tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840695227917041221.post6861270424293090939..comments2024-01-31T07:38:40.980-06:00Comments on The Whore of All the Earth: Seek and ye shall find. Or not.Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08129509609170344883noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840695227917041221.post-15847189973164333362011-04-13T13:27:47.534-05:002011-04-13T13:27:47.534-05:00Perhaps you're familiar with the "No-True...Perhaps you're familiar with the "No-True-Scotsman" logical fallacy. Frequently, that is what is being brought up when believers protest in the manner you've described.Hairymohlhttp://openid.aol.com/Hairymohlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840695227917041221.post-54184142311115062432011-04-13T13:27:47.300-05:002011-04-13T13:27:47.300-05:00Xuxana, I'm glad too. Hairymohl, I had to wik...Xuxana, I'm glad too. <br><br>Hairymohl, I had to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman" rel="nofollow">wiki "No true Scotsman."</a> Yes, that sounds exactly like the arguments I've heard.<br><br>Jim, thanks. :)Leah Elliott Haugehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08129509609170344883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840695227917041221.post-8499576637944715972011-04-13T13:27:47.095-05:002011-04-13T13:27:47.095-05:00This classic theist tactic is consistent with a gu...This classic theist tactic is consistent with a guilt-and-fear based organizational behavior: they simply _must_ get one final barb into the wounded aspirant as they're leaving the fold.Jasonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840695227917041221.post-26892081959848458462010-09-03T00:26:16.197-05:002010-09-03T00:26:16.197-05:00I'm glad my path to relative non-religiosity h...I'm glad my path to relative non-religiosity has been so relaxed. Funny how when you're supported by loved ones, even if life is kinda shitty, you don't feel the need to lean on the dictates of other human beings based on their fuzzy claims to divine authority. heh.Carla Schmidt Hollowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12947846629735463824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840695227917041221.post-32903984689428472012010-07-21T08:44:23.017-05:002010-07-21T08:44:23.017-05:00This classic theist tactic is consistent with a gu...This classic theist tactic is consistent with a guilt-and-fear based organizational behavior: they simply _must_ get one final barb into the wounded aspirant as they're leaving the fold.Jasonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840695227917041221.post-31129288111147321082009-12-23T15:26:57.208-06:002009-12-23T15:26:57.208-06:00I believed in that tenant for so long that I have ...I believed in that tenant for so long that I have Joel 2:32 tattooed on my wrist in the original ancient Hebrew language. Funny to me that Patrik quoted an NT verse vs. the OT. *sigh* I look at my wrist (still) every day...I want get get "bullshit" in ancient Hebrew to go along with it, but oddly enough, I can't find that such Hebrew characters exist.SPacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11331478714942024421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840695227917041221.post-50429983874413892552009-12-23T06:15:45.486-06:002009-12-23T06:15:45.486-06:00And yet, that is exactly the greatest tactic of al...And yet, that is exactly the greatest tactic of all. It basically locks you to the religion. Haven't found god? You don't have faith. Hear something that does not agree to the sacred text? It's Satan's work. No matter how fallacious is this logic, it still works effectively on devout followers.Darren Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711484954309567599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840695227917041221.post-8182497752526453312009-12-23T05:48:53.046-06:002009-12-23T05:48:53.046-06:00See, leaving links on other sites works -- I came ...See, leaving links on other sites works -- I came here from Loftus'. I love your writing style, your honesty and your mix of experiences. It will be fun following you.<br /><br />In Theist circles it is all about seeking, searching and trying to believe. But maybe there is just participation and exploration without seeking. Maybe there can be restful play !Sabio Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963476276106907984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840695227917041221.post-41220273019677796232009-12-22T18:14:40.611-06:002009-12-22T18:14:40.611-06:00Xuxana, I'm glad too.
Hairymohl, I had to w...Xuxana, I'm glad too. <br /><br />Hairymohl, I had to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman" rel="nofollow">wiki "No true Scotsman."</a> Yes, that sounds exactly like the arguments I've heard.<br /><br />Jim, thanks. :)Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08129509609170344883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840695227917041221.post-2326499144146694742009-12-22T15:56:41.569-06:002009-12-22T15:56:41.569-06:00Excellent read. You've summed up my thoughts/...Excellent read. You've summed up my thoughts/experience on the matter as well.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06734004413675218466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840695227917041221.post-32814512483624408572009-12-22T14:35:45.583-06:002009-12-22T14:35:45.583-06:00Perhaps you're familiar with the "No-True...Perhaps you're familiar with the "No-True-Scotsman" logical fallacy. Frequently, that is what is being brought up when believers protest in the manner you've described.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840695227917041221.post-1250255206290912422009-12-22T12:50:04.653-06:002009-12-22T12:50:04.653-06:00I hate it when people say that. I tried really har...I hate it when people say that. I tried really hard to find God, until I was crying every day! My time as a religious person was full of guilt and self loathing. I'm so glad I'm free now and don't have to live like that anymore. When someone says that I didn't try hard enough to find god, it brings back horrible memories of all my suffering when I was a member of the Mormon church and it makes me GLAD, GLAD, GLAD I never found God, because there isn't one to find.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com