tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post7747640760298716609..comments2024-03-28T20:04:20.286-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: Lovely Lies and the Forces of Spiritual & Material PovertyGagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-65149636661337128742010-03-14T15:41:42.167-07:002010-03-14T15:41:42.167-07:00AwesOme post.<b>Awe</b>s<b>Om</b>e post.Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-77850549855218370272010-03-13T07:10:20.943-08:002010-03-13T07:10:20.943-08:00And this is the inner meaning of "honor your ...And this is the inner meaning of "honor your father and mother”: not rebelling against received truth and tradition in a reactionary, adolescent manner, especially before you are even mature enough to understand what it all means. But those who flee from Truth will always exist in one form or another. <br /><br />Ben, my take is that since the fall, the story of man is the story of the Prodigal Son. We constantly rebel against His Truth only to be welcomed back in His fold. This is a cycle that is repeated by individuals and groups throughout history. The great cycle is the cycle of forgiveness.Tigtoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03290914498892961024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-7547513126295540102010-03-12T22:45:16.838-08:002010-03-12T22:45:16.838-08:00Drink up Cap'n. It's gettin on time to clo...Drink up Cap'n. It's gettin on time to close.housnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1062304601005962932010-03-12T06:54:04.576-08:002010-03-12T06:54:04.576-08:00And this is the inner meaning of "honor your ...And this is the inner meaning of "honor your father and mother”: not rebelling against received truth and tradition in a reactionary, adolescent manner, especially before you are even mature enough to understand what it all means. But those who flee from Truth will always exist in one form or another. Which is why "the poor will always be with you."<br /><br /><br />Is their anyone more poor than a po'mo?USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-6134826782522380872010-03-12T06:47:24.239-08:002010-03-12T06:47:24.239-08:00"To a large extent, this dynamic is at the he..."To a large extent, this dynamic is at the heart of more mundane politics as well. For those who do not experience George Bush as a demon, it is almost impossible to understand those who do, any more than we can really understand the motivations of the Aztec. The collective mind parasite has a grammar and logic all its own, inaccessible to all but initiates into the Lie."<br /><br />And like the Aztecs, modern leftists always want SOMEBODY elses heart (and money) sacrificed to their god. <br /><br />"You cannot create an artificial "good demon,” which is what secular leftists are trying to do when they aren't creating bad ones. Those who criticize my "negativity" toward the left probably think I am engaging in the former -- heatedly countering the lie -- when I am calmly engaged in the latter -- simply affirming the truth that Is and has always been. This is the inner meaning of "resist not evil." Resist it in the wrong way, and you come into its orbit."<br /><br />And yet, it never occurs to them that demons are evil (personal nor collective). Rather, they are merely "misundrstood," like Obambi.USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-46180834022484546952010-03-12T06:31:35.476-08:002010-03-12T06:31:35.476-08:00Only by positing a fundamental inclination in huma...Only by positing a fundamental inclination in humans can you explain their constant attraction to the Lie. And the bigger the Lie, the harder they fall (cf. the fractured lie of the Obamessiah which now has the left hurtling back to the ground)."<br /><br />And the faster the fall. Even gravity can't keep up with their current velocity, which is why they don't realize the gravity of their situation.<br /><br />To think, not even a year ago the smugness on the collective (and individual) left looked like it would never leave their faces, only to be replaced by a growing sense of panic.<br /><br />Plus, they are eating their own in record numbers.USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-70481058534782314202010-03-12T06:22:58.976-08:002010-03-12T06:22:58.976-08:00Schuon goes on to explain that "one can love ...Schuon goes on to explain that "one can love something false, without love ceasing to be what it is; but one cannot 'know' the false in a similar way, that is to say knowledge cannot be under illusion as to its object without ceasing to be what it is; error always implies a privation of knowledge, whereas sin does not imply a privation of will."<br /><br />That is, when love isn't conflated to lust, and vice...versa.<br />Which is still yet another reason to realize how crucial truth is to love.<br />Can anyone even begin to understand love if they don't love truth? <br /><br />That's probably why so many of the "free love" generation fail to gno the difference between love and lust. <br /><br />Great post, Bob!USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-72816174823352251482010-03-12T06:10:06.810-08:002010-03-12T06:10:06.810-08:00Conversely, one of the greatest forces of poverty ...Conversely, one of the greatest forces of poverty -- and the most potent force which the left pulls out of its arse 'n all -- is envy. Which is why the left has no interest in the forces that create wealth, only the forces that redistribute it under the auspices of envy."<br /><br />Of course, most lefties would say "envious my ass," to which we would say "exactly!"