Comments on: Two Kinds of Skepticism http://www.christiandoubt.com/2009/09/09/two-kinds-of-skepticism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=two-kinds-of-skepticism thoughts from someone dealing with doubt Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:06:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Tim http://www.christiandoubt.com/2009/09/09/two-kinds-of-skepticism/comment-page-1/#comment-371 Tim Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:16:36 +0000 http://christiandoubt.com/?p=341#comment-371 Mike, That's not a word that leaps to mind when I think of Peabody. Why not actually read around in the book -- Mark has provided a hyperlink -- before jumping to conclusions? Mike,

That’s not a word that leaps to mind when I think of Peabody. Why not actually read around in the book — Mark has provided a hyperlink — before jumping to conclusions?

]]> By: Mike aka MonolithTMA http://www.christiandoubt.com/2009/09/09/two-kinds-of-skepticism/comment-page-1/#comment-372 Mike aka MonolithTMA Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:21:09 +0000 http://christiandoubt.com/?p=341#comment-372 Thank you, Tim. Maybe I'll pick it up at some point. I prefer not to read lengthy pieces on the computer, I'd rather have a book in hand. Thank you, Tim. Maybe I’ll pick it up at some point. I prefer not to read lengthy pieces on the computer, I’d rather have a book in hand.

]]> By: Mike aka MonolithTMA http://www.christiandoubt.com/2009/09/09/two-kinds-of-skepticism/comment-page-1/#comment-370 Mike aka MonolithTMA Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:15:03 +0000 http://christiandoubt.com/?p=341#comment-370 I agree that skepticism for the sake of skepticism is bad. Peabody just came off as a little smug. I agree that skepticism for the sake of skepticism is bad. Peabody just came off as a little smug.

]]> By: Mark Lefers http://www.christiandoubt.com/2009/09/09/two-kinds-of-skepticism/comment-page-1/#comment-369 Mark Lefers Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:38:53 +0000 http://christiandoubt.com/?p=341#comment-369 Mike, I agree that both sides are guilty of a "gut skepticism", a skepticism of anything one dosen't like, or want to be true. I think that was what Peabody was trying to get at. Granted he gives his opinion that a thorough analysis of the evidence will lead to Christianity, but I don't have a problem with someone giving their opinion. I think the value in this quote is the warning against the "scepticism of the heart" or what I would term "gut skepticism". This is similar to the analogy of a <a href="http://christiandoubt.com/2009/09/13/skeptical-dial/" rel="nofollow">skeptical dial</a>. Mike,
I agree that both sides are guilty of a “gut skepticism”, a skepticism of anything one dosen’t like, or want to be true. I think that was what Peabody was trying to get at. Granted he gives his opinion that a thorough analysis of the evidence will lead to Christianity, but I don’t have a problem with someone giving their opinion. I think the value in this quote is the warning against the “scepticism of the heart” or what I would term “gut skepticism”. This is similar to the analogy of a skeptical dial.

]]> By: Mike aka MonolithTMA http://www.christiandoubt.com/2009/09/09/two-kinds-of-skepticism/comment-page-1/#comment-368 Mike aka MonolithTMA Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:25:13 +0000 http://christiandoubt.com/?p=341#comment-368 Ahh, yes, the supreme arrogance of each brand of Christianity that considers it's self the One True Faith™. What kind of skepticism leads to other faiths? There are an equal amount of Christian sites that expound hate and bitterness. I've had my olive branch cut off or set on fire more than once. I love that Peabody feels that the only right way of being skeptical is the way that leads to accepting his belief system. Ahh, yes, the supreme arrogance of each brand of Christianity that considers it’s self the One True Faith™. What kind of skepticism leads to other faiths? There are an equal amount of Christian sites that expound hate and bitterness. I’ve had my olive branch cut off or set on fire more than once. I love that Peabody feels that the only right way of being skeptical is the way that leads to accepting his belief system.

]]> By: Tim http://www.christiandoubt.com/2009/09/09/two-kinds-of-skepticism/comment-page-1/#comment-367 Tim Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:49:38 +0000 http://christiandoubt.com/?p=341#comment-367 And God bless you in it! And God bless you in it!

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