Comments on: FUNDIE WEEK: Imaginationism and Unintelligible Design. http://blargen.com/blog/2008/04/09/fundie-week-imaginationism-and-unintelligible-design/ Two thirds of Americans can't do fractions. The other half, just don't care. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:37:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Jadedgirl http://blargen.com/blog/2008/04/09/fundie-week-imaginationism-and-unintelligible-design/#comment-288 Jadedgirl Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:22:28 +0000 http://blargen.com/blog/2008/04/09/fundie-week-imaginationism-and-unintelligible-design/#comment-288 Prayer is really the power of positive thinking...so if it healed the guy, right on. More power to him. Prayer is really the power of positive thinking…so if it healed the guy, right on. More power to him.

]]> By: postsimian http://blargen.com/blog/2008/04/09/fundie-week-imaginationism-and-unintelligible-design/#comment-287 postsimian Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:24:59 +0000 http://blargen.com/blog/2008/04/09/fundie-week-imaginationism-and-unintelligible-design/#comment-287 I covered this on Fundie Week day 1, but I don't mind reiterating it here: I make a distinction between them at certain levels. The main distinction is between Protestants and Catholics, then my sub-distinction between Protestants and Fundamentalists. I'm talking specifically about the fundamentalists, as mentioned in the first post of fundie week: http://blargen.com/blog/2008/04/07/fundie-week-a-secular-view/ Do I tend to lump fundies together in one group? You bet I do. I allow that there are exceptions, as well as the admission that not all Christians are fundies. If anything, I defend normal Christians against fundamentalists. Anyway, towards the end of that article I accurately note that even though fundamentalists are the ones acting this way, they're not the only ones who get a bad rap for it. In other words, we agree on this point. The reason I even brought it up was to prod other Christians into doing something about it. Anyway, that's why fundie week is a series. It's to be taken as a whole. Maybe I should have clarified that. I covered this on Fundie Week day 1, but I don’t mind reiterating it here: I make a distinction between them at certain levels. The main distinction is between Protestants and Catholics, then my sub-distinction between Protestants and Fundamentalists. I’m talking specifically about the fundamentalists, as mentioned in the first post of fundie week: http://blargen.com/blog/2008/04/07/fundie-week-a-secular-view/

Do I tend to lump fundies together in one group? You bet I do. I allow that there are exceptions, as well as the admission that not all Christians are fundies. If anything, I defend normal Christians against fundamentalists.

Anyway, towards the end of that article I accurately note that even though fundamentalists are the ones acting this way, they’re not the only ones who get a bad rap for it. In other words, we agree on this point. The reason I even brought it up was to prod other Christians into doing something about it.

Anyway, that’s why fundie week is a series. It’s to be taken as a whole. Maybe I should have clarified that.

]]> By: Mahkno http://blargen.com/blog/2008/04/09/fundie-week-imaginationism-and-unintelligible-design/#comment-285 Mahkno Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:23:57 +0000 http://blargen.com/blog/2008/04/09/fundie-week-imaginationism-and-unintelligible-design/#comment-285 An awful lot of generalities here postsimian. I know where you are coming from, I have been there. The distinction between different Christians is important. You seem to muddle them up into one group and treat them all alike. That isn't entirely fair. Many of the mainline faiths do accept evolution, a billions of years old universe, maybe a big bang... they don't take the Bible literally. There is a brewing 'civil war' within the Christian faith. You have the evangelical fundamentalists, baptists in particular, point fingers at other Christians demanding they assume the same positions and beliefs. They question others commitment to their faith. This bullying puts many many people into a very uncomfortable position. If you are a true Christian you would adopt the more radical views or be labeled a secularist, which is akin to an atheist from the fundamentalist viewpoint. This has muddled things up even within particular denominations as people succumb to the pressure. I think you would find many folks are quite moderate in their outlook or just indifferent. These tirades can put them on the defensive much the same way that the evangelical fundamentalists do. An awful lot of generalities here postsimian. I know where you are coming from, I have been there. The distinction between different Christians is important. You seem to muddle them up into one group and treat them all alike. That isn’t entirely fair. Many of the mainline faiths do accept evolution, a billions of years old universe, maybe a big bang… they don’t take the Bible literally.

There is a brewing ‘civil war’ within the Christian faith. You have the evangelical fundamentalists, baptists in particular, point fingers at other Christians demanding they assume the same positions and beliefs. They question others commitment to their faith. This bullying puts many many people into a very uncomfortable position. If you are a true Christian you would adopt the more radical views or be labeled a secularist, which is akin to an atheist from the fundamentalist viewpoint. This has muddled things up even within particular denominations as people succumb to the pressure. I think you would find many folks are quite moderate in their outlook or just indifferent. These tirades can put them on the defensive much the same way that the evangelical fundamentalists do.

]]> By: Jimi Moore http://blargen.com/blog/2008/04/09/fundie-week-imaginationism-and-unintelligible-design/#comment-284 Jimi Moore Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:59:41 +0000 http://blargen.com/blog/2008/04/09/fundie-week-imaginationism-and-unintelligible-design/#comment-284 Fundies <i>know</i>. There is no point in arguing, debating or discussing the matter. Fundies know. There is no point in arguing, debating or discussing the matter.

]]> By: Ralph Roberts http://blargen.com/blog/2008/04/09/fundie-week-imaginationism-and-unintelligible-design/#comment-281 Ralph Roberts Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:43:57 +0000 http://blargen.com/blog/2008/04/09/fundie-week-imaginationism-and-unintelligible-design/#comment-281 Tim--about your healing of intestinal blockage: was this you that had the intestinal blockage or were you the healer? Or did you, perhaps, heal yourself? If the latter is the case, are you a qualified medical doctor that has the skills to treat such an unfortunate malady, or was one involved in this case? Some intestinal blockages do correct themselves with little to no treatment, as well. If the blockage was indeed severe, I have trouble believing that it would have resolved itself without medical treatment. Inquiring minds want to know. Tim–about your healing of intestinal blockage: was this you that had the intestinal blockage or were you the healer? Or did you, perhaps, heal yourself? If the latter is the case, are you a qualified medical doctor that has the skills to treat such an unfortunate malady, or was one involved in this case? Some intestinal blockages do correct themselves with little to no treatment, as well. If the blockage was indeed severe, I have trouble believing that it would have resolved itself without medical treatment.

Inquiring minds want to know.

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