http://lakeneuron.disqus.com/John I. Carney's home on the webenMon, 09 Jan 2006 20:29:20 -0000http://lakeneuron.com/2006/01/08/haley-joel-osment-enemy-of-orthodoxy/#comment-1223939<p>I have not seen "Secondhand Lions", although I hope to one day do so. From your description, however, I can see an entirely different interpretation.</p><p>How many times, as Christians, does the world present "objective evidence" that there is no God? We can't see God, many of the types of behavior most religions endorse are contrary to primal or even "gut" instincts, and one could point to any random number of "common sense" arguments against the existence of God -- or at least, a living, involved deity. Is is better to allow ourself to float along without making up your mind, or to choose for or against the existence of God (and further, the existence of your relationship with God).</p><p>Does not scripture itself warn against the "lukewarm"? In my experience, these are the people most difficult to convince of anything, because they allow everything to be decided de facto.</p><p>Perhaps "believe what you want, but believe SOMETHING" is in fact more against universalism than for it.</p><p>Just a thought to throw into the mix.</p>MichaelMon, 09 Jan 2006 20:29:20 -0000http://lakeneuron.com/2006/01/08/haley-joel-osment-enemy-of-orthodoxy/#comment-1223938<p>Hmmm... do I stop at empty red lights at 3am? I guess I do, but I may not stay stopped. I'd argue that if I do, it is out of my desire to not get a ticket. I'm reminded of one of the new trends in traffic engineering (<a href="http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.12/traffic.html)" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.12/traffic.html)">http://www.wired.com/wired/...</a>. Paradoxically, removing signs and blurring the line between pedestrians and cars can make traffic run more smoothly and safely. I guess maybe I'm a religious libertarian...</p>TedSun, 08 Jan 2006 22:54:38 -0000