tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442628.post3521576191359084126..comments2023-11-05T04:58:15.443-07:00Comments on Straight and Narrow Blog: The Place of Apologia in Mormon FaithJettboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00300495482595955440noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442628.post-1060682163654784212007-07-16T19:20:00.000-06:002007-07-16T19:20:00.000-06:00"A 'less sophisticated' description . . ." should ..."A 'less sophisticated' description . . ." <BR/><BR/>should read, "A 'sophisticated' description. . ." if there really is such a thing.Jettboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300495482595955440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442628.post-84504851933309202022007-07-16T14:47:00.000-06:002007-07-16T14:47:00.000-06:00To repeat a well-worn analogy, you can describe th...To repeat a well-worn analogy, you can describe the spirit about as well as you can describe a taste. So, you can partially describe it.<BR/><BR/>See you at the next little skirmish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442628.post-48611470660638439462007-07-16T13:55:00.000-06:002007-07-16T13:55:00.000-06:00Sorry, I was talking about it to a non-Mormon audi...Sorry, I was talking about it to a non-Mormon audience that usually either doesn't understand the workings of the Spirit or makes fun of it. A "less sophisticated" description would probably go into detail about how it was attained, how it compared to other feelings, what each word means in the description, and etc. To be honest, I have never tried to describe the Spirit in that way. Can it be Jettboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300495482595955440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442628.post-61854076808152187162007-07-16T10:55:00.000-06:002007-07-16T10:55:00.000-06:00"The answer to why Mormons believe as they do can ..."The answer to why Mormons believe as they do can be traced to what Tim Bulter said, "When I read the Book of Mormon, I feel a palpable glow. I believe it's the word of God." This is a unsophisticated description of the spiritual witness, but a good example of the Mormon priority of religious understanding over apologetics."<BR/><BR/>An unsophisticated description? Awwww....I done my best. <BR/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com