http://blog.followingchrist.org/2008/why-read/ The (Un)official Blog of Following Christ 2008 Fri, 18 May 2012 16:53:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://blog.followingchrist.org/2008/why-read/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Mike Hickerson Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:08:53 +0000 http://blog.followingchrist.org/2008/why-read/#comment-8 Why indeed. A side effect of search+wikipedia I have noticed is the feeling of being an "instant expert" on virtually any subject: "I know nothing about the Russian Revolution - ah, that's better, now I know everything." (A stand-up comic once said something similar while wondering about about the appeal of CD box sets. "Hm...I own nothing by the Oak Ridge Boys. Aha! Now I own EVERYTHING by the Oak Ridge Boys.") Why indeed. A side effect of search+wikipedia I have noticed is the feeling of being an “instant expert” on virtually any subject: “I know nothing about the Russian Revolution - ah, that’s better, now I know everything.” (A stand-up comic once said something similar while wondering about about the appeal of CD box sets. “Hm…I own nothing by the Oak Ridge Boys. Aha! Now I own EVERYTHING by the Oak Ridge Boys.”)

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