tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376027574028689002.post2951650087154852940..comments2023-03-28T08:38:59.295-05:00Comments on [LAPSE... brain dead]: Do I exist?Tony Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238794123908966604noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376027574028689002.post-14867144667402084292007-12-30T21:56:00.000-06:002007-12-30T21:56:00.000-06:00Yeah, but I did it first (Bill and Ted comment). ...Yeah, but I did it first (Bill and Ted comment). Of course, somebody probably did it first before me, but I didn't (and still don't) know about it at the time, so it was still original to my mind.Tony Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238794123908966604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376027574028689002.post-23497484312355685652007-12-30T15:39:00.000-06:002007-12-30T15:39:00.000-06:00Like Bill and Ted."Between Heaven and Hell" is the...Like Bill and Ted.<BR/><BR/>"Between Heaven and Hell" is the first book of his (P. Kreeft, not Bill or Ted) that I read. It's excellent.Hencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437371944324567203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376027574028689002.post-1206242169187795212007-12-29T10:34:00.000-06:002007-12-29T10:34:00.000-06:00Never heard of Peter Kreeft before - will have to ...Never heard of Peter Kreeft before - will have to look him up on Google. Funny thing: back in high school my three friends and I used to jokingly call me "Socrates" - but with long O and A sounds (and only two syllables).Tony Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238794123908966604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376027574028689002.post-11237784258139742082007-12-29T07:47:00.000-06:002007-12-29T07:47:00.000-06:00You sound like Peter Kreeft sounding like Socrates...You sound like Peter Kreeft sounding like Socrates. I love reading things broken down logically but usually can't get my mind to act the same way. With time, yes...a great deal of time I sometimes can. I'm a very slow thinker.Hencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437371944324567203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376027574028689002.post-2174709808966732772007-12-12T22:23:00.000-06:002007-12-12T22:23:00.000-06:00By the way... does it make a sound? Guess that de...By the way... does it make a sound? Guess that depends on your definition of sound... is sound the vibration of the air? Or is it the sensation and interpretation of those vibrations?<BR/><BR/>Thus, unless I know what you mean by the term "sound" I can't know whether or not the tree made a sound when it fell if no one was around to hear it.Tony Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238794123908966604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376027574028689002.post-67395573898183131762007-12-12T22:17:00.000-06:002007-12-12T22:17:00.000-06:00First, don't worry - you're not offending me. I'm...First, don't worry - you're not offending me. I'm not sure I'm "offendable" (I think I made up that word just now).<BR/><BR/>Second, I must admit, when we (the kids and I) have "these" types of conversations, we're doing it in jest. Mainly I'm trying to encourage their thought processes (I think), to help them become proficient at defending their points of view. That may be difficult to infer from the way I wrote this particular blog post - it seems somewhat serious here. But it was, at the time, filled with good humor. Similar to the discussion we had about whether there is really any difference between a frog and a laptop computer (which centered on what it means to be a "living thing" - this discussion started in O'Charley's one day between my daughter and me, and actually has somewhat continued ever since, being periodically revived; she never could convince me, through the logic she was stating, that a laptop computer is not a living thing). So, no, I never really had any fear of dissuading their belief in God - I think they're well grounded there, and they <I>have</I> experienced His working enough to <I>know</I> He's real.<BR/><BR/>She never, by the way, admitted to not knowing that the bridge or whatever wasn't real or didn't exist. I, of course, never admitted to not knowing everything. :)<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I <I>think</I> I exist, too...Tony Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238794123908966604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376027574028689002.post-257844401445390632007-12-12T20:42:00.000-06:002007-12-12T20:42:00.000-06:00So if a tree falls in the forrest and no one's aro...So if a tree falls in the forrest and no one's around to hear it.... you're stating that type of logic, no? It's weird that I just said in the awana office that SC is a figment of your imagination, and I haven't even read this blog yet - spooky! But aren't you concerned that you if have those type of discussions w/ your kids that they will begin to doubt the existence of God since He cannot be seen or felt physically? Just wondering, hope I'm not offending you. ChristyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376027574028689002.post-18967170092315789422007-12-08T22:46:00.000-06:002007-12-08T22:46:00.000-06:00In my mind it does... :)In my mind it does... :)Tony Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238794123908966604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376027574028689002.post-17998604191052844252007-12-08T22:43:00.000-06:002007-12-08T22:43:00.000-06:00Then does commenting prove my existence??Then does commenting prove my existence??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com