tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post115064464410875272..comments2024-03-28T20:04:20.286-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: I Got Plenty of Nothin'Gagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1150736861757048462006-06-19T10:07:00.000-07:002006-06-19T10:07:00.000-07:00I was on vacation and away from the internet, if t...I was on vacation and away from the internet, if that makes you feel any better. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1150720177569393402006-06-19T05:29:00.000-07:002006-06-19T05:29:00.000-07:00Oh don't stop, for heaven's sake!I do not know wha...Oh don't stop, for heaven's sake!<BR/><BR/>I do not know what I shall do without you. Have you considered teaming with other people?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1150699709588636432006-06-18T23:48:00.000-07:002006-06-18T23:48:00.000-07:00I bought your book; Ipuzzle over your thoughts and...I bought your book; Ipuzzle over your thoughts and comments. There's a certain air of mystery about your posts. Your posts are a bit like annotations to the book. Someday I might even really appreciate what you're trying to say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1150693745525648972006-06-18T22:09:00.000-07:002006-06-18T22:09:00.000-07:00I too read every day -- your insights are the tip ...I too read every day -- your insights are the tip of the pyramid, Gagdad, if that's any consolation. An intellectual WalMart this ain't.<BR/><BR/>As was once said of Peck's Road Less Travelled, it was a spontaneous act of generosity. So is One Cosmos.<BR/><BR/>One of these days i need to print every single 'Cosmos post, oldest to newest, and stick em all in a big three-ring binder.<BR/><BR/>It's that good, Bob. And that said, we needa get you linked from Pajamas. Anyone?Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08828612668203297612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1150687531466646892006-06-18T20:25:00.000-07:002006-06-18T20:25:00.000-07:00Please don't start to break into the Abba song, Kn...Please don't start to break into the Abba song, Knowing me, knowing you .....<BR/><BR/>There is nothing we can do <BR/>Knowing me, knowing you <BR/>We just have to face it, this time we're through <BR/>(This time we're through, this time we're through <BR/>This time we're through, we're really through) <BR/>Breaking up is never easy, I know but I have to go <BR/>(I have to go this time <BR/>I have to go, this time I know) <BR/>Knowing me, knowing you <BR/>It's the best I can do <BR/><BR/>Even if only a handful of Bobbleheads appreciate your wit and insight, it is worth it! Happy Father's Day! <BR/><BR/>I am up in Northern California right now, I can sort of understand how it can cultivate so many moonbats. It is really beautiful up here and they should feel guilty for living such a good life! It is very easy to escape the ugly reality of most of the world up here!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04969685296436358865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1150684185498281482006-06-18T19:29:00.001-07:002006-06-18T19:29:00.001-07:00You're still ahead of me by a factor of 10.I'm wri...You're still ahead of me by a factor of 10.<BR/><BR/>I'm writing for the robot in 2050 who is going to read my entire corpus in less than a second, send it on its voyage of reconnects with all the other related information for another few seconds, and synthesizes whatever is worth keeping into simple form.<BR/><BR/>I'm hoping it will be "forty-two."Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1150684141243170272006-06-18T19:29:00.000-07:002006-06-18T19:29:00.000-07:00I also truly appreciate your lone voice crying out...I also truly appreciate your lone voice crying out in the wilderness and have selfishly gleaned much from your daily toils. It takes an exceptionally fertile mind to do what you do everyday.<BR/>I struggle each day to stay with the process of my own life and try and give the least emphasis possible to the outcomes. (outcomes which are unknown to me and in the future) I’ve also been ready to give certain things up right before some of the best outcomes have occurred because I stuck it out a little longer. It is up to each individual, with guidance from their Creator, to find and follow that process. <BR/>If this blog has run its course, I’d be the first to encourage you to go with what‘s next. I‘d also greatly miss the profound stimulation early each morning.<BR/><BR/>P.S. The visits count is down in the last few days but so is the troll count.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1150683520308063032006-06-18T19:18:00.000-07:002006-06-18T19:18:00.000-07:00Well, that's one way to get the lurkers into the l...Well, that's one way to get the lurkers into the light - threaten to quit...<BR/><BR/>I made you my home-page a while back. That should be worth something, yes?