tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post666981128551958172..comments2024-03-23T12:05:23.537-05:00Comments on The Wild Reed: The Devil We (Think We) KnowMichael J. Baylyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03087458490602152648noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-87856101765532070602015-07-29T06:57:04.806-05:002015-07-29T06:57:04.806-05:00Good for Fr Martin. (Just because there are phenom...Good for Fr Martin. (Just because there are phenomena that can be explained in natural ways doesn't exclude supernatural causes for other phenomena. Well, if you're a philosophical materials, it would, but then again a philosophical materials has no business pretending to be a theist of any sort.) Just because a teenager takes up smoking to demonstrate independence from her parents doesn't mean she won't get cancer.Liamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-84719173184736827442015-07-28T19:29:15.493-05:002015-07-28T19:29:15.493-05:00I appreciate your writing on this too, Micheal. I ...I appreciate your writing on this too, Micheal. I follow James Martin's writings, and was likewise taken aback and disappointed by his article.Joe Nixnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-4907984325159289642015-07-28T12:13:59.916-05:002015-07-28T12:13:59.916-05:00It's funny that when I saw that post, I just t...It's funny that when I saw that post, I just thought "Ridiculous! Really? C'mon..." and went along my merry way. I guess even the most erudite are allowed their eccentricities. I'm glad there are others that can or bother to shed some countervailing light on the subject of evil and it's personification... jamezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12910320855332238203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-90264002999672599782015-07-28T11:24:22.268-05:002015-07-28T11:24:22.268-05:00Thank you, thank you, Michael! Thank you for your ...Thank you, thank you, Michael! Thank you for your thoughtful and articulate response to Fr. James Martin's post.Catherinenoreply@blogger.com