tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25163458.post5289567169867364138..comments2023-10-31T05:09:58.639-04:00Comments on maribo: Let's try understanding, not denigrating, those who cite religion as a reason to doubt climate changeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25163458.post-76978933233897985322009-10-09T22:26:46.040-04:002009-10-09T22:26:46.040-04:00Amen.
As you put it, attacking is easier than und...Amen.<br /><br />As you put it, attacking is easier than understanding. Or, my vein, <a href="http://moregrumbinescience.blogspot.com/2008/08/labelling-instead-of-thinking.html" rel="nofollow">labelling rather than thinking</a>. Similar idea.<br /><br />In the case of fundamentalist religion as it plays out in the US and Canada, there's a very large strain of foolishness in antagonizing people. Seldom a good idea in the first place. But on climate, unlike evolution, there is a wide rift between different fundamentalist groups. On evolution, there's a very large fraction of fundamentalists who are opposed to the science being taught, and for generally similar reasons.<br /><br />But on climate, there is a rift within fundamentalism between stewardship religions, and dominionist religions. There are also non-fundamentalist stewards. In stewardship, there is plenty for a science-interested person to speak to. You have to understand what you're a steward of. If your sins of omission or commission could wreck what you are to be stewarding, that is a rather serious offense.<br /><br />In related vein, I'll note that anonymous' story was told to me, among other times, by a fundamentalist neighbor of mine.Robert Grumbinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10783453972811796911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25163458.post-15809746936777022272009-09-30T11:45:30.381-04:002009-09-30T11:45:30.381-04:00A story from a long time ago.
A television broadc...A story from a long time ago.<br /><br />A television broadcast announced a big storm. John didn't bother. The radio then broadcast an evacuation alert. John didn't bother. When the sheriff passed by, John said "The Lord is my saviour". When the wind started blowing and rain poured down, John still refused to be evacuated. When the flood raised, he went up on the roof, but still he refused to board a zodiac, and finally he died in the flood. <br />So he went to see his Creator, and cried: why didn't You save me? I waited for you all day long". <br />And God replied: "How dare you speak to me! I sent you a TV broadcast, I sent you a radio broadcast, I sent you a sheriff, an helicopter and a boat, but you were deaf and dumb".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com