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1150681476124728212006-06-18T18:44:00.000-07:002006-06-18T18:44:00.000-07:00I've only been visiting/reading for a short time, ...I've only been visiting/reading for a short time, but I find that your posts are an interestingly moderated/modulated stream-of-conscious/unconscious along with some similarly treated hints from the "no-mind".<BR/>I've never been particularly interested in readings on mysticism, having been privileged to a few direct experiences thru my long association in the Traditional Chinese Martial Arts.<BR/>You're helping me to consider how I might verbalize my own experiences.... if that is even the appropriate thing to do with them.<BR/><BR/>An added plus that I've already had occasion to recommend would be things such as your precis of Fjordsman's recent long post at Gates of Vienna.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1150672995893369122006-06-18T16:23:00.000-07:002006-06-18T16:23:00.000-07:00Let me throe my hat into the "We wuv you" chorus. ...Let me throe my hat into the "We wuv you" chorus. I washed upon this shore via a link about six months ago. It took several months to clue in. I still get lost at least once a post (or comments, in this case).<BR/><BR/>But I love reading a blog that pushes me mentally and spiritually, and yours fills the bill. Might I suggest dropping to a couple of posts a week for awhile?<BR/><BR/>OT: Speaking of spiritual burnout, what's with Phil Mickelson?PSGInfinityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09778921507090905909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1150670076024695342006-06-18T15:34:00.000-07:002006-06-18T15:34:00.000-07:00I have nothing to say.I have nothing to say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1150668053744415202006-06-18T15:00:00.000-07:002006-06-18T15:00:00.000-07:00Bob - B. Nicolescu's *Science, Meaning,and Evoluti...Bob - <BR/><BR/>B. Nicolescu's *Science, Meaning,and Evolution - The Cosmology of Jacob Boehme* is very good. Plus (mild synchronicity alert) it's got a forward by Joscelyn Godwin. <BR/><BR/>Boehme was certainly of the eccentric visionary sort, but his mysticism, while not as "lyrical" as Eckhart's,is every bit as complete. E. Underhill gives him top billing in her "Mysticism", justifiably so, I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1150666152068862252006-06-18T14:29:00.000-07:002006-06-18T14:29:00.000-07:00Actually, I probably shouldn't complain. The numb...Actually, I probably shouldn't complain. The number of visitors has actually increased every single month since its inception...Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1150664805991495022006-06-18T14:06:00.000-07:002006-06-18T14:06:00.000-07:00Numbers down? One word: Summer...Numbers down? One word: Summer...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1150663960803984162006-06-18T13:52:00.000-07:002006-06-18T13:52:00.000-07:00I must confess that I'm not that up to speed on my...I must confess that I'm not that up to speed on my Boehme. I only have superficial knowledge, but I always thought of him more as an idiosyncratic visionary like Blake, as opposed to a more orthodox mystic. What's a good point of entry? Odd coincidence--I had a book about him on my amazon wish list for about a year. This morning I deleted it, thinking I'd probably never get around to it. Now I can't think of the name of the author... last name starts with V.....Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1150661782271856042006-06-18T13:16:00.000-07:002006-06-18T13:16:00.000-07:00A morning without a One Cosmos post would be like:...A morning without a One Cosmos post would be like:<BR/><BR/>- a day without arm rests on chairs<BR/><BR/>- a day without port-a-potties<BR/><BR/>- a day without fog horns in the distance, or at very least, imagined fog horns in the distance<BR/><BR/> - a day without all these voices in my head (I get along with them quite well)<BR/><BR/>- a day without mint juleps<BR/><BR/>(and Fergus the Cat adds the following)<BR/><BR/>- a day without 21 hours of solid sleep<BR/><BR/>- a day without shedding<BR/><BR/>- a day without getting cranky over something or other<BR/><BR/>And personally I think Jacob Boehme was the greatest Christian mystic of all time, though of a very different sort than Eckhart. If you want to contest my claim, you'll have to stick around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1150658758063190902006-06-18T12:25:00.000-07:002006-06-18T12:25:00.000-07:00I don't remember exactly, but I beieve I was bounc...I don't remember exactly, but I beieve I was bounced over to you from neo-neocon or Dr. Sanity. Whichever, I have been waiting to hear from you regularly ever since. I also suspect you are at some percentage b.s. but then I have to admit that I don't understand enough to be certain of the amount. The vital amount cause me to resonate with you and to wish for your continuance.<BR/><BR/>Happy not to be among the 6,451,058,290 (and counting).