Comments on: Naturalism and the Natural Person http://eternalperspectives.com/2005/04/07/naturalism-and-the-natural-person/ . . . searching for sanity in a Christian culture gone mad Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:40:56 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: DrMR http://eternalperspectives.com/2005/04/07/naturalism-and-the-natural-person/comment-page-1/#comment-44 DrMR Mon, 11 Apr 2005 23:58:43 +0000 http://eternalperspectives.com/2005/04/07/naturalism-and-the-natural-person/#comment-44 Ilkka: If I understand your comment correctly, your ironic parody is what is already happening: one philosophical view seeks to impose its approach on others. Naturalist and others have had an open field before them for a century or more; before that, the theists and deist held sway. Dognatism and claiming to have the corner on truth is not unique to Christians. Naturalists are no less evangelistic or convinced than any other group. My point is that we call all be more irenic in our approach, leaving sarcasm and self-righteousness behind. It is not the responsibility of Christians to shove the truth down anyone's throat; it is our job merely to present it in an intelligible manner. What anybody else does with it is none of our business and totally their responsibility. Ilkka:

If I understand your comment correctly, your ironic parody is what is already happening: one philosophical view seeks to impose its approach on others. Naturalist and others have had an open field before them for a century or more; before that, the theists and deist held sway.

Dognatism and claiming to have the corner on truth is not unique to Christians. Naturalists are no less evangelistic or convinced than any other group.

My point is that we call all be more irenic in our approach, leaving sarcasm and self-righteousness behind. It is not the responsibility of Christians to shove the truth down anyone’s throat; it is our job merely to present it in an intelligible manner. What anybody else does with it is none of our business and totally their responsibility.

]]> By: Ilkka Kokkarinen http://eternalperspectives.com/2005/04/07/naturalism-and-the-natural-person/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Ilkka Kokkarinen Mon, 11 Apr 2005 17:57:36 +0000 http://eternalperspectives.com/2005/04/07/naturalism-and-the-natural-person/#comment-43 And when some liberal writes that since conservatives and ordinary people are incapable to see the truth and understand how the society really ought to be, it is the duty of the liberal to lead and guide them, at least until those poor pitiful souls see the light and start thinking the same way as him... But I guess that would be completely different. And when some liberal writes that since conservatives and ordinary people are incapable to see the truth and understand how the society really ought to be, it is the duty of the liberal to lead and guide them, at least until those poor pitiful souls see the light and start thinking the same way as him…

But I guess that would be completely different.

]]> By: the evangelical outpost http://eternalperspectives.com/2005/04/07/naturalism-and-the-natural-person/comment-page-1/#comment-42 the evangelical outpost Mon, 11 Apr 2005 07:48:20 +0000 http://eternalperspectives.com/2005/04/07/naturalism-and-the-natural-person/#comment-42 <strong>Naturalism for Dummies II:A Roundup of Posts on The Center for Naturalism</strong> After discovering the intriguingly candid website for The Center for Naturalism, I wrote a post and encouraged other bloggers to share their thoughts. I’ve collected their entries along with selected quotes in this post and, like my own thoughts, they... Naturalism for Dummies II:A Roundup of Posts on The Center for Naturalism

After discovering the intriguingly candid website for The Center for Naturalism, I wrote a post and encouraged other bloggers to share their thoughts. I’ve collected their entries along with selected quotes in this post and, like my own thoughts, they…

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