Blogging Around

The first post I replied to was Mitchell (Deuce Bigs) Bigelow's post about how the Church is a unifying force. I found it very interesting how he discussed benefits of the church seeing as he is a devout atheist. I commented...

Mitchell,

Very nice post. I found it humorous when you said, "Last year, I managed to destroy his faith" (like it was nothing). It was also funny when u called God "America's favorite diety." Anyway, it was really interesting to hear an atheist person defend Christianity and now I understand why your on the debate team. I agree with your position that the church provides a great sense of belonging for its members. You made a very good case for the positive effects of the church on society. If a population as large as the Chrisitians is/becomes educated and informed and contributes to a greater power, the benefits to the world would be enormous. By ignoring the disputes about God and creating secular arguements, I think you really strengthened the credibility of your post (but you probably already knew that seeing as your a master debater).

I also commented on Jamie's post about the future. She basically discussed her fears and aspirations later in life and I found myself relating very easily to the worries she had. I replied...

Jamie,
I feel the same way as you. I have no idea what I want to be when I grow up. There's a lot of things that I am interested in but for a number of reasons, I don't think they will be my future career. I agree that I should do something that I'm passionate about. But, I feel like there are a lot of obsticles preventing me from doing them in the future. Some things I'm simply not that good at, others I feel like I'm behind every one whose involed like in Jenna's blog about dancing. This brings me to the point where I ask myself, is good enough just to settle for something that I don't hate. If I can do that, then perhaps perhaps it will provide me with the means ($) to do the things I love later in life. Unfortunately, I can't see the future. So until the future becomes the present, I'm going to take your advice and try my best to enjoy the rest of my childhood by not stressing. Great post, btw.

P.S. I also enjoyed Corey's and Jenna's blog about similar and relating topics.