tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22560219.post512225265906615570..comments2023-12-07T20:31:28.197-05:00Comments on Islands of Joy: Sproul on Art #4Sørina Higginshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10907200327850346539noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22560219.post-50638340675902213492012-10-06T07:51:36.489-05:002012-10-06T07:51:36.489-05:00I still don't understand this perspective that...I still don't understand this perspective that puts the audience or viewer or art appreciator as a passive vessel with absolutely no capability to either inform the work or be the causation of the reaction or response.<br /><br />As for his generic assessment of rap. He really needs to stop. He needs to admit this is not his area of expertise. Heck, it isn't even his area of a casual hobby. If anyone takes him seriously in to any extent he is doing more harm than good.<br /><br />Joejfutralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11578818666076510819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22560219.post-49996032780874541632012-10-05T11:37:33.089-05:002012-10-05T11:37:33.089-05:00In response to "He told the story of two murd...In response to "He told the story of two murders, young men who killed their parents. Each of these killers said that he was addicted to porn and involved in satanism, and that he had started down that road by listening to heavy metal music.", Sproul concludes this from 2 individuals among the entire population of individuals in the world past, present, and future. Besides generalizing to the extreme and drawing conclusions from insufficient samples, Sproul also makes the mistake of assuming the two murderers' self-reports can be trusted. Perhaps the sources are reliable; perhaps they are not. Just as many theorize Ted Bundy talked to Focus on the Family as a last resort to try getting his death sentence repealed, perhaps the two murderers claiming heavy metal music led them down the same path are attempting to lessen their sentences as well.<br /><br />In any case, it is abundantly clear that Sproul earns an F in social science research methods. individuals looking to understand the other side of the 'music made me do this' debate need look no further than Sing for the Moment by Eminem.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18043393167138699358noreply@blogger.com