tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post5008499220109392387..comments2024-03-29T06:03:45.545-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: The Bigger the Mansion, the Deeper the FoundationGagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-55067492006795666592012-11-15T10:31:15.148-08:002012-11-15T10:31:15.148-08:00River, excellent points on poetry, agreed.River, excellent points on poetry, agreed.Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-57390073029557863082012-11-15T05:25:18.954-08:002012-11-15T05:25:18.954-08:00"Finally: Hegel is "a flat-headed, insip..."Finally: Hegel is "a flat-headed, insipid, nauseating, illiterate charlatan who reached the pinnacle of audacity in scribbling together and dishing up the craziest mystifying nonsense. This nonsense has been noisily proclaimed as immortal wisdom by mercenary followers and readily accepted as such by all fools, who thus joined into as perfect a chorus of admiration as had ever been heard before. The extensive field of spiritual influence with which Hegel was furnished by those in power has enabled him to achieve the intellectual corruption of a whole generation.”<br /><br />Schopenhauer certainly expressed my thoughts clearly, and made it easier for me to giggle with delight at each line, which might not have been seemly for me to do if I could put my thoughts on Hegel that clearly, and without profanity.<br /><br />"Now there is a singular feat. In order to accomplish the same corruption in America, it required the entire leftist educational establishment."<br /><br />Oh, now don't go selling the metaphysical Moriarity short, remember, the father of American 'education' got his start in a number of 'Hegel Societies'.<br /><br />'♬ ♪ ♫ ... but words can never hurt me ♫ ♪ ♬ ' - my ass.Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-38238788668513027042012-11-14T20:13:33.736-08:002012-11-14T20:13:33.736-08:00The point is mostly about precision of speech; the...The point is mostly about precision of speech; there's a line in 'That Hideous Strength' where Ransom notes that the thing cannot be explained not because it is vague, but because the words themselves are imprecise.<br /><br />Oddly, as I have written more poetry, I have come to believe that its ambiguity alone is able to re-establish the precision of the lexicon. It would seem a contradiction of terms, but the words have little in them if they are not connected in many ways to different things. To do this, they must be joined in an ambiguity; that is, they must somehow be a bit of at least two things at once. If this is so, then they are able to connect things previously set apart; each word no longer just points to one thing, but draws though this association the two things closer, and in this, the essential things behind them become clearer.Ephrem Antony Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00032465992619034619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-42219621979638827602012-11-14T13:50:43.339-08:002012-11-14T13:50:43.339-08:00Two things that are sometimes mistaken for each ot...Two things that are sometimes mistaken for each other: One, there is a certain subtype of religious person who needs intellectual religion to thrive. We may think others are like this too, but it is only true for a small part of the populace.<br /><br />Two, there is a certain kind of religious idiocy that gives offense even to those not of an intellectual inclination, because it is contrary to nature in the better sense of the word. The proponents of this idiocy may honestly believe this is the offense of the gospel, and are encouraged to amp it up. Alas, in the current world, it is rare that offense of the gospel actually comes into play in its intended form. This can be quickly verified by seeing how much the speaker has actually been transformed by the gospel.Magnus Itlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18445902788427523461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-90376455414918619542012-11-14T13:47:42.883-08:002012-11-14T13:47:42.883-08:00(Oops - wrong post)(Oops - wrong post)juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-49566801712262963462012-11-14T13:46:46.509-08:002012-11-14T13:46:46.509-08:00:D:Djuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-36011369709692930722012-11-14T13:26:05.747-08:002012-11-14T13:26:05.747-08:00Or their sense of humor, as you do so beautifully....Or their sense of humor, as you do so beautifully.<br /><br />People can also react violently to happiness and goodness: "those f***ing goody two shoes make me sick!" I suppose one hears that kind of thing a lot in dives like the US Senate. <br /><br />What a snakepit. You couldn't pay me enough to be a DC staffer. Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00987042455512485699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-36351853900607283952012-11-14T12:11:15.819-08:002012-11-14T12:11:15.819-08:00Magister: Agreed. I think the most effective eva...Magister: Agreed. I think the most effective evangelization might well come from simply provoking people around you to wondering, "wow, what's this guy's secret?" Seduce their curiosity, so to speak, as opposed to trying to convince with mere words.