons who know the dead taking over people's vocal chords in seances".<BR/><BR/>I'm pretty sure if Ken Ham got on the show and somehow through some interpretation of scripture "proved" these creatures existed, Friel would gladly accept them as fact.<BR/><BR/>I'm worried about his listeners, and saddened that probably a large part of them see Friel as an authority figure of some stature and follow right up into the land of nonsense. The happiest moments with my iPod are those when I hear a devout WotM listener call in and actually hear them "see" that most of what Todd says, makes no sense.<BR/><BR/>I'm ranting again... I've listened to the show for about a year now, 2 hours every working day, it's starting to take its toll.<BR/><BR/>Hats up to Follier again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11876096255676492431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004780183194129162.post-51845556886710067432007-09-15T00:11:00.000-05:002007-09-15T00:11:00.000-05:00It all comes down to frame of reference, really. ...It all comes down to frame of reference, really. We all have one, and no two are alike. The composite total of our knowledge, memories, and experiences leads us to make conclusions about the world. These conclusions can and inevitably do differ greatly.<BR/><BR/>The incorrect belief that atheists really do believe in God somewhere deep down inside is annoyingly common among evangelicals, and I understand where it comes from. It <I>is</I> very difficult to grasp someone else's frame of reference. My own experiences and knowledge have led to my quite naturally concluding that there is no such thing as "God," and I quite honestly have trouble understanding how anyone could possibly believe something I find so absurd.<BR/><BR/>So the phenomenon works both ways. The difference is that I extend theists the courtesy of believing that they <I>really do</I> believe what they say they believe, even while I have difficulty understanding why they believe it.BoxerShortshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11516464487808407507noreply@blogger.com