http://john.purplestateofmind.com/?p=478 Thoughts of a wordslinger... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:41:39 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://john.purplestateofmind.com/?p=478&cpage=1#comment-15380 Purple State of Mind Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:39:08 +0000 http://john.purplestateofmind.com/?p=478#comment-15380 [...] is, crosscutting relationships are so – well –yesterday. As we discussed last week, everything is trending in the direction that we find ourselves in groups of increasingly [...] [...] is, crosscutting relationships are so – well –yesterday. As we discussed last week, everything is trending in the direction that we find ourselves in groups of increasingly [...]

]]> http://john.purplestateofmind.com/?p=478&cpage=1#comment-15216 Fraulien Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:17:35 +0000 http://john.purplestateofmind.com/?p=478#comment-15216 Gee....I am really in agreement with the main point of this article. Notice how the reinforcement of beliefs has little to do with religion and a lot to do with hanging out with the same kinds of people. Good points. I do think that with the information technology available, it is also easier to dialogue with people with different views and find out why they believe the way they do. In the last year, I have been able to have short conversations with several different authors (including yourself, John) to find out why they believed what they believed or to answer questions raised in their books. In my own world, I do not know any former 60 Minutes Producers who used to be Christian but now are not and are married to a woman with Jewish beliefs/culture and who have worked with Dan Rather, and are much more liberal than me. So....it certainly can work the other way, but, I agree with much of what she says. Gee….I am really in agreement with the main point of this article. Notice how the reinforcement of beliefs has little to do with religion and a lot to do with hanging out with the same kinds of people. Good points. I do think that with the information technology available, it is also easier to dialogue with people with different views and find out why they believe the way they do. In the last year, I have been able to have short conversations with several different authors (including yourself, John) to find out why they believed what they believed or to answer questions raised in their books. In my own world, I do not know any former 60 Minutes Producers who used to be Christian but now are not and are married to a woman with Jewish beliefs/culture and who have worked with Dan Rather, and are much more liberal than me. So….it certainly can work the other way, but, I agree with much of what she says.

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