tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578496623140464256.post6699552174904471420..comments2023-05-11T08:00:50.001-05:00Comments on A Glass Darkly: Deciding who to vote for, take twoDenis Haackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04401098607183612613noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578496623140464256.post-44195288641326650272008-10-30T17:10:00.000-05:002008-10-30T17:10:00.000-05:00Actually it's between Justin and me, but I think t...Actually it's between Justin and me, but I think that's what you meant. I think these quotes are so good, so to the point. Thanks.Denis Haackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04401098607183612613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578496623140464256.post-11079515594210941102008-10-30T16:39:00.000-05:002008-10-30T16:39:00.000-05:00I have enjoyed the lively back and forth in the em...I have enjoyed the lively back and forth in the email "On disagreeing with a friend about Obama, with a coda on plagiarism" between Dennis and yourself. I find myself sympathetic especially to your last response; ergo I am eagerly digesting your blog. <BR/><BR/>...To this post the following quotes seemed a propos:<BR/><BR/>"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."<BR/>—Aristotle<BR/><BR/>"When people defend their world view, they are not defending reason, or God, or an abstract system; they are defending their own fragile sense of security and self respect."<BR/>—Daniel Taylor, "The Myth of Certainty"<BR/><BR/>"We suffer when a vision of reality to which we have committed ourselves is contemptuously ignored by others. For a general unbelief imperils our convictions by evoking an echo in us. [We feel that] our vision must conquer or die." —Michael Polanyi, "Personal Knowledge"<BR/><BR/>My comments would possess far less profundity.∆https://www.blogger.com/profile/05251721181430121061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578496623140464256.post-69910209942484827162008-10-30T10:14:00.000-05:002008-10-30T10:14:00.000-05:00In discussing the merits of Obama v. McCain, one m...In discussing the merits of Obama v. McCain, one might find it helpful to examine specifically how candidates’ records and rhetoric line up or do not line up with the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration, science, ethics, facts on the ground, and Scripture. <BR/><BR/>Gather information, consider, discuss, keep an independent, open mind, but do not fear reaching conclusions, or fear having to rethink those conclusions on the basis of new information. <BR/><BR/>Do not let social pressure, peer groups, or awkward responses -- left, right, or center -– push you around. Or scare you away. <BR/><BR/>Do not confuse passion with fanaticism or idolatry. Or neutrality with wisdom. <BR/><BR/>Finally, keep armor close at hand. Vigilance is appropriate even in safe places.Rick Pearceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14838573536198797927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578496623140464256.post-53898228096493377402008-10-29T15:35:00.000-05:002008-10-29T15:35:00.000-05:00So sad. I'm not certain what is worse: the lac...So sad. I'm not certain what is worse: the lack of love or the idolatry of being captive to a particular ideology. Then again, as cause & effect, they are simply the two sides to a single coin.Denis Haackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04401098607183612613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578496623140464256.post-87986933844310922432008-10-29T14:31:00.000-05:002008-10-29T14:31:00.000-05:00A pastor in Austin was quoted by the local newspap...A pastor in Austin was quoted by the local newspaper last week saying he planned to vote for Obama, a front page article no less. Last Sunday he was asked to resign by a substantial portion of his congregation. (Thankfully the paper didn't cover the fallout from their first story.) Yet another shining example of John 13:35 in action.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14581701969652331893noreply@blogger.com