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37. "Just making it up as you go along"

Reply to intaglio (Reply #35)

Mon Feb 6, 2012, 06:59 PM

Feb 2012

pretty much nails it. The fundamental thrust of "liberal" and "progressive" religionists is to continually morph their god into a form that (they hope) will render it immune to rational examination and their belief in it immune to criticism.

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Religion and the new technology [View all] Thats my opinion Feb 2012 OP

I'm interested in spirituality and tech. napoleon_in_rags Feb 2012 #1

Very helpful! nt Thats my opinion Feb 2012 #5

Another response. Thats my opinion Feb 2012 #8

"This is not a response" napoleon_in_rags Feb 2012 #13

"the vanishing of the media" reminds me of Marshall McLuhan and Bob Dobbs bananas Feb 2012 #34

LOL! I meant to say "vanishing of the medium" napoleon_in_rags Feb 2012 #36

For me this is easy intaglio Feb 2012 #2

Interesting perspective. Thats my opinion Feb 2012 #9

So prove that any of this has happened to you intaglio Feb 2012 #15

You are correct in your suspicion of manipulative religion. Thats my opinion Feb 2012 #19

It is normal intaglio Feb 2012 #24

What this poster and so many others skepticscott Feb 2012 #25

Regarding your last two paragraphs, you are talking about some other form of religion, Thats my opinion Feb 2012 #29

You have to explain that a great deal more Angry Dragon Feb 2012 #31

For every complex question there is a simple answer Thats my opinion Feb 2012 #38

And for every question that's actually pretty simple skepticscott Feb 2012 #40

The reason I asked the question is it Angry Dragon Feb 2012 #41

you raise some sound interesting questions Thats my opinion Feb 2012 #44

You need to grease the wheels on those goalposts... cleanhippie Feb 2012 #33

What straw men? intaglio Feb 2012 #35

"Just making it up as you go along" skepticscott Feb 2012 #37

You are certainly entitled to your opinion, Thats my opinion Feb 2012 #39

I think you mean I am an outsider to the conversation with God intaglio Feb 2012 #42

Religious thought has long since gone way past the idea of God Thats my opinion Feb 2012 #43

Interesting intaglio Feb 2012 #45

So who exactly is this "we" skepticscott Feb 2012 #46

Instant access to information; but usually a quick, shallow stab at this information. Jim__ Feb 2012 #3

As do you, Thats my opinion Feb 2012 #6

About post-modern theology Thats my opinion Feb 2012 #10

Information is almost completely commodified. rrneck Feb 2012 #4

So I wonder if you may believe that much of what is happening is manipulative? Thats my opinion Feb 2012 #7

I don't necessarily think it's manipulative rrneck Feb 2012 #11

So when will you be telling skepticscott Feb 2012 #12

Probably after you stop. rug Feb 2012 #14

If I were championing a new theology skepticscott Feb 2012 #16

Considering the OP is not about that, I'm not surprised. rug Feb 2012 #18

The OP IS about a new theology skepticscott Feb 2012 #21

............... Angry Dragon Feb 2012 #32

Were you at Claremont this week? Sal316 Feb 2012 #17

Yes i was? Thats my opinion Feb 2012 #20

I was. Sal316 Feb 2012 #27

That was the one session I missed. nt Thats my opinion Feb 2012 #28

Religion and moren technology could not mix NinjaKid Feb 2012 #22

Yes Chinita Feb 2012 #23

Speaking from the inside, Thats my opinion Feb 2012 #26

Uhh... you couldn't be more wrong. Sal316 Feb 2012 #30