Splendid! This word best describes Ravi Zacharias speaking engagement. He skillfully uses powerful words to describe heretowith unknown and even abstract philosophical ideas. He then expertly weave the concepts with bibilical passages forming a solid bedrock of convincing arguments debaters pale in comparison!
A thought-provoking sermon he recently made, which I agree half heartedly, is on the topic of 21st century "visual stimulation".
Apparently in our generation today, we are plagued by ever increasing shift to image-induced stimulation. This, he said, inhibits abstract reasoning! Reasoning which is highly essential for mathematical and logical development. He added that studies showed younger generation lacking the rigors of logical reasoning simply because their minds are more receptive to earlier stimulants such as media advertisment, computer graphics, magazines, prints etc.
On the other hand, most public speaking books that I have came across talks about the 'visualize it' approach in media communication. "Picture it" is the battlecry! And this runs directly into a collision path with what Ravi is arguing.
I tend to agree with Ravi a fair bit. Specifically these days. I find it very difficult to communicate to kids without resorting to drawing objects! In the end, perhaps a healthy balance of words and visual images would render the message being communicated more powerful!! Digital cameras anyone?
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