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Parma Violets. That's an incredibly unwise choice, but it's my gut reaction. I'd get tired of them pretty soon, I suppose...
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Nope, I haven't... and, while it doesn't seem to be loaded with malware or anything, it seems to be home to illegally streamed videos. So, if it's legit... it's not legit. :)
(And the only reason I'm not blocking this question as SPAM on Formspring is because I can't be sure that it wasn't innocently asked by a friend or follower of mine who wants to know more about the site... so, I'm giving an honest answer here.) -
In boldest, most dramatic terms, it was the study of philosophy that made me become a Christian; it showed me that the pat answer of, "That's nice that Jesus is God for you; he's just not God for me" really makes no sense because contradictory claims can't both be true. (They could both be wrong -- in this case, perhaps none of the world's religions are correct -- but they can't all be right.)
So I could say that philosophy affected not only this life, but the one to come.
That "analytical" approach to life has extended to other day-to-day things -- the standard need to nail down premises/assumptions that lead to a conclusion, or examining whether a conclusion necessarily follows from the premises given.
Philosophy taken alone can be pretty "cold" when it's not balanced with the reality of human emotions, but it's a good foundation to start from.
So, "providing eternal life" would be the direct answer to the question, but "being a pretty handy tool" would sound a bit more pragmatic as a response. -
That's a tough one; the "proper" Christian answer is to say "Jesus," but it's hard to live exactly as God incarnate did. In reality I take my inspiration from a few typical, normal people in my life who aren't remarkably "successful" as the world defines it, but who have led really honest, integrity-filled lives.
It's not about your position on the corporate ladder; it's about how you've lived while getting there (or, in many cases, while getting somewhere else). -
Bob Saget. Or so I've been told... but that's a couple decades out of date.
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Eric M. Larson’s Bio
Husband, father, podcaster at Ericast.com, Academic Technology Consultant at a big private university.
