I’ve decided to end this blog. I still consider the topic fascinating and will continue to think and probably write about it. But the writing will be for myself and not for distribution online.
The reason for ending is multifaceted, but actually fairly simple. First, it was obvious to me that the blog was receiving very few hits. That may be because of the subject or the length of the posts or my writing style or the design of the blog. In any event, in a little over 3 months, I’d received only 150 hits. That’s a little more than one per day. It was consistent and disappointing. Second, the number of comments on my posts were even more disappointing. The comments I received were fascinating and welcomed, but I don’t feel I received enough of them.
Finally, and most importantly, I’ve come to believe that this is not the forum for a discussion of theology. I’m certain there are blog communities out there devoted to the subject of God, language and doubt. Those communities likely have an active discussion of this subject and many other similar subjects. This is not one of those communities. The little investigation that I’ve done suggests that this community is more attuned to social blogging than to technical and philosophical blogging.
Consequently, I’ll no longer post to this blog. I’ll leave the existing posts up for a period of time. In the meantime, you’re welcome to visit a blog I have on the process of writing at smcallister.wordpress.com or to visit the website I maintain on single malt whisky at www.theoldsnots.com. Until then . . .
Slainte.