<br /><br />Then we would be treated to puzzled looks as the self evident nature of their envy escapes them, with perhaps a few lefties checkin' their asses, wonderin' why they don't get the joke. :)USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-79588942261316486782010-03-12T06:07:49.167-08:002010-03-12T06:07:49.167-08:00As of 2006, there were 9.5 million millionaires (f...As of 2006, there were 9.5 million millionaires (fewer today) in the world, a kind of bench mark class of those willing to "get off their asses", but also a clear cut case of the state also, "getting off their asses", or at least they don't merely whine about it, but over come it.<br />The unfortunate fact is that only 1 in 735 people is getting off their ass. <br />Even more interesting is that there are now just over 1000 billionaires--a real class of worker bees. Their net worth, rightly so, is 1/3 of the assets of the planet.Contra Rebelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09069882767235492654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-17593287974214467142010-03-12T06:04:10.525-08:002010-03-12T06:04:10.525-08:00Thus, the first law of wealth is "get off you...Thus, the first law of wealth is "get off your ass." The second is "get the state off your ass."<br /><br />That would rectify the situation.USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-79368167191224267242010-03-11T18:46:39.089-08:002010-03-11T18:46:39.089-08:00Proverbs about dogs returning to vomit spring to m...Proverbs about dogs returning to vomit spring to mind with this current crop of anonymouses. <br /><br />"You'd think it would be uncontroversial to utter a simple truth, but you'd be wrong, wouldn't you?"<br /><br />Yep!Susannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381272662339466736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-40368970454784196592010-03-11T15:24:18.184-08:002010-03-11T15:24:18.184-08:00We're getting off topic here. Any kooks who wi...We're getting off topic here. Any kooks who wish to argue that fascism is not of the left are invited to go to a blog where you'll be among your kind, such as dailykos or huffpo.Cousin Dupreenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-85552013057640578922010-03-11T12:43:40.735-08:002010-03-11T12:43:40.735-08:00Reminds me of my Great Dane. If you push a Dane a...Reminds me of my Great Dane. If you push a Dane away, they lean into you harder.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-26240458344197059932010-03-11T12:38:03.683-08:002010-03-11T12:38:03.683-08:00The elaboration of "resist not evil" is ...The elaboration of "resist not evil" is "be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good". As you said, it can't be done on evil's terms.mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-3616860260735769792010-03-11T11:48:27.717-08:002010-03-11T11:48:27.717-08:00I notice that Robert Bolton gives special acknowle...I notice that Robert Bolton gives special acknowledgment to Mr. Caldecott in his <i>Order of the Ages</i>, which is high praise indeed. I doubt if he hangs out with the likes of Beaglehole.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-55272979154397737352010-03-11T11:33:21.682-08:002010-03-11T11:33:21.682-08:00Stratford,
You any relation to the Beagleholes?Stratford,<br /><br />You any relation to the Beagleholes?hoarheynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-52128051498442684822010-03-11T11:18:07.516-08:002010-03-11T11:18:07.516-08:00This isn't a comment on the opresent posting, ...This isn't a comment on the opresent posting, but I just wanted to say how much I enjoy your blog - it is one of my favourites. Keep it up! --(secondspring.co.uk)Stratford Caldecotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239053224257881002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-38279837351436573472010-03-11T10:08:56.978-08:002010-03-11T10:08:56.978-08:00It is quite the opposite of what you suggest, sinc...It is quite the opposite of what you suggest, since I have gained so much from a number of revelations.Peteynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-41078077170916506992010-03-11T10:05:08.210-08:002010-03-11T10:05:08.210-08:00Funny how all religions except your own are "...Funny how all religions except your own are "mind parasites". A reflective person might think there's something significant going on there. Wouldn't the first act of a successful mind parasite be disparaging competing belief systems?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-64416221402056632392010-03-11T09:58:49.460-08:002010-03-11T09:58:49.460-08:00A combination of dispassionate mercy and/or severi...A combination of dispassionate mercy and/or severity, depending upon the case.Peteynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-15849737495882972652010-03-11T09:55:19.820-08:002010-03-11T09:55:19.820-08:00Given that God feels towards bad people as a paren...Given that God feels towards bad people as a parent towards an errant child, what do you suppose should be the feeling of the spiritual person towards bad people?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-63627932294921211662010-03-11T09:17:49.634-08:002010-03-11T09:17:49.634-08:00Probably analogous to what a parent feels, knowing...Probably analogous to what a parent feels, knowing that your child will have to learn the hard way despite your best efforts.Peteynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-70850229665810565462010-03-11T09:10:02.316-08:002010-03-11T09:10:02.316-08:00Hmmm. Given that people can be pretty bad, what do...Hmmm. Given that people can be pretty bad, what do you suppose God thinks of it all?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com