tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post6302096221203444213..comments2024-03-27T11:16:36.951-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: Flat and ExplosiveGagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-62011722363326678832017-03-06T09:59:49.992-08:002017-03-06T09:59:49.992-08:00"Man cannot bring about heaven on earth, alth..."Man cannot bring about heaven on earth, although hell is always within reach."<br /><br />Man O man, ain't that the truth. <br />Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-83962962418297963782017-03-05T07:53:38.286-08:002017-03-05T07:53:38.286-08:00To summarize the recent series of posts and commen...To summarize the recent series of posts and commentary regarding issues with the left (demonic possession, mistaken conclusions about essence): <br /><br />The posts and commentary have done a fine job of laying out the issues from the perspective of what people think and believe about God, both historically and at the present. The first and primary marker in the matter comes when choosing (or not) regarding essence. Demonic possession follows failure to choose essence. <br /><br />One of the background conceptions throughout the posts and commentary, and articulated somewhat, is the idea that God is observing but not very active in the play of humanity, preferring to let free will and choice determine matters. However, there is little evidence that is the case.<br /><br />On the contrary, there is ample evidence God is actively curating human experience, both in the mental and physical realms. The question is, can awake persons easily detect God at work in any number of small and large ways, in their own minds and in the world? If this were the case, the matter becomes more complicated as there would be a third party making choices and performing actions in the present, namely, God. <br /><br />The nihilist is here now, as is the God lover, and the assertion is, so too is God. This is I think would be the missing element in the discussion of the situation at the present on this fine blog. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-15875328296929350222017-03-04T13:38:22.536-08:002017-03-04T13:38:22.536-08:00Happy March 4th!Happy March 4th!mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-14096258200661953662017-03-04T08:05:38.052-08:002017-03-04T08:05:38.052-08:00The John C. Wright post is at http://www.scifiwrig...The John C. Wright post is at http://www.scifiwright.com/2017/03/the-last-crusade-in-the-kingdom-of-witches/<br /><br />Also, Jay Dyer at Jay's Analysis has an interesting look at Fr. Rose's "Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future" at https://jaysanalysis.com/2017/02/03/half-orthodoxy-the-religion-of-the-future-ufos-cult-psy-ops-jay-dyer/Ann Kelletthttp://annkellettediting.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-52989125603026085542017-03-04T07:43:40.819-08:002017-03-04T07:43:40.819-08:00Mushroom, to the point in the first comment, this ...Mushroom, to the point in the first comment, this is a form of Gnosticism as well, in that "we could be saved, if only . . ."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01428147656683222109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-27101005144685713162017-03-04T07:42:04.036-08:002017-03-04T07:42:04.036-08:00I once reduced a liberal, dog-loving acquaintance ...I once reduced a liberal, dog-loving acquaintance to speechlessness by saying I didn't believe in the Westminster dog show since breeds are a man-made construct and there is no difference between a chihuahua and mastiff.<br /><br />On another note, John C. Wright has another post for the ages today at scifiwright.com. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01428147656683222109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-19641055728135849282017-03-03T22:56:29.029-08:002017-03-03T22:56:29.029-08:00Glad to hear that those words impressed you, Bob (...Glad to hear that those words impressed you, Bob (and I probably read them quoted before from you, too!). Those lines really leap off the page from so long ago, back when I witnessed the beginnings of the insanity and corruption at Antioch College in the 1960's. I thought we were all having a fun fling, would grow up after graduation and be part of the real world again. Silly me!<br />garyeurekahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05624923563231964117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-33674477227153604622017-03-03T21:34:32.303-08:002017-03-03T21:34:32.303-08:00I've quoted that very quote a number of times....I've quoted that very quote a number of times.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00911613613759942690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-55132059114115624052017-03-03T21:31:25.988-08:002017-03-03T21:31:25.988-08:00Since this thread seems to have started with obser...Since this thread seems to have started with observations on “Nihilism” by Fr Serephim Rose, here is one more comment on how prophetic his writing was, especially considering that he wrote this in the 1960’s. <br /><br />Even the photographs just posted of the hardening visage of the college girl illustrates Seraphim's point: “The academic world – and these words are neither lightly or easily spoken –has become today in large part a source of corruption. It is corrupting to hear or read the words of men who do not believe in truth.” (p 32) He goes on to describe precisely the state of most universities over 50 years later. <br />garyeurekahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05624923563231964117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-22082315252619324482017-03-03T20:57:08.075-08:002017-03-03T20:57:08.075-08:00human happiness depends upon our being in conformi...