tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949964747410221992.post5648398270222387030..comments2024-03-26T02:35:07.114-07:00Comments on A Slice of Mind: I'm Attending a Christian Women's Book ClubAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13876754891701386069noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949964747410221992.post-8999109671220799892015-10-31T03:50:25.113-07:002015-10-31T03:50:25.113-07:00"I see things like jealousy and covetousness ..."I see things like jealousy and covetousness from a psychological or biological perspective and no longer from a Biblical perspective." --Renee<br /><br />Me too. I just read in 'The Self Illusion' how, in 1966, prior to killing 14 and injuring 32 in a shooting rampage, Charles Whitman had written "After my death I wish that an autopsy would be performed to see if there is any visible physical disorder." A sizable tumor in the region of his amygdala had been found. The author cites another case where pedophilia corresponded to the presence of a tumor in a man's prefrontal cortex. Ein~+einhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11095408278627252919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949964747410221992.post-78406990582803271462015-10-21T08:59:01.236-07:002015-10-21T08:59:01.236-07:00Sorry to lose focus of the subject. I was origina...Sorry to lose focus of the subject. I was originally thinking on different ways to solve the same problems.johnsuttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04548989640535234663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949964747410221992.post-65418960209908788832015-10-20T13:58:51.184-07:002015-10-20T13:58:51.184-07:00Good grief - it's a Christian Women's Self...Good grief - it's a Christian Women's Self-Help Book Club? I admire your intestinal fortitude - my head would explode, being exposed to so much earnestness. ;) Les Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210607019359651470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949964747410221992.post-11208324221790960002015-10-20T09:04:26.563-07:002015-10-20T09:04:26.563-07:00The book I'm reading is a non-fiction book--no...The book I'm reading is a non-fiction book--not a fiction book. Most Christian books like this are non-fiction. Think "Purpose Driven Life" type.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13876754891701386069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949964747410221992.post-27510041803795276602015-10-19T14:42:07.217-07:002015-10-19T14:42:07.217-07:00As Penn Jilltte said "If children could tell ...As Penn Jilltte said "If children could tell the difference between fact and fiction, all art from Shakespeare to children stories would be immoral". <br /><br />This article would be a case in point. johnsuttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04548989640535234663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949964747410221992.post-26960249000246770622015-10-19T14:29:15.412-07:002015-10-19T14:29:15.412-07:00Probably confirmation bias. There's no evidenc...Probably confirmation bias. There's no evidence that prayer works in real life, so fiction provides that squirt of dopamine as the reader sees that the things she (almost always she) does provide a solution for the book characters. Remember, we have trouble distinguishing fact from fiction, and this is especially the case for the religious. See http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2014/07/21/children-religion-fact-fiction_n_5607009.htmlLes Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210607019359651470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949964747410221992.post-42204840838955485382015-10-19T14:17:37.933-07:002015-10-19T14:17:37.933-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.johnsuttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04548989640535234663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949964747410221992.post-41663693539844591692015-10-19T14:13:58.138-07:002015-10-19T14:13:58.138-07:00Do you think this is because these books provide a...Do you think this is because these books provide a means to feel the spiritual fix they get from reading the Bible but don't find it in everyday life? Ticking themselves so to speak?<br /><br />Makes sense with the Left Behind series.<br />johnsuttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04548989640535234663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949964747410221992.post-51466340329227612922015-10-19T14:02:22.284-07:002015-10-19T14:02:22.284-07:00Fascinating. I've long pondered the role of ch...Fascinating. I've long pondered the role of christian fiction, and I think it works because religious believers can't tell fact from fiction. The reader "knows" the book is fiction, but while reading it, perceives the events described as real* - and that feeling persists after the book is finished.<br /><br />This provides comforting evidence that prayer and religious devotion really works - something the bible doesn't do as strongly since its (alleged) events occurred thousands of years ago. Contemporary plots are much more relatable.<br /><br />Good luck! I couldn't do it.<br /><br />* fMRI studies show that the visual cortex and fusiform gyrus activate while reading - we "see" things in our minds.Les Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210607019359651470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949964747410221992.post-63433422807910565172015-10-19T13:56:02.266-07:002015-10-19T13:56:02.266-07:00It is interesting on seeing the verisimilitude of ...It is interesting on seeing the verisimilitude of observing negative aspects of people and coming up with similar ways to overcome them. <br /><br />You could sum it up as, "Yes we have these things, but instead of letting it over come you, you look at where you are and had bad it could have been. Strive as best as you can and help others to do so."<br /><br />You can do this theologically, philosophically, form a group session, all sorts of ways to over come these negative aspects.johnsuttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04548989640535234663noreply@blogger.com