tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5026869257529481970.post6520565894038559761..comments2023-12-02T05:56:57.304-05:00Comments on Biblical Studies and Technological Tools: Is Bible Software Making Us Stupid?MGVHoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13984044532444865131noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5026869257529481970.post-57970432509195731262008-06-22T09:28:00.000-04:002008-06-22T09:28:00.000-04:00I'd also like to comment on the laziness-vs-deeper...I'd also like to comment on the laziness-vs-deeper study idea...<BR/><BR/>Before I got Logos Bible Software, I would have put out the effort necessary to do the kinds of things that I can do with it.<BR/><BR/>I would have read the word...looked up a word or two in the concordance, read a little commentary, and satisfied myself that I did a "bible study."<BR/><BR/>It's even spurred me on to learn some Greek!Go Share Your Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10494251154976285819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5026869257529481970.post-42123759538904958982008-06-18T12:58:00.000-04:002008-06-18T12:58:00.000-04:00I agree with the commenter Carl; laziness is a pro...I agree with the commenter Carl; laziness is a product of some, as is study. Just as with books and comprehension, you have to teach people how to make best use of the software before you just simply put it in their hands.<BR/><BR/>Just as much as I am an advocate of designing software that makes it easier for people to read and begin to understand the Word, I am much more so the type of person that will sit with someone and show how by using those tools I can grow in my understanding of this fatih. If we don't teach them that, no amount of tools will ever make us smart ;)Antoinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00371682086103475065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5026869257529481970.post-20483414288667721212008-06-17T11:20:00.000-04:002008-06-17T11:20:00.000-04:00I appreciate what Carl says, and in that respect, ...I appreciate what Carl says, and in that respect, I suppose Cliff Notes and bullet point summaries and other such printed shortcuts do the same thing for lazy readers. That is, a reader can be just as lazy without software as with it! The trick is to help people see that they can ask better questions and find those answers without having to do quite so much work as in the past when software was not available. When I am teaching in settings where people do not know Greek at all, I even encourage them to use (reverse) interlinears. Instead of not working with the original languages at all, at least I have them engaging with the text more directly. Sure, it's a lazy way out compared to learning Greek or Hebrew, but it is better than nothing. (Of course, we then get into the problem of people making claims that can't be validated based on limited proficiency with the languages, but that is another matter...)MGVHoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984044532444865131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5026869257529481970.post-67804476163582318722008-06-17T07:40:00.000-04:002008-06-17T07:40:00.000-04:00Well said Mark!Well said Mark!jdarlackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09003751370433298250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5026869257529481970.post-9796058066409591312008-06-17T07:39:00.000-04:002008-06-17T07:39:00.000-04:00Software encourages laziness in those inclined to ...Software encourages laziness in those inclined to avoid asking questions by providing quick and incomplete information. It doesn't make people stupid -- stupid people can't make connections and can't learn from experience. For those who keep asking questions, software can enable them to extend their question-asking and problem-solving process to great lengths. What bothers me about software is the features that foster laziness by suggesting the facile answers -- highly-touted features such as "reverse interlinears."Carl W. Conradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00238663399363615395noreply@blogger.com