tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140917903722388348.post4944757510967557356..comments2023-10-29T08:19:51.395-05:00Comments on The Raytractors - Ray Comfort's Detractors: The Year of Living BiblicallyMacGyver Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02307024564664964571noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140917903722388348.post-60049484969316224412008-12-07T20:40:00.000-06:002008-12-07T20:40:00.000-06:00I'm probably not doing that great of a job of para...<I>I'm probably not doing that great of a job of paraphrasing him anyway, but like I said, there is some sense in it.</I><BR/><BR/>Probably not wise of me to judge something you've loosely paraphrased and which I haven't even read yet, eh?<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the tip anyway, will look out for it.FrodoSaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15224011199139875343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140917903722388348.post-84627009905856757012008-12-07T10:31:00.000-06:002008-12-07T10:31:00.000-06:00::adds yet another book to the reading list:::::adds yet another book to the reading list:::nonmagichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12986030395050670437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140917903722388348.post-86302972955691040072008-12-07T09:16:00.000-06:002008-12-07T09:16:00.000-06:00That's a good point - after all, you don't want to...That's a good point - after all, you don't want to make yourself into a robot, do you? Still, I know that I probably waste a lot of energy on negative thinking that gets me nowhere.<BR/><BR/>I'm probably not doing that great of a job of paraphrasing him anyway, but like I said, there is <B>some</B> sense in it.Lance Christian Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662783824480475026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140917903722388348.post-73099054376121276782008-12-07T04:51:00.000-06:002008-12-07T04:51:00.000-06:00Therefore, he had to make a concentrated effort to...<I>Therefore, he had to make a concentrated effort to always think good thoughts about how thankful he was for everything he had. That made him get rid of a lot of negative vibes and make him a more positive person all-around.</I><BR/><BR/>Interesting. I wonder though, whether forcing yourself to think positively all the time either (a) makes you a better person or (b) is mentally healthy. I'm not qualified to comment on the latter, but admitting that constant positive thinking = better person seems to me to accord with a lot of what Ray comes up with, about lust being adultery and hate being murder. It seems a bit like thoughtcrime.<BR/><BR/>Does anyone else agree?FrodoSaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15224011199139875343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140917903722388348.post-25449262450033143712008-12-07T01:38:00.000-06:002008-12-07T01:38:00.000-06:00Just to share, if you've not yet seen this: Jacobs...Just to share, if you've not yet seen this: <A HREF="http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/a_j_jacobs_year_of_living_biblically.html" REL="nofollow">Jacobs at TED</A>.<BR/><BR/>I find him to be a most amiable fellow.henwlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223426423591084340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140917903722388348.post-39782375103575796682008-12-06T23:49:00.000-06:002008-12-06T23:49:00.000-06:00Yeah, I want to check out his other book now that ...Yeah, I want to check out his other book now that I read this one.Lance Christian Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662783824480475026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140917903722388348.post-21395831773148035812008-12-06T22:53:00.000-06:002008-12-06T22:53:00.000-06:00But Ray would say he still wasn't a good person, t...But Ray would say he still wasn't a good person, that he was still condemned to Hell by the Law and that he needed to be a Christian, a true, Ray Comfort Christian, that is, if he didn't want to go to Hell. But it was a interesting book. Jacobs is also the guy who read through the entire Encyclopedia Britannica.TJHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10570384567898770658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140917903722388348.post-13300597784041574262008-12-06T22:48:00.000-06:002008-12-06T22:48:00.000-06:00Lance, wasn't this guy interviewed several times i...Lance, wasn't this guy interviewed several times in regards to this project? I think I remember seeing him with a long beard, and his wife talking about the crap it puts their marriage through (though she was saying it in mostly good humor).<BR/><BR/>Word verification = undesWhatevermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14458601080799278850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140917903722388348.post-21300924021520307192008-12-06T21:52:00.000-06:002008-12-06T21:52:00.000-06:00Crud...that was awfully vague, wasn't it? This mi...Crud...that was awfully vague, wasn't it? This might not be the best example, but the commandment against lying seemed to make him a better person in some respects.<BR/><BR/>For instance, his wife would often ask him what he was thinking, and he was compelled to tell the truth - and sometimes that truth wasn't something very nice. Therefore, he had to make a concentrated effort to always think good thoughts about how thankful he was for everything he had. That made him get rid of a lot of negative vibes and make him a more positive person all-around.<BR/><BR/>Also, the act of prayer and saying thanks was good for him. While he was still agnostic, he wrote that it made him appreciate what he had more.<BR/><BR/>There's some sense to that, I think.Lance Christian Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662783824480475026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140917903722388348.post-48795972714440270452008-12-06T21:42:00.000-06:002008-12-06T21:42:00.000-06:00...he winds up with an appreciation for ritual and...<I>...he winds up with an appreciation for ritual and a lot of rules that seemingly don't make sense but turn out to be pretty good when put into practice.</I><BR/><BR/>I haven't read it, so can you give an example of a rule that he finds pretty good when put into practice?FrodoSaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15224011199139875343noreply@blogger.com