You're listening to, atheistically speaking. I'm going to Hey everyone welcome to episode number 17 of

atheistically speaking I'm Thomas as usual I believe I still am and on week's shows I have a special guest Adam Reeks from the

Herd Mentality Podcast. We had a great discussion and it's going to be both episodes.

So look forward to that.

But first I wanted to talk about some comments,

or at least one comment, because I always love the interaction

with the listeners.

So I wanted to talk about a comment that I got a while ago on my bit about interpreting the Robert Frost

poem.

I encourage you guys to check that one out. It was a few

episodes ago and just a quick recap for the sake of any listeners who haven't

heard it. The poem, The Road Not Taken, I believe, was intended to mean something completely different from what most people reference it as meaning.

So for more on that, go and check out the episode. I think people like that episode. I'm glad because it wasn't strictly atheism related, but I just occasionally I just like to record or talk about things that are just maybe good thoughts hopefully or may or may not be but that that was the goal.

So someone who maybe who looks like they're an English major named Colby on the website

Atheistically speaking dot com of course

Posted that he or she strongly disagrees on the stance with regard to intention of the author.

He says the idea, I don't know, he or she, Colby, isn't that kind of an either-or name?

I'll guess he just to go the odds.

Just to go the probability of atheist,

but could be wrong.

The idea that the intent of the author is important has been in decline since

the new criticism movement of the mid 20th century. I suggest you check out the essay, The Intentional

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