Here’s a very interesting video on the dangers of fundamentalism, and the difference between literalism and fundamentalism – John Dominic Crossan
November 9, 2009...12:38 pm
Literalism & Fundamentalism
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November 9, 2009 at 7:36 pm
It’s scary how, by ignorantly (or deliberately) using a pathological language which is all too familiar in the religious jargon, people are basically preparing the ground for somebody with more power to take it to the next level. I like the way he thinks and I found him very insightful!
November 9, 2009 at 7:44 pm
Indeed! Check out this cartoon on literalism from James McGrath’s blog: http://exploringourmatrix.blogspot.com/2009/11/almost-literalist.html
November 11, 2009 at 10:33 pm
I may not be much of a loss, but I fear I’m going to have to stop reading your blog because I hate ‘Snap preview’ so much… do you like it or is it just a default WordPress thing?
November 11, 2009 at 11:21 pm
What do you mean by ‘Snap preview’?
November 12, 2009 at 8:14 am
When you hover your mouse pointer over an external link and a little window pops up as a preview of the page it links to.
November 12, 2009 at 8:57 am
Right. I see what you mean, and that IS annoying, especially when it doesn’t load the page immediately. I tried turning it off, but I think it’s a standard wordpress thing. Well… you can’t have everything I guess.
November 12, 2009 at 12:31 pm
Update! Hahaaaa, I got it. It’s gone. It was in the Extras… Thanks, Dave!
November 17, 2009 at 12:13 pm
Nice one!