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1150658605486122412006-06-18T12:23:00.000-07:002006-06-18T12:23:00.000-07:00Sir,I got your book last week. My eighteen years o...Sir,<BR/><BR/>I got your book last week. My eighteen years old son snatched it from me. Keep it up please.<BR/><BR/>Regards<BR/><BR/>Tatana ZajicovaTana Zajicovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09702949274770143836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1150658533576645562006-06-18T12:22:00.000-07:002006-06-18T12:22:00.000-07:00People at the tip of the mental spear probing real...People at the tip of the mental spear probing reality are rarely surrounded by a great crowd, but for those of us following along it is really nice to have someone doing the heavy lifting . You might be surprised at how many people follow you into the tunnel you are boring, even if you can't see them behind you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1150657963669991642006-06-18T12:12:00.000-07:002006-06-18T12:12:00.000-07:00Your wie interview drew me to your blog & book. I ...Your wie interview drew me to your blog & book. I wonder what you hope to accomplish with this blog - is it mostly about community? Your interview is insightful/ inspiring. I am just starting to write for this field (evolutionarydynamics.bogspot) but wonder if it is worthwhile. You are clearly much further on the track than I, but it seems an unhappy journey? Thanks for your work!Marcus A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05802092390851861581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1150655561688499602006-06-18T11:32:00.000-07:002006-06-18T11:32:00.000-07:00Who else in the world would describe God as "reall...Who else in the world would describe God as "really and truly the only unnarcissary thing there is". You be da man Gagdaddy, with your words and spirit of fun This soul spirit truth Godstuff you're channeling is wholesome and nutritious as Cosmophille said, and Van der Leun ( American Thinker) sure did give you a major nod. <BR/>Happy father's day - what a great piece yesterday!Geckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150958111957262924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1150651632888819112006-06-18T10:27:00.000-07:002006-06-18T10:27:00.000-07:00As a matter of fact, I did send a book to Prager, ...As a matter of fact, I did send a book to Prager, but never heard back. If he looked at it at all, I suspect that he confused my lack of orthodoxy with unorthodoxy (not in the Jewish sense, but in the new-age blather sense).<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately the book is neither fish nor foul, since it's obviously not new age but not obviously traditional either (even though it tries to be). Even traditionalists would object, since it takes science seriously and is evolutionary. <BR/><BR/>One would really have to put one's mind to it to come up with a less effective marketing strategy... Surely it is no coincidence that I flunked out of business school in 1976.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1150650140805297582006-06-18T10:02:00.000-07:002006-06-18T10:02:00.000-07:00I'll add my voice to the swelling 'please don't st...I'll add my voice to the swelling 'please don't stop' chorus, but I'd suggest that part of the problem (if it is a problem) is that you have been too modest about plugging your blog at other sites- namely LGF. I know it's considered bad form to do so, but the conversation over there so frequenly drifts into matters of the spirit that I expected a flood of people from over there would find their way over here. Similarly, have you sent Dennis Prager a copy of One Cosmos Under God, or a link to the blog? Again, it seems like exactly the sort of thing that he would jump on for an hour's discussion on his show.<BR/>OK- end of helpful hints from JWM. I'm going for more coffee. Maybe be back later.<BR/><BR/>JWMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1150649880814308312006-06-18T09:58:00.000-07:002006-06-18T09:58:00.000-07:00Only 90% BS? I am touched.... That's nicer than ...Only 90% BS? I am touched.... That's nicer than anything Petey's ever said.... I don't recall him ever going under 95.....Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1150649377011516212006-06-18T09:49:00.000-07:002006-06-18T09:49:00.000-07:00I discovered your book and this blog from your fas...I discovered your book and this blog from your fascinating 2 part interview on WIE. Since then I've been reading your blog everyday.<BR/><BR/>Honestly, some days I think what you post is 90% b.s. and 10% vital. But that vital 10% is EXTREMELY important.<BR/><BR/>If you stopped posting I'd be very sad. If you need to cut back to just one or two entries a week that'd be better than . . . er . . . "Nothing". Or maybe even close to as good as...<BR/><BR/>Please keep posting. Even when I disagree with you I have the utmost respect for what you say and the way you say it. Even when you get overly hyperbolic there's still something irrefutable behind your thinking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com