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Methods - Appendix: Transcript of the Demonstration 1   227 L: You're a what? 228 T: Heh? 229 L: I didn't hear your last word. 230 T: In that sense, I'm a Christian. But, I mean in another in 231 another sense I mean I I wouldn't admit to being eh a 232 Christian in most Christian company. Why are you a 233 Christian? 234 L: Hell no! 235 T: Eah eah? 236 L: I don't think so ah I think, I think God doesn't know 237 what he's doing, so um, [sighs] who knows maybe 238 Jesus maybe Jesus had a mental problem. You know. 239 T: Well, I I I maybe maybe he didn't have time to mature. 240 They got him too young. 241 L: Eah? 242 T: [laughs] 243 L: (5) Or maybe, I was talking to my friend about this the 244 other day. I told him I don't believe in God, and he 245 says, he believes in many gods and and they eat their 246 disciples after they die. 247 T: Um hum? 248 L: So maybe maybe that's what Jesus does. 249 T: Well, I I I worse things could happen and eh if, when I 250 die, I was, I was eaten up by Jesus [laughs] sou sounds 251 quite a good gospel hymn. 252 L: Are you saying it would be ok? 253 T: [laughs] 254 L: Well, I thought it might be better than gettin eaten by 255 the devil. 256 T: (2) It might be indeed. 257 L: (.) But, then it might be better not to get eaten at all. 258 T: I don't think you can help it. 259 L: Excuse me? 260 T: I don't think you can help it. eh eh I mean, we're either 261 we're either in the bowels of hell or in eh bowels of 262 heaven eh or both, at one time. 263 L: The what? 264 T: The bowels. 265 L: Bowels? 266 T: Bow- [laughs] 267 L: Oh! 268 T: Humpf[coughs] 269 L: Yeah. (5) (But) I think that's awfully mean. But, then, 270 that's just what my friend said. It doesn't mean it's true. 271 [laughs] 272 T: [laughs] Do you think it's not fair? You say, it's awfully 273 mean. 274 L: I think it's awfully mean that humans (.) are at the 275 consciousness we're at. We're just, we're just half just 276 just half way some place. We're we're intelligent, but 277 we're not intelligent enough. (1) At least I haven't 278 figured anything out. Have you? You're older. 279 T: What diffence does that make? 280 L: Well, you've had more time. Have you figured anything 281 out? 282 T: You don't get any wiser when you get older. 283 L: See. 284 T: [Laughter in background] They are laughing. That got 285 a laugh [laughing and coughing] (5) What 'bout your 286 em mom and dad an that sort of thing, what sort of (.) 287 are they alive, eh? 288 L: Who my parents? 289 T: Yeah. 290 L: Yeah. 291 T: What sort of chap was your father, is your father? 292 L: Oh, well ah eh he's a Christian preacher. Yes. 293 T: Oh, I ought to have known. [laughs] 294 L: Yeah, my parents are very religious. At least, they say 295 they are. 296 T: Well, you're very religious. 297 L: You know my, yeah, I guess I am. 298 T: No it's not meant as an insult, na. 299 L: And my parents run, are currently running a shelter up 300 in Michigan. Go to: | 1-76 | 77 - 150 | 151- 226 | 227 - 300 | 301 - 381 | Hermeneutic Research on Psychotherapy. Methods: A Journal For Human Science [Special Issue, Annual Edition]. Guest Editor: Martin J. Packer. University of Dallas, 2000. How do I cite a webpage?