tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407988.post110795845075532667..comments2023-08-05T21:48:58.831-04:00Comments on Philochristos: The arrogance fallacySam Harperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15884738370893218595noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407988.post-33039864016772119772008-12-19T11:56:00.000-05:002008-12-19T11:56:00.000-05:00This is a wonderful observation, and I think it ca...This is a wonderful observation, and I think it can be applied to other popular perspectives that are often applied in an effort to disqualify truth. The quality of something being apparently ridiculous, for example. Who cares if it appears ridiculous if it is true? Another example is the need to understand. People will reject truth because they personally cannot understand how or why that truth is true. <BR/><BR/>Naaman's servant used this same line of reasoning when Naaman rejected the idea of bathing in the Jordan river as a means of curing leprosy. What difference did it make if it was seemingly ridiculous, or redered Naaman without understanding? It worked.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15046191580141976211noreply@blogger.com