tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815187212465418058.post2796646051975374443..comments2023-12-02T08:47:01.256+00:00Comments on To whom it may concern: The still small voiceTo whom it may concernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12606673833737508249noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815187212465418058.post-9266294589440054822010-06-21T21:43:21.429+01:002010-06-21T21:43:21.429+01:00Dear Graham
It was Willard's book that I coul...Dear Graham <br />It was Willard's book that I could not keep hold on.<br /><br />As for the need to multitask ... Angus Wilson claims he can. He says that he can watch TV and ignore Joy at the same time!<br /><br />PaulTo whom it may concernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12606673833737508249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815187212465418058.post-8570378862175886552010-06-21T20:44:02.817+01:002010-06-21T20:44:02.817+01:00You mean Willard's book or my post. (-:
Willa...You mean Willard's book or my post. (-:<br /><br />Willard's into Christian mystical practice. He's more quaker than evangelical. <br /><br />Difficult to concentrate here. Nikki is talking to me. Women don't realise that men can't type and talk! We can't multitask!!!<br /><br />I think that was part of the Fall that Genesis 3 doesn't mention!grahamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815187212465418058.post-56822805908490882902010-06-21T12:45:22.291+01:002010-06-21T12:45:22.291+01:00That's very interesting. I found this book re...That's very interesting. I found this book really hard to engage with. My eyes glazed over at times.<br />PaulTo whom it may concernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12606673833737508249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815187212465418058.post-14257564916661837032010-06-20T21:19:10.049+01:002010-06-20T21:19:10.049+01:00Paul
I've started reading this book -
http:...Paul<br /><br />I've started reading this book - <br /><br />http://www.ivpbooks.com/search?q=%22Faithful+feelings%22<br /><br />- and it may have something to say about the importance of emotion in making judgements. Which obviously would have a bearing on the issue of "impressions" etc.<br /><br />Basically (you probably already know this, but I like waffling about it) there has been a shift in philosophy and psychology to from viewing emotions as non-rational reactions to rational "judgements" or "evaluations" of a situation. <br /><br />(The technical term is "propositional attitudes".)<br /><br />But, obviously, fear is a smart thing to feel if you're staring at an angry and hungry looking Rottweiler. Not so much if you're facing an angry Parakeet. (Although they can give you a nasty nip). <br /><br />So the "fear of God" would be rational, the "fear of man" irrational. <br /><br />We should develop a character that produces the correct emotions in the correct circumstances. We do this by following the correct role models. And these "role models" can be drawn from literature. (People tend to waffle about Dickens and Austen to illustrate this point.) Christians would obviously want to turn to characters in the Bible. <br /><br />This would have implications for guidance. We shape our characters in the correct way. This produces the correct emotions. If we are "keeping in step with the Spirit" we might even find that we have 'impulses'.<br /><br /> We can check these against stories in Scripture, and the lives of Godly people. <br /><br />Let me know if you think this is of any use.Graham Vealenoreply@blogger.com