Speaking of innane tangential questions:
I wonder how long Msgr Pope would last on FR, or any Internet forum really. It seems as though those who give apologetics to any faith, Catholicism included, on the Internet, are demanded a level of precision that in the real world, the world of polite conversation and verbal communication, is not required.
This thought strikes me constantly when I listen to shows like Catholic Answers Live. The people that call into that show (who aren’t Catholic) seem to be quite happy with the apologetics they provide there. I wonder why? Really. I do wonder.
Don’t people who debate online call into shows like that? I’ve sometimes wondered what a chat would be like between, say, Jimmy Akin and an anti-Catholicism FReeper. I can’t imagine it would be any different in terms of civility. So I find myself wishing some of you guys would call them on occassion.
Most of the questions they field are softballs like “call no man Father”. Not the humdingers like around here! Sometimes I think they have no idea the level of “granularity” apologetics demands online. Even Jimmy Akin! Even though he writes a blog.
Don’t get me wrong, CA is a great resource, but only as a stepping off point. At least sometimes, as I think the debates around here go into the tall grass, so to speak. Way beyond whatever help can be found there.
With that, I’m hitting the road back home. And yes, I’ll be listening to Catholic Answers (podcast) on the way home. Hehe
Have a nice weekend everybody!
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He'd probably get zotted. Not for having inprecise language, but for calling for a welfare state and telling Freepers to give up their 2nd amendment rights.