Comments on: Proof-texting, castration and Buddhist transhumanism http://www.greenflame.org/2005/06/09/proof-texting-castration-and-buddhist-transhumanism/ Jottings on science, religion, technology, pop culture and faith from the Antipodes. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:53:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: rick http://www.greenflame.org/2005/06/09/proof-texting-castration-and-buddhist-transhumanism/comment-page-1/#comment-186 rick Thu, 09 Jun 2005 15:25:48 +0000 http://www.greenflame.org/wordpress/2005/06/09/proof-texting-castration-and-buddhist-transhumanism/#comment-186 I once attempted to participate in a “postmodern” discussion group. This was exciting until I learned that they were really fundamentalist Christians who wanted to smoke cigars and have an occasional cocktail. I soon discovered that many members used “proof-texting” to support their conclusions. It was a scary scenario. It was like I was dealing with members of a cult. The scary part was that many of these folks could quote scripture out of no where, and many often did. I learned two things: that those who often can quote scripture actually, in reality, know very little scripture and those who “know” scripture usually have the worst theology. Great post! I once attempted to participate in a “postmodern” discussion group. This was exciting until I learned that they were really fundamentalist Christians who wanted to smoke cigars and have an occasional cocktail. I soon discovered that many members used “proof-texting” to support their conclusions. It was a scary scenario. It was like I was dealing with members of a cult. The scary part was that many of these folks could quote scripture out of no where, and many often did. I learned two things: that those who often can quote scripture actually, in reality, know very little scripture and those who “know” scripture usually have the worst theology.

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