<i> human happiness depends upon our being in conformity with the nature of things -- their nature and ours. </i><br /><br />Images come to mind from Heinlein’s “grok” to Pirsig’s “Quality” along with Jesus telling his disciples, “Blessed are your eyes for they see.” What a long line we are on, with such a persistent out-stretched Hand and Smile, “This way, you’re getting warmer.”garyeurekahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05624923563231964117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-44467093242112490122017-03-03T14:09:58.993-08:002017-03-03T14:09:58.993-08:00Someone said that one can never "get better&q...Someone said that one can never "get better" at watching TV. Same with gender studies. Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00911613613759942690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-60388993132970548642017-03-03T14:08:26.200-08:002017-03-03T14:08:26.200-08:00Like the man said, hell is within everyone's r...Like the man said, hell is within everyone's reach. Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00911613613759942690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-8711690835650877812017-03-03T14:00:24.952-08:002017-03-03T14:00:24.952-08:00He wanted to make sure he checked all possible box...He wanted to make sure he checked all possible boxes. I'm impressed. There is no bottom to the deep end. mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-8422719998245246572017-03-03T13:04:36.759-08:002017-03-03T13:04:36.759-08:00In other contexts they will say there is no such t...In other contexts they will say there is no such thing as an illegal alien because they don't believe in labels. Looking for intellectual consistency in the left is... a sisiphysian task.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00911613613759942690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-39648615692979013582017-03-03T13:01:27.988-08:002017-03-03T13:01:27.988-08:00Wow. Anyone who gives "their" self that ...Wow. Anyone who gives "their" self that many labels and makes such a big show out of marching on behalf of the ladies is probably the last person any female would want to be trapped with on a stuck elevator.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-79824321126782490372017-03-03T12:53:54.169-08:002017-03-03T12:53:54.169-08:00Check out this... thing, linked at Instapundit. T...Check out this... <a href="https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2017/03/03/helping-victims-sexual-violence-campuses-speak-out" rel="nofollow">thing</a>, linked at Instapundit. They're really out there. Unlike the left's imaginary Republican fascists.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00911613613759942690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-43348853195022982652017-03-03T12:49:26.140-08:002017-03-03T12:49:26.140-08:00In any event, human happiness depends upon our bei...<i>In any event, human happiness depends upon our being in conformity with the nature of things -- their nature and ours. "Integral meaning and happiness" are "anchored in man's deiform nature without which life is neither intelligible nor worth living." Man is at once rendered stupid and pointless.</i><br /><br />Reminds of the meme going around of what <a href="https://alphagameplan.blogspot.com/2017/03/what-college-does-for-women.html" rel="nofollow">four years of college does to girls</a>. Yikes.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-86870744921377366442017-03-03T11:53:41.759-08:002017-03-03T11:53:41.759-08:00I saw that too. Most of the liberals he interviews...I saw that too. Most of the liberals he interviews end up looking possessed. He's quite skilled at flushing out the demons.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00911613613759942690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-45778674102631547702017-03-03T11:43:02.284-08:002017-03-03T11:43:02.284-08:00On March 1, I watched Tucker Carlson and Eric Gust...On March 1, I watched Tucker Carlson and Eric Guster.<br />After nailing this leftist with facts and getting no resolution, Tucker actually said to the guy that he seemed possesed.<br /><br />Talk about your deer in the headlights!<br /><br />Trump administration targeting high level pedophiles and their enablers? Hitler! Russians!<br /><br />Methinks this is war, boys and girls. Stayed tuned.nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10632021240126981592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-18262083528121744642017-03-03T11:37:09.958-08:002017-03-03T11:37:09.958-08:00Speaking of white men, I want to know why the left...Speaking of white men, I want to know why the left never talks about "black privilege," in that American blacks are by far the most affluent and prosperous blacks in the world. This means they must have stolen their ill-gotten riches from less fortunate blacks around the world. Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00911613613759942690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-18004444973142197872017-03-03T11:17:51.489-08:002017-03-03T11:17:51.489-08:00..."its absence brings about incomparably wor...<i>..."its absence brings about incomparably worse abuses than its presence," although there will always be abuses, man being what he is. </i><br /><br />That's the thing. The leftist never seems include "man being what he is" in the models. It's always just certain men or groups -- like Deplorables -- that are causing all the problems, and if you just put the <i>right</i> non-white non-men in charge, all will be well. Except, none are righteous, no, not one. mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.com