Comments on: my knowledge trumps your experience - part 2 http://www.swingingfromthevine.com/2007/09/24/my-knowledge-trumps-your-experience-part-2/ digging deep, stretching up, reaching out Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:26:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Mak http://www.swingingfromthevine.com/2007/09/24/my-knowledge-trumps-your-experience-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1097 Mak Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:46:22 +0000 http://www.swingingfromthevine.com/2007/09/24/my-knowledge-trumps-your-experience-part-2/#comment-1097 Dan - hehehe...good stuff as always I think I'll stick to intimidation ;) Dan - hehehe…good stuff as always

I think I’ll stick to intimidation ;)

]]> By: Dan http://www.swingingfromthevine.com/2007/09/24/my-knowledge-trumps-your-experience-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1084 Dan Wed, 26 Sep 2007 02:32:43 +0000 http://www.swingingfromthevine.com/2007/09/24/my-knowledge-trumps-your-experience-part-2/#comment-1084 It is tough to pick my favorite part of the conversation. It is either the "no, you have no idea what you believe and I will tell you that you are a revisionist." Or the "You're smarts are intimidating and you should work on it." I love the fact that intellect of a Woman is intimidating to Man who is trying to "put her on the right path." The funny thing is that typically the origin of intimidation of people's intellect comes from the fact that the person confronting knows nothing of what they talk about. I have had tons of conversations like this with many modern-main line Christians. I find the best way to respond is simply asking questions and leading the person into accepting they know nothing about post-modern philosophy. Questions such as "Which post moderns are you talking about? What is the source material? Were you reading linguists, socialigists, psychologists, ect?" I know it sounds smug, but really if i am being attacked for holding a position, i would like to know what philosopher they were talking about. It is like me attacking the moderns for beliving they they know everything, but failing to cite what disipline i am talking about. I could be talking about the views of anyone from Freud, to Gould, to the Marque De Sade being that enlightment and modern thinking has so many different streams. Also, ask them if they believe everything Dominic Crossen believes? If they say no, tell them they don't know what they are talking about because he identifies himself as Christian. So, with the line of thinking, all Chrisitians must believe the Jesus seminar. Sorry, got long winded. It's a fun therapy technique to ignore the issue brought up and attack the root of the issue. But then again, you can just intimidate them with your Womanly Smarts. It is tough to pick my favorite part of the conversation. It is either the “no, you have no idea what you believe and I will tell you that you are a revisionist.” Or the “You’re smarts are intimidating and you should work on it.”
I love the fact that intellect of a Woman is intimidating to Man who is trying to “put her on the right path.” The funny thing is that typically the origin of intimidation of people’s intellect comes from the fact that the person confronting knows nothing of what they talk about.
I have had tons of conversations like this with many modern-main line Christians. I find the best way to respond is simply asking questions and leading the person into accepting they know nothing about post-modern philosophy. Questions such as “Which post moderns are you talking about? What is the source material? Were you reading linguists, socialigists, psychologists, ect?”
I know it sounds smug, but really if i am being attacked for holding a position, i would like to know what philosopher they were talking about.
It is like me attacking the moderns for beliving they they know everything, but failing to cite what disipline i am talking about. I could be talking about the views of anyone from Freud, to Gould, to the Marque De Sade being that enlightment and modern thinking has so many different streams.
Also, ask them if they believe everything Dominic Crossen believes? If they say no, tell them they don’t know what they are talking about because he identifies himself as Christian. So, with the line of thinking, all Chrisitians must believe the Jesus seminar.
Sorry, got long winded. It’s a fun therapy technique to ignore the issue brought up and attack the root of the issue.
But then again, you can just intimidate them with your Womanly Smarts.

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