Comments on: Self-myth http://shamuswrites.com/2006/09/20/self-myth/ Trapped within my own mind Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:34:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Deborah http://shamuswrites.com/2006/09/20/self-myth/#comment-4498 Deborah Sat, 23 Sep 2006 02:50:21 +0000 http://open-dialogue.com/blog/2006/09/20/self-myth/#comment-4498 Good post, Jim. Everyday, I see commercials for antidepressants. If we were such a happy bunch, why are they necessary? Mike: Regarding your statement about our dark sides and taking responsibility for them, I disagree. Most of us have a choice in how we behave. Good post, Jim. Everyday, I see commercials for antidepressants. If we were such a happy bunch, why are they necessary?

Mike: Regarding your statement about our dark sides and taking responsibility for them, I disagree. Most of us have a choice in how we behave.

]]> By: Mike http://shamuswrites.com/2006/09/20/self-myth/#comment-4481 Mike Fri, 22 Sep 2006 13:02:05 +0000 http://open-dialogue.com/blog/2006/09/20/self-myth/#comment-4481 How true is this. This is why it's so hard to spread the Gospel to Americans b/c they don't want to hear it. They don't want to hear that their own darkness is their responsibility and that they really can't do anything about it. They also don't want to be told that their own worldview is wrong. We create a world of tolerance not because we think it's intrinsically right, but because that way nobody can tell us we're wrong. How hypocritical! How true is this. This is why it’s so hard to spread the Gospel to Americans b/c they don’t want to hear it. They don’t want to hear that their own darkness is their responsibility and that they really can’t do anything about it. They also don’t want to be told that their own worldview is wrong. We create a world of tolerance not because we think it’s intrinsically right, but because that way nobody can tell us we’re wrong. How hypocritical!

]]> By: mark http://shamuswrites.com/2006/09/20/self-myth/#comment-4457 mark Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:25:38 +0000 http://open-dialogue.com/blog/2006/09/20/self-myth/#comment-4457 wow. right-frickin' on. That which you speak of is the exactly where the *actual* good news needs to be communicated into. thereby, the 'softening up' process is one of getting them to admit the ways which these things *are* myths. Talk about a hard thing to accomplish, being surrounded by everyone telling you not to.. I guess it's the rebel in me that likes the good news :) wow. right-frickin’ on.
That which you speak of is the exactly where the actual good news needs to be communicated into. thereby, the ‘softening up’ process is one of getting them to admit the ways which these things are myths.
Talk about a hard thing to accomplish, being surrounded by everyone telling you not to.. I guess it’s the rebel in me that likes the good news :)

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