tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post1360681165698747775..comments2023-10-21T03:54:12.029-04:00Comments on A Gift Universe: What if?Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10853868724554947854noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-63536568315784349472011-07-02T11:56:36.269-04:002011-07-02T11:56:36.269-04:00Haha, I intend to. I actually learn a lot there, ...Haha, I intend to. I actually learn a lot there, despite the occasional topic that gets me worked up. Recommendations for bug sprays and diaper creams, tips for naps and potty training, and -- best of all -- working out playdates and things. I don't "know" most of the people there, but I see many who seem like the sort of person I'd like to get to know.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10853868724554947854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-66077067558961248202011-07-01T16:05:42.357-04:002011-07-01T16:05:42.357-04:00+JMJ+
"What if?" is a game you can'...+JMJ+ <br /><br />"What if?" is a game you can't win. It's like "How do you know?" These questions are only asked by people who have no good arguments of their own and therefore can only blow holes in yours. <br /><br />And for the record, I like your blog fodder! =P So I hope you keep hanging out with that FB group.Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-60103249173284163732011-06-30T21:12:39.383-04:002011-06-30T21:12:39.383-04:00Love that xkcd!
I think you exactly get my point....Love that xkcd!<br /><br />I think you exactly get my point. It's good to know what you'd do if the car in front of you slammed on their brakes. But if someone randomly attacks you in the post office -- you're pretty dang unlucky. And you'd pretty much have to be planning escape routes 24/7 to actually be ready at the moment of a crisis -- and, of course, the crisis would take a form you weren't expecting.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10853868724554947854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-55683010885294810952011-06-30T18:33:56.146-04:002011-06-30T18:33:56.146-04:00SO right about "What If"; the game of &q...SO right about "What If"; the game of "What If" is, maybe, the <a href="http://www.nononsenseselfdefense.com/WIMS.htm" rel="nofollow">second</a> or <a href="http://xkcd.com/337/" rel="nofollow">third</a> most dangerous activity for people not in any real danger. It's distressingly similar to Mark Shea's historical phases questions, in the sense of not really being a question so much as a mechanism of rationalization.<br /><br />When one does have to deal with dangerous and unpredictable situations, like driving in a city, it makes sense to play restricted "what-if" games, like the game of "find the red sports car" my driving theory instructor liked to talk about. It makes sense because it's a real necessity AND there are things we can do about it.<br /><br />We really *can't* do much about dark magnetars whizzing through space, or the eventual self-catalyzing destablization of all protons (hey, it could happen!) or random psychopaths. And these problems really aren't pressing issues for any of us, so why work ourselves up, eh?some guy on the streethttp://epistle-null.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-20737149153513624382011-06-30T17:29:46.441-04:002011-06-30T17:29:46.441-04:00Haha, yeah, I keep my mouth shut! The convo about...Haha, yeah, I keep my mouth shut! The convo about c-sections really made me want to jump in, but then I thought, "I haven't had a c-section, and many of these women have. So there is very little I can say that might not offend someone."<br /><br />Though, for the record, only 7% of c-sections are truly elective. So the rate is not rising because women are "too posh to push." There are many, many reasons, from overuse of Pitocin to our sue-happy culture, but many c-sections are neither elective NOR truly medically necessary (though it may be necessary because of things the doctor did earlier). And I DO know women who had unnecessary c-sections they did not want! <br /><br />Whew, I feel better now! I get a lot out of that group besides blog fodder, but it does get me wanting to write.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10853868724554947854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-55928413442875458132011-06-30T12:28:35.546-04:002011-06-30T12:28:35.546-04:00Oh, Sheila, once again, I am SO with you. I was ho...Oh, Sheila, once again, I am SO with you. I was horrified by some of the comments made in that conversation! I grew up in a home with guns, and my dad taught us all how to shoot (safely) at a pretty young age. We kept all the safety precautions. I'm all for having guns, like you, but you're right about the actual dangers. I once heard a statistic that a home is more than 20 times likely to have a gun-related accident (which would likely be deadly) than to have a situation requiring a gun. You're absolutely right about just relaxing and trusting God. That doesn't mean that we are to be all nonchalant about life, but we should definitely try to recognize that there is only so much we can control, and there is a God that loves us and protects us.<br />Of course I'm not about to go near these FB conversations anymore. ;)JenniC10https://www.blogger.com/profile/00561838367364348587noreply@blogger.com