Comments on: Dale McGowan Came to Town http://dangerousintersection.org/2009/01/05/dale-mcgowan-came-to-town/ Human Animals at the Crossroads of Culture, Science, Religion and Media Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:13:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Dan Klarmann http://dangerousintersection.org/2009/01/05/dale-mcgowan-came-to-town/comment-page-1/#comment-51068 Dan Klarmann Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:19:12 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=4090#comment-51068 He's coming again: 04 OCT 2009 Presentation on "Raising Freethinkers" to the Ethical Society of St. Louis. Parent discussion 10am, Platform address 11:00-noon. He’s coming again: 04 OCT 2009 Presentation on “Raising Freethinkers” to the Ethical Society of St. Louis. Parent discussion 10am, Platform address 11:00-noon.

]]> By: The Meming of Life » Thunderstruck Parenting Beyond Belief on secular parenting and other natural wonders http://dangerousintersection.org/2009/01/05/dale-mcgowan-came-to-town/comment-page-1/#comment-33070 The Meming of Life » Thunderstruck Parenting Beyond Belief on secular parenting and other natural wonders Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:00:29 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=4090#comment-33070 [...] thanks to Dan Klarmann of the blog Dangerous Intersection who blogged about the event and snapped the hilariously ministerial photo of me at [...] [...] thanks to Dan Klarmann of the blog Dangerous Intersection who blogged about the event and snapped the hilariously ministerial photo of me at [...]

]]> By: Mike Pulcinella http://dangerousintersection.org/2009/01/05/dale-mcgowan-came-to-town/comment-page-1/#comment-33032 Mike Pulcinella Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:48:45 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=4090#comment-33032 Erich wrote: "...skeptics tend to get all excited about going to church!" My theory is that there is part of us that is disappointed that we could never get to the good feelings that the church offered. I went "back to church" several times in my life, each time finding the lack of enthusiasm and the dusty drudgery of the Catholic ceremony increasingly distasteful until I gave up entirely. Erich wrote: “…skeptics tend to get all excited about going to church!”

My theory is that there is part of us that is disappointed that we could never get to the good feelings that the church offered. I went “back to church” several times in my life, each time finding the lack of enthusiasm and the dusty drudgery of the Catholic ceremony increasingly distasteful until I gave up entirely.

]]> By: Erich Vieth http://dangerousintersection.org/2009/01/05/dale-mcgowan-came-to-town/comment-page-1/#comment-33020 Erich Vieth Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:22:33 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=4090#comment-33020 Mike: Based on several of the posts at this site, it seems that skeptics tend to get all excited about going to church! I think McGowen's message sounds about right. BTW, I suspect that we'd quickly become a nation of agnostics/atheists/ignostics/skeptics if only religions had the courage to teach about OTHER (competitor) religions, putting each competitor religion's best foot forward. Can you imagine getting a vigorous course in comparative religion each Sunday, where you learned not only about your own religion but you heard lots of good things about other peoples' religions? Mike: Based on several of the posts at this site, it seems that skeptics tend to get all excited about going to church!

I think McGowen’s message sounds about right.

BTW, I suspect that we’d quickly become a nation of agnostics/atheists/ignostics/skeptics if only religions had the courage to teach about OTHER (competitor) religions, putting each competitor religion’s best foot forward. Can you imagine getting a vigorous course in comparative religion each Sunday, where you learned not only about your own religion but you heard lots of good things about other peoples’ religions?

]]> By: Mike Pulcinella http://dangerousintersection.org/2009/01/05/dale-mcgowan-came-to-town/comment-page-1/#comment-33011 Mike Pulcinella Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:26:25 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=4090#comment-33011 What's going on? Is DI turning into a photography blog?? Just kidding! Nice pix of the interior of the building Dan! And a great post. I want to learn more about this Dale's message. What’s going on? Is DI turning into a photography blog?? Just kidding! Nice pix of the interior of the building Dan! And a great post. I want to learn more about this Dale’s message.

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