It was, what, two days ago? Three?

[conuly]

When I made that post about overdefensive replies to anything that is even remotely on the same planet as "judging them"?

Voila! Exhibit A!

I'm not actually half as irritated as I sounded in my reply. Not at that, anyway. I'm more irritated at comments I can't, for the sake of my sanity, go back and reply to. Still, to be clear - I really don't think that most Christians honestly believe that Jesus is the answer for literally every question under the sun. Not even the ones who spout inanities like "Jesus is the answer" at you all the time.

Comments

[cmarie14.livejournal.com]

lol, you are so right. I am a believer, and I Jesus is not the answer to many questions.

Besides, it was God who made them, not Jesus. :P

I will say, however, that although the person reacted defensively, I can see why. You weren't being judgemental about the Christianity part, but the tone of the post seemed overly critical. I'm sure you didn't mean it like that, it just came across that way.

Jesus is the answer, by the way. :P I'm not sure what the question is...

[conuly]

It wasn't "overly critical". It was just plain critical - the answer to "where did these fish come from?" is anything from "Africa" to "Evolution" to even, I suppose "Doesn't everything come from God? Quit indoctrinating me already, I believe!", but raising a child to have that sort of one-answer mentality will get nothing but criticism from me.

[conuly]

Not that everybody saying "Fish come from God" is indoctrinating their child... I mean, they are, but it's not always a bad thing. Ana will recite "Bush's foreign policy is dangerous" on cue, y'know? (Hey, I have to amuse myself somehow, and training Ana is cheap!)

But the whole conversation, to me, had an air of rehashed ground. Like when I ask Ana, for the fifth time in a day "What's the capital of England?" and wait for her reply.

[cmarie14.livejournal.com]

We'll have to agree to disagree on the level of criticality (is that a word? :P ) but I completely agree that children need to be taught the correct answers, if nothing else! I wish more parents and educators would teach children to reason rather than just spout back an answer.

Train of thought, but I attended a top 10 regional college and I remember most that they didn't tell us the answers - we had to figure them out. Then I moved and enrolled at a state university and the teachers there made us read the textbook and as long as we could reguritate the information we got an "A." Sick. Especially since most college students go to a public university.

[cmarie14.livejournal.com]

lol. It is dangerous.

And I understood what you meant. I wasn't offended by the "indoctrinating" part. After all, there are many people who believe they are Christians who are indoctrinated and indoctrinating their children with teachings that aren't even from the scriptures! :)

[(Anonymous)]

lol, you are so right. I am a believer, and I Jesus is not the answer to many questions.

Besides, it was God who made them, not Jesus. :P

I will say, however, that although the person reacted defensively, I can see why. You weren't being judgemental about the Christianity part, but the tone of the post seemed overly critical. I'm sure you didn't mean it like that, it just came across that way.

Jesus is the answer, by the way. :P I'm not sure what the question is...

[conuly]

It wasn't "overly critical". It was just plain critical - the answer to "where did these fish come from?" is anything from "Africa" to "Evolution" to even, I suppose "Doesn't everything come from God? Quit indoctrinating me already, I believe!", but raising a child to have that sort of one-answer mentality will get nothing but criticism from me.

[conuly]

Not that everybody saying "Fish come from God" is indoctrinating their child... I mean, they are, but it's not always a bad thing. Ana will recite "Bush's foreign policy is dangerous" on cue, y'know? (Hey, I have to amuse myself somehow, and training Ana is cheap!)

But the whole conversation, to me, had an air of rehashed ground. Like when I ask Ana, for the fifth time in a day "What's the capital of England?" and wait for her reply.

[(Anonymous)]

We'll have to agree to disagree on the level of criticality (is that a word? :P ) but I completely agree that children need to be taught the correct answers, if nothing else! I wish more parents and educators would teach children to reason rather than just spout back an answer.

Train of thought, but I attended a top 10 regional college and I remember most that they didn't tell us the answers - we had to figure them out. Then I moved and enrolled at a state university and the teachers there made us read the textbook and as long as we could reguritate the information we got an "A." Sick. Especially since most college students go to a public university.

[(Anonymous)]

lol. It is dangerous.

And I understood what you meant. I wasn't offended by the "indoctrinating" part. After all, there are many people who believe they are Christians who are indoctrinated and indoctrinating their children with teachings that aren't even from the scriptures! :)