I saw a book this morning about a man who lived this amazing life all through the twentieth century, but he didn’t learn to read until he was 98. And my heart just broke for him. Ninety-eight years of not being able to make sense of words in a book or newspaper. Or the...
Tag: arguments
Engage Your Mind: Of Babies and Bathwater
It takes a lot of skill to hear an idea or argument without immediately falling into the trap of extremes. Especially in the Christian world, but not less often in the secular one, discussions quickly disintegrate into name-calling and trolling or universally glowing commendation. “You’re an idiot for thinking that. Everything you type is...
Day 23: Why We Can’t Ignore Logic
So, in the world of argumentation, the pendulum has swung pretty hard to the pathos side of things. Pathos is just a fancy word for emotional appeals, of course. It means that we focus on feelings and use words that mostly equate to sensitivity and getting people to connect on an emotional level. The...