"Also, I would recommend "Candide" by Voltaire. Its a wonderful work on optimism and metaphysics."
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James Michael DeMaio
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Musical Nerdfighters
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Jeffrey Elliott left a comment for James Michael DeMaio"My favorite book on logical fallacies is "The Demon-Haunted World" by Carl Sagan. My debating style is built on a critical model rather than an accomodational model. Look up the concept of Language games (Wittgenstein) for some guidance on…"
James Michael DeMaio commented on Scott Singletary's group Fighters For Philosophy"About four years ago I did Jack."
James Michael DeMaio replied to Scott Singletary's discussion atheism and christianity friendships? in the group Fighters For Philosophy"I know there are some people that think that quoting a couple verses out of context of the rest of the Bible as a series of books written over the course of a few thousand years counts as a complete argument, but I'm not one of them.
The story…"
James Michael DeMaio replied to Jeffrey Elliott's discussion The Philosophy of Religion in the group Fighters For Philosophy"Why don't you start?"
James Michael DeMaio replied to Scott Singletary's discussion atheism and christianity friendships? in the group Fighters For Philosophy"You're not sacrificing babies to Molech are you? I know the Bible says "love your enemies and pray for those that persecute you" but I don't follow that when it comes to Baby-sacrificers.
If not... well, I guess I'll just…"
James Michael DeMaio replied to Laura's discussion this is a bad idea...but i was curious about your opinions in the group Christian Nerdfighters"Correct. While I do not know whether or not homosexuality is a sin, and prefer to err on the side of compassion, I do think both positions are defensible. I just wanted to add my two cents on why its a bit stickier than other topics."
James Michael DeMaio replied to Bethany Grace Robie's discussion to share or not to share? in the group Christian Nerdfighters"I start with somebody looking from the outside of Christianity's perspective and work my way in towards what Christianity is... Gandhi said "I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ." Then I…"
James Michael DeMaio replied to Laura's discussion this is a bad idea...but i was curious about your opinions in the group Christian Nerdfighters"It is a bit more complicated then simply opposing a lifestyle. After all, it is well known that Christians oppose atheism, Islam, Buddhism, etc. The problem is that very few people walk lightly into being LG, they know it is a harder way of life and…"
Jarod Vautrot replied to James Michael DeMaio's discussion Questions that will help you understand yourself and others better. in the group Christian Nerdfighters"Thank you so much really needed this. "
James Michael DeMaio replied to Michael Gardner's discussion What Would Make Youth Group Better in the group Christian Nerdfighters"In my experience, the regular youth group nights are hard to turn into anything special, but they don't need to be. Mountaintop or repentance experiences should be rare but life changing. That said, I have some advice for those times that you…"
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CrashCourse Commentary
The cutting age of modern education and "the New Media" CrashCourse is more than NerdFighter infotainment. John and Hank want us to seriously ask questions about how what we learn about the history and science effects our actions. So let's do that together, that would be awesome!See More
James Michael DeMaio replied to E_Lewis's discussion How much of the Bible can we trust? in the group Christian Nerdfighters"If it is possible for divine inspiration to be a part of it... and I think it is, then... God told them. If not then interpret it the same as conversations in many "non-fiction" works."
Profile Information
- What Kind of Nerdfighter Are You?
- A Christ-Following Youth-Loving Social Working Nerdfither
- About Me:
- On a semi-regular basis I write music and poetry, play tabletop role playing games, consume media (usually complete works of authors or complete TV series or complete discographies at a time), cook, converse with people, work at my job, sleep, eat, and do all those other human maintenance things. Whenever, I can I volunteer with local youth programs.
I am an openly professing Christian, although my beliefs do not fit into any particular denomination (I am Lutheran-Anglican-Pacifistic). I am an optimist when it comes to individuals and small communities and a pessimist when it comes to large organizations and governments. I believe in the value of every human life and believe that far more good can be accomplished through reforming evil people then seeking a blood price.
- Favorite Books, Movies, Music, and more
- My favorites are pretty fluid.
Some staples are things made by:
Flannery O'Connor, Tim O'Brien, John Green, Andy Kaufmann, Wes Anderson, Tim Burton, mewithoutYou, Gungor, Brand New, W. S. Merwin, T.S. Eliot, William Shakespeare, Gandhi, Dietrich Bonhoeffer and many others.
- What's your favorite thing to put on your head?
- My elbow-pit.
- If you could do your happy dance with anyone who would it be with?
- Right now I've got a pretty big celebrity-crush on MJ.
- When did you start watching the Vlogbrothers?
- January, 2011
- Make up your own DFTBA initialism!
- Dad, forget the banshee's already.
James Michael DeMaio's Blog
An open letter to John Green
Dear John,
First, I must open with gratitude. Thank you and all those involved for The Fault in Our Stars. My dad has terminal cancer and even though he is far older than the characters of your novel, I still feel like I have a better grasp on how to love him even when his asshole tumors kick in. Not only did I feel like the topic of the novel was something I was a bit better able to relate to, but I also thought that TFiOS was…
ContinuePosted on April 14, 2012 at 7:06am
Living in the Past: A Completionist's Dilemma
I am a completionist. When I start a series. I start it at the beginning and proceed through it until I get to the end. This has lead me to a simple, but somewhat startling discovery: I live predominantly in the past.
As marred in existential angst in that statement may sound I actually mean it in a more mundane and... alright let's be honest. I don't live in the past, but everything I love is. Some people like to be on the cutting edge of things. They are always…
ContinuePosted on April 4, 2012 at 11:39pm
Comment Wall (3 comments)
- At 10:26pm on May 14, 2013, Jeffrey Elliott said…
- Also, I would recommend "Candide" by Voltaire. Its a wonderful work on optimism and metaphysics.
- At 10:23pm on May 14, 2013, Jeffrey Elliott said…
- My favorite book on logical fallacies is "The Demon-Haunted World" by Carl Sagan. My debating style is built on a critical model rather than an accomodational model. Look up the concept of Language games (Wittgenstein) for some guidance on how to debate. The real key is constant study and building a solid reference library. A good starting point is The Oxford Guide to Philosophy (Honderich). If you know your FACTS you can debate anyone's OPINIONS with little or any difficulty.
- At 11:03am on April 14, 2012,
nathan said… hey dude, hows it going? mine is age of reptiles too! but i also loved who can know it? even thou every single other showbread fan seemed to hate it haha. it's nice to meet you man, also anyone who likes mewithoutYou and showbread is a friend of mine haha.
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