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-69370500189261255192012-11-14T12:08:56.053-08:002012-11-14T12:08:56.053-08:00I love the Schopenhauer; what is it about seeing a...I love the Schopenhauer; what is it about seeing a great mind take down bloated stupidity with such alacrity that makes it such a pleasure to read? Not <i>nice</i> at all, and so delightful...<br /><br />As to the depth of Rahner, I'm reminded again of that quote about being long multiple and deeply one. Or again, of the tree with its roots aloft and its branches herebelow.<br /><br />Magister, what an interesting observation. Thanks.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-43560965042238228412012-11-14T11:54:07.363-08:002012-11-14T11:54:07.363-08:00I admire the philosophical throat-clearing. In the...I admire the philosophical throat-clearing. In the intellectual world, you have to establish the truth of your premises before you can advance a logical conclusion. It's a constant pity that more tenured people don't follow that example.<br /><br />Should we really worry about the intellect, though? It seems to me the major problem these days is sensibility. Most people just don't *feel* Christ as transcendent and transforming. The new iPhone is the Big Deal, not the New Testament.<br /><br />From what I observe in young people, the best way for the Church to engage them is to be, itself, an extraordinary community of divine love. Think of those early Corinthian girls coming down from the temple of Aphrodite, shaky from their being inebriated and banged the night before. Imagine them passing young Christian girls at a well, dressed chastely, laughing together and talking to boys who weren't abusing them. It must have struck the pagan girls as touching. Here were people who cared for each other, respected each other, and treated one another in gentle dignity. In her heart, the pagan girl yearns for that.<br /><br />Small communities with great love. Their actions speak volumes, and become premises rooted in experience.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00987042455512485699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-23257052278534776572012-11-14T10:50:06.602-08:002012-11-14T10:50:06.602-08:00The problem with time is seems to speed up when yo...The problem with time is seems to speed up when you need it to slow down and slow down when you want it to speed up.<br /><br />As you fly away everyday to catch and digest Rahner, I pine away in the nest awaiting your return to feed me :)EbonyRaptorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02483546359869912858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-58181581346843778902012-11-14T09:54:49.291-08:002012-11-14T09:54:49.291-08:00If I do, I'll know just what to call it: In O...If I do, I'll know just what to call it: In Other WordsGagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-80415954320708816332012-11-14T09:51:57.786-08:002012-11-14T09:51:57.786-08:00Bob, does this mean you'll be translighting yo...Bob, does this mean you'll be translighting your book into noncoonglish? Normals are dying to know...they just don't know it yet.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720790978632771716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-47116439881281827152012-11-14T09:49:18.220-08:002012-11-14T09:49:18.220-08:00"Their primary sin is this spiritual and inte..."Their primary sin is this spiritual and intellectual passivity..."<br /><br />Indeed. I think I may have mentioned that back in yeOldRick, in church, I pretty much did what the guy next to me was doing. We were probably copying off each others paperwords, when you get right ground to it.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720790978632771716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-64867698011838330642012-11-14T09:22:10.279-08:002012-11-14T09:22:10.279-08:00Well put. You gotta meet people where they are.Well put. You gotta meet people where they are.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-998796460659329352012-11-14T09:20:59.901-08:002012-11-14T09:20:59.901-08:00...to a mentality that is entirely different from ...<i>...to a mentality that is entirely different from the mentality which prevailed when it was developed...</i><br /><br />One of the reasons Christianity could catch hold so deeply and easily in a pagan, basically Hellenistic world, was that the truth of Christ and the Cross could be anchored in the mythology of that worldview.<br /><br />Now we need to anchor in the mythology of scientism.mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-72721331784310206822012-11-14T09:15:37.331-08:002012-11-14T09:15:37.331-08:00But I am of the belief that if one really and trul...<i>But I am of the belief that if one really and truly understands something, one should be able to express it in a clear and convincing manner, in such a way that a person of average intelligence should be capable of understanding it...</i><br /><br />That's true. "Average" is, of course, over the head of the average troll who seems to think a person of actual average intelligence, like Obama, is brilliant. <br /><br />Back to the important stuff.mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.com