Comments on: Leaving the Garden: C. L. Hanson’s Journey http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/02/29/leaving-the-garden-c-l-hansons-journey/ Religion, SF, and Other Speculative Fictions. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:55:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: xJane http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/02/29/leaving-the-garden-c-l-hansons-journey/comment-page-1/#comment-12159 xJane Sun, 02 Mar 2008 17:43:48 +0000 http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/02/29/leaving-the-garden-c-l-hansons-journey/#comment-12159 I really like the image of that cartoon; it reminds me of <i>Good Omens</i>, the lead character in which is a demon who "didn't fall so much as saunter vaguely downwards". I think a lot of people are on that staircase but whether or not it's a bad thing depends on which side you're on: the hallway leading up to the stairs or that leading away from it. I really like the image of that cartoon; it reminds me of Good Omens, the lead character in which is a demon who “didn’t fall so much as saunter vaguely downwards”. I think a lot of people are on that staircase but whether or not it’s a bad thing depends on which side you’re on: the hallway leading up to the stairs or that leading away from it.

]]> By: wren http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/02/29/leaving-the-garden-c-l-hansons-journey/comment-page-1/#comment-11932 wren Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:00:44 +0000 http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/02/29/leaving-the-garden-c-l-hansons-journey/#comment-11932 The thing about "the Spirit" has been a thorn in my side. Even when I was a committed ldser, I wondered, who am I to say others are wrong if "the Spirit" answers them differently than me? My family members who are Catholic are very at peace in their belief in the Pope as God's mouthpiece. Who's to say they're wrong. And who's to say they're right? There's plenty of people getting the same answer and plenty getting a different answer. If there is god could deity be that much of an ass make "truth" so ambiguous? And what of "the Spirit" that answers the Jim Jones and David Koreshes of the world with the admonishment to harm? Even within scriptures we see people do rather jacked up things because "God" told them to. Somehow I think the recipients of their treatment would beg to differ. Hell, we don't have to go back to ancient times. There's stuff happening all over the world today in the name of "God". I'm left with no choice but to make my choices on what seems right and does no harm. If deity is not the author of confusion then "the Spirit" is not party of deity. The thing about “the Spirit” has been a thorn in my side. Even when I was a committed ldser, I wondered, who am I to say others are wrong if “the Spirit” answers them differently than me?

My family members who are Catholic are very at peace in their belief in the Pope as God’s mouthpiece. Who’s to say they’re wrong. And who’s to say they’re right? There’s plenty of people getting the same answer and plenty getting a different answer. If there is god could deity be that much of an ass make “truth” so ambiguous?

And what of “the Spirit” that answers the Jim Jones and David Koreshes of the world with the admonishment to harm? Even within scriptures we see people do rather jacked up things because “God” told them to. Somehow I think the recipients of their treatment would beg to differ. Hell, we don’t have to go back to ancient times. There’s stuff happening all over the world today in the name of “God”.

I’m left with no choice but to make my choices on what seems right and does no harm. If deity is not the author of confusion then “the Spirit” is not party of deity.

]]> By: mel http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/02/29/leaving-the-garden-c-l-hansons-journey/comment-page-1/#comment-11931 mel Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:06:27 +0000 http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/02/29/leaving-the-garden-c-l-hansons-journey/#comment-11931 Let me just say that Chanson is my favorite exmo-atheist crush ... maybe my favorite extra-marital crush. It's really hand not to love her, what with that French-expat-exmo-atheist-startrekStarring-coding-nudist-mothering-authoring-deweyDecimalWildThinging quan she's got going. Breathless. Thanks for the thrill, Chanson. :) Let me just say that Chanson is my favorite exmo-atheist crush … maybe my favorite extra-marital crush. It’s really hand not to love her, what with that French-expat-exmo-atheist-startrekStarring-coding-nudist-mothering-authoring-deweyDecimalWildThinging quan she’s got going. Breathless.

Thanks for the thrill, Chanson. :)

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