tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943366568013445284.post8302067472084794651..comments2024-02-09T06:15:27.088-08:00Comments on josh barkey: the christian fairy taleJOSH BARKEYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02056229250824359708noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943366568013445284.post-41018249727312378662009-10-19T18:25:56.246-07:002009-10-19T18:25:56.246-07:00Thanks for the thoughts Josh. I think I get it!? ...Thanks for the thoughts Josh. I think I get it!? Or at least someday I would like to get that glimpse of joy that Tokein describes!<br>“Fairy Tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.” G.K. ChestertonDaniel Gamblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943366568013445284.post-75957700593908800502009-10-19T20:56:24.550-07:002009-10-19T20:56:24.550-07:00Wow! you really like to hear yourself talk dont y...Wow! you really like to hear yourself talk dont you! More complete Gobbledygook, as usual.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943366568013445284.post-8940725083281439712009-10-19T21:26:28.020-07:002009-10-19T21:26:28.020-07:00Other annonymous poster, if you don't enjoy th...Other annonymous poster, if you don't enjoy the blogs you are welcome not not read them...<br><br>Josh I like what you say; the unfortunate thing is that many faiths- including the Christian one- have a habit of saying something like "if you don't get your facts right, God will set you on fire". It's like the beginning of the Athanasian creed: "Whoever wants to be saved should above all cling to the catholic faith.<br>Whoever does not guard it whole and inviolable will doubtless perish eternally."<br><br>Scary stuff, sometimes I can't help wondering "what if I do get the facts wrong, and God gets really mad about it?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943366568013445284.post-27332160326075054792009-10-20T09:22:54.370-07:002009-10-20T09:22:54.370-07:00My, not a banana!My, not a banana!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943366568013445284.post-9043329539022150652009-10-21T01:47:45.735-07:002009-10-21T01:47:45.735-07:00Oh, if only Mr. anonymous#1 knew how much the bark...Oh, if only Mr. anonymous#1 knew how much the barkingreed family loves to hear themselves talk! As it is, he/she must be content to continue along his/her merry way in blissful, self-satisfied ignorance of what this particular episode of "Gobbledygook" was talking about. Enjoy that anonymous mystery person. <br><br>As it is, I greatly enjoyed this entry Josh, in particular, I loved the reference to and expansion on Buechner's statement about myths ... "In popular usage, a myth has come to mean a story that is not true. Historically speaking that may well be so. Humanly speaking, a myth is a story that is always true." That is such an important thing for us to understand about ourselves and how this whole thing works. Great work Josh.Darrennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943366568013445284.post-78841429230898217842009-10-23T12:34:17.415-07:002009-10-23T12:34:17.415-07:00LOVE Buechner - and your point here is so at the h...LOVE Buechner - and your point here is so at the heart of what it means to be human. Anonymous #1 is also putting out a "story," which s/he believes, but we can choose to ignore.E. Phantzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05812948199658356521noreply@blogger.com