Pretty sure his point was that Christians "vote Christian" without really understanding that the people they're electing on these principles usually act in very un-Christian ways. It's useful to quote scripture at Fundies (if you know what you're getting into) because it throws them off -- they don't expect any godless heathen babyeating liberals to have actually read the Bible. In my case they'd be right, but the point still stands, damn it.
Out of curiousity, do you think the practice of handwritten letters will eventually die out? I agree that they're far more personal than email, but could this be only because the computer hasn't yet been fully integrated into society (mostly, but not fully)? I don't think we'll ever forget or stop appreciating things that are "handmade," but I do believe that our definitions of that descriptor will expand to include creative methods we do not consider as such now (ie: those that are computer/technology-based). This includes all art -- I believe that most people still see more intrinsic value in a painting than a digital print, because the painting took "more work" and is "more real" -- but as computers become more and more a part of everything we do, will those judgments remain?
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Pretty sure his point was that Christians "vote Christian" without really understanding that the people they're electing on these principles usually act in very un-Christian ways. It's useful to quote scripture at Fundies (if you know what you're getting into) because it throws them off -- they don't expect any godless heathen babyeating liberals to have actually read the Bible. In my case they'd be right, but the point still stands, damn it.
"And will be for decades."
Out of curiousity, do you think the practice of handwritten letters will eventually die out? I agree that they're far more personal than email, but could this be only because the computer hasn't yet been fully integrated into society (mostly, but not fully)? I don't think we'll ever forget or stop appreciating things that are "handmade," but I do believe that our definitions of that descriptor will expand to include creative methods we do not consider as such now (ie: those that are computer/technology-based). This includes all art -- I believe that most people still see more intrinsic value in a painting than a digital print, because the painting took "more work" and is "more real" -- but as computers become more and more a part of everything we do, will those judgments remain?