tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883829097236138163.post3743482035808747907..comments2023-10-21T06:29:15.456-04:00Comments on I think, therefore I blog.: JudgmentJameson Graberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01295353443322403779noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883829097236138163.post-15376652118511838022009-02-18T16:12:00.000-05:002009-02-18T16:12:00.000-05:00I have to disagree, and one of the reasons I disag...I have to disagree, and one of the reasons I disagree is entirely biblical. Imagine if Moses had simply accepted what God said about wiping out all the Israelites. It's interesting how many times in the Bible mere acceptance of God's wrath is not considered a virtue, but reasoning with God is the task of a prophet, e.g. Abraham and Moses.<BR/><BR/>Another reason I disagree is that I'm just so Protestant. I think it's good to question traditions occasionally. Sometimes tradition does preserve some horribly skewed ideas. Most often old ideas are just taken out of context, and they take on a new, less potent meaning.<BR/><BR/>And a third reason I disagree is that it seems as if we have a certain intuition about right and wrong for a reason. I don't think the only response to questions about God's wrath has to be, "Well, I must be wrong, because this is what God says." Another equally logical question might be, have I heard correctly?<BR/><BR/>I could just be a heretic, but I'd like to think I'm really seeking the answers with all my heart.Jameson Graberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01295353443322403779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-883829097236138163.post-51322800000975677492009-02-18T14:55:00.000-05:002009-02-18T14:55:00.000-05:00I think that sometimes the reason why the "traditi...I think that sometimes the reason why the "traditional" answers are unconvincing to us is simply because we've heard them way too many times. After awhile they just feel redundant and we are no longer satisfied with them and we got out in search of some newer, more brilliant answer. Sometimes I think that we just need to look at old answers with new eyes and new hearts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com