I thought I would stop and take a moment to share...I HATE working on my thesis. I don't dislike it. It doesn't stink. It's the greatest obstacle in my life to date. I know I'm being a huge whiner, but I'm pretty okay with that. The more I work on stuff, the more I realize that there is no way to actually draw a solid conclusion. Everybody interprets my passages based on their commitments to fill-in-the-blank interpretation. I'm doing the same thing. There's no way to get around it with the stuff I'm working on. I know that if it was clear-cut, there wouldn't be discussion on it anymore, but it's not that if you study it hard, it leads to a particular conclusion...or even that one conclusion is slightly more likely than another. But I guess I should take the advice Erika gives to her Kindergarteners...
You get what you get, and you don't throw a fit.
3 comments:
Sorry it sucks bro. Maybe you could pretend you're writing a secret spy document in theological jargon. Just an idea.
just wanted to say, right there with ya! the only thing I feel like I'm getting significantly better is at recognizing why everyone else is wrong...
Ry-- It reminds me of doing my dissertation. Welcome to the black hole world of philosophy, theology, and academia in general. It's a hoop to jump through. Our thoughts and prayers are with you-- hang in there. I like Trevor's idea of turning it into a spy thriller.
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