tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716342550760162208.post1669907179089871209..comments2023-12-19T02:55:49.657-08:00Comments on Mary Versus the Trumpeting Legions of Apathy: Total Rant I Wrote at 6:00 am, to be taken with grain of salt.mlhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06897457666469917298noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716342550760162208.post-46121464770220819162011-12-03T07:24:00.041-08:002011-12-03T07:24:00.041-08:00I should add an exclamation mark to that!
!I should add an exclamation mark to that!<br /><br />!Jon Ogdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00578500991891650806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716342550760162208.post-14174602512298901572011-12-03T07:23:05.539-08:002011-12-03T07:23:05.539-08:00Tremendously fine rant.Tremendously fine rant.Jon Ogdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00578500991891650806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716342550760162208.post-36747418105864877712011-12-01T15:39:40.584-08:002011-12-01T15:39:40.584-08:00That's interesting because I come from a backg...That's interesting because I come from a background where sharing my atheist views with my friends and family would cause them to be upset. I'm the exact opposite where if I told my friends and family about my views in religion they would be shocked. I think you're right though. Even though I don't believe in God, I find that there are a lot of merits in Christian teaching. I also still love my friends and family, my head just can't wrap around the idea that there is an afterlife and an "unseeable" God who created us. Education is about being open to learning new things, and just because there can't be an agreement on religious beliefs doesn't mean that we should laugh and scoff at any idea. Some atheists are just as close-minded as some of the Christians I have met. I find respect to those who are devoted and live by their belief, not on what they believe in and how they drew their conclusion...<br /><br />On a side note, I wish I could read as fast you. You read my primary response so fast. I was impressed!Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09010844767235909672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716342550760162208.post-51749266174326443422011-11-28T17:06:33.252-08:002011-11-28T17:06:33.252-08:00huzzah!huzzah!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02524372492053722876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716342550760162208.post-28862444974471164802011-11-27T16:08:12.372-08:002011-11-27T16:08:12.372-08:00Thanks for this - I stumbled across your blog seve...Thanks for this - I stumbled across your blog several months ago and have appreciated your insights into a number of topics, and this one was no exception. I am a PhD student (one more year to go!) who is devoutly LDS and like to think I'm bucking the stereotype that religious people are ignorant and uninformed. My academic comrades are all well aware of my religious background and I think supposing that some day I'll come to my senses. I don't get it, really. But seriously, thanks for sharing this. All this to say that, yes, I agree with you.katleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06592534477637738723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716342550760162208.post-30857957559768126362011-11-25T17:36:21.246-08:002011-11-25T17:36:21.246-08:00I think you should have this published. Maybe in T...I think you should have this published. Maybe in The Chronicle of Higher Education? :)Makayla Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04762705881026755184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716342550760162208.post-76588001061728694382011-11-25T15:54:34.459-08:002011-11-25T15:54:34.459-08:00This was good. :)This was good. :)Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18386565114862877592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716342550760162208.post-4437912227713728672011-11-25T15:42:33.729-08:002011-11-25T15:42:33.729-08:00Well ranted, Mary! There was a lot of good peppery...Well ranted, Mary! There was a lot of good peppery parts along with that grain of salt. You fight those trumpeting legions of apathy!Jamie Zvirzdinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04637747488218217995noreply@blogger.com