tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post3853301714045663059..comments2023-09-25T04:26:51.568-06:00Comments on The Barefoot Bum: Authority and veracityLarry Hamelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-90436137111432134972007-04-13T22:07:00.000-06:002007-04-13T22:07:00.000-06:00I get the sense that the Deacon has not really gro...I get the sense that the Deacon has not really grokked Hume on miracles.Larry Hamelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-24795882332478431832007-04-13T21:51:00.000-06:002007-04-13T21:51:00.000-06:00Interesting how he drew so many conclusions about ...Interesting how he drew so many conclusions about a stranger half glimpsed in a fairly dark alley at night. <BR/><BR/>And if you're in a strange fairly dark alley at night, I wonder how you can be certain there are no doorways or side alleys that you did not observe. <BR/><BR/>If the wailing stopped, wouldn't your first rational thought be that the boy stopped making the noise, not that he vanished into an alternate dimension?<BR/><BR/>What floors me is that the "alternate dimension" theory is thought to be some sort of answer to problems like this, instead of recognizing this simply adds yet another layer of problem to solve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28755195.post-27271336329560404402007-04-13T15:14:00.000-06:002007-04-13T15:14:00.000-06:00Naked evil demon boy? Damien! Put that poor nun do...Naked evil demon boy? Damien! Put that poor nun down, Damien!<BR/><BR/>For some reason, I can't write the name "Damien" down without thinking of the three year old girl I taught to shout "Aaaaaliennnnn!" at her mother. And for some reason, I can't read the Deacon's post without thinking of that recent rash of exorcism films.James F. Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747033407956667363noreply@blogger.com