tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post7886653686317297425..comments2024-03-28T20:04:20.286-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: Matter is the Ultimate Abstraction, Mind the Ultimate ConcretionGagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-85065095925473522022015-11-19T13:20:15.758-08:002015-11-19T13:20:15.758-08:00“Cursed are you when you are truly blesséd, and se...“Cursed are you when you are truly blesséd, and sentenced are you when you are truly pardoned. For when they lie by saying each of these things has been given to you by me as a curse, they are telling the truth. So jump for joy, because although in the world to come your suffering will be beyond measure, in heaven your reward must be very great, for thus they have persecuted all the saints who came before you.<br /><br />“You are the salt of the earth. You are the light of the world. Denied all good things, you are worth all good things, because you believe all good things. You speak with beauty, you see with beauty, you sustain all beauty, because you are schooled in beauty. You are a city of exemplars. And a city cannot hide itself on mountaintop such as that.”<br /><br />And then it seemed to Christ for moment that he was all alone.<br /><br />“It will not hide on this mountaintop, at least.”<br /><br />And right then he noticed that his mountaintop was more like a hillock. But he still continued to speak:<br /><br />“Even if the salt was useless, why was it salted on something? It is worth more than nothing, or else it would be excommunicated and crushed like a serpent underfoot. A household does not light a lantern, only to cover it in a hillock of dirt. No, a light which is lit, sits in a chandelier, to light a room, for all who are in the house. So may your light shine before all men, so that they may see the miracle of your good works, and envy you your Father who is in heaven.”Snarky Popemobilenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-32694219297132673962015-11-19T13:19:39.135-08:002015-11-19T13:19:39.135-08:00The Beatitudes
Matthew 5:1-16
Biblia Sacra Vulgata...The Beatitudes<br />Matthew 5:1-16<br />Biblia Sacra Vulgata Clementina Version<br /><br />"Truly cursed are those who love to show mercy. For they will not be able to show mercy. And truly cursed are those who wish to maintain the status quo. For they will bring about the end of the world."<br /><br />Jesus had climbed a mountain to pray. But realizing that different people and groups were having conflicts, as he prayed, he distinguished one gripe from another. And seeing something good not just in all of their complaints but also goodness in the striving itself, he decided to recognize it as such with a brilliant piece of oratory. With his oration, he fathered a new branch of the Abrahamic religion, one which would enable people to preach, to sue, to threaten, and even to make war, in a holy way. And after he had given his judgment in this manner, his apprentices, his students, and those who emulated him (whether they emulated him knowingly or not), all stopped their quarreling for a moment and agreed with one another, because of him. For, having the best interests of the common people at heart, he had climbed a mountain, so as to be able to look out over them. And opening his mouth, he cleared a way for them to enter heaven, saying,<br /><br />“Truly blesséd are those whose prayers go unanswered. For they will be the answer to prayers. Truly blesséd are those who share. For they will have everything in their possession. Truly blesséd are those who shed tears. For they will console. Truly blesséd are those who hunger and thirst for the bread and wine of mercy and justice. For they will sow the grain and grow the grapes. Truly blesséd are those who love the world the most. For they will love god the most. Truly blesséd are those who are oppressed. For they will be the best rulers of all. Truly blesséd are those who maintain the status quo. For they will bring about the kingdom of God.<br /><br />“Blesséd truly are you when you are curséd, and acquitted truly are you when you are prosecuted. For understood truly are you, although every lie about you is believed, because of me. So jump for joy, because in the world to come, your reward ought to be very great, for thus they have persecuted all the prophets who came before you.<br /><br />“On the other hand, truly cursed are those who hope for little. For they will receive much more than they want. Truly cursed are those who love equality. For they will have rule. Truly cursed are those who take pride in being responsible. For they will be made to be carefree. Truly cursed are those who hunger and thirst for the bread and wine of mercy and justice. For they will sow the grain and grow the grapes. Truly cursed are those who love to forgive wrongs. For they will be given the opportunity. Truly cursed are those who believe in charity. For they will do some very charitable acts. Truly cursed are those who wish to be without sin. For they will commit the greatest sin. Truly cursed are those who are magnanimous. For they will obtain retribution when they are wronged.<br /><br />Snarky Popemobilenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-44006136736492160262015-11-19T07:22:39.967-08:002015-11-19T07:22:39.967-08:00Worse, it's problematic.
Also, the only accep...Worse, it's <i>problematic</i>.<br /><br />Also, the only acceptable answer is "ekwality".juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-73225473718787646032015-11-19T06:41:14.625-08:002015-11-19T06:41:14.625-08:00Math is bad.Math is bad.Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-14510895051355258352015-11-19T06:34:16.036-08:002015-11-19T06:34:16.036-08:00I just completed the math and determined that ther...I just completed the math and determined that there is no time for a post. Unusually early day today. <br /><br />Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-50483992250558928162015-11-18T11:35:45.538-08:002015-11-18T11:35:45.538-08:00My kids have been watching videos of marble runs o...My kids have been watching videos of marble runs on Youtube; they find it endlessly fascinating, and the more marbles the better. The marbles, as they flow downhill, may go any number of ways depending on the shape and size of the run, but even if they seem occasionally to do something surprising, they all end up in the same place. Free will is as if a number of those marbles acted to remove themselves from the confines of the run, and indeed even managed to oppose the ever-present pull of gravity.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-92015484855810527672015-11-18T11:13:42.389-08:002015-11-18T11:13:42.389-08:00Dude, it's like we're all dust in the wind...Dude, it's like we're all dust in the wind! <br /><br />Can I buy some pot from you?Kansas Fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-36267646843253227332015-11-18T11:12:36.746-08:002015-11-18T11:12:36.746-08:00Think about a molecule of H2O in a waterfall, whic...Think about a molecule of H2O in a waterfall, which follows the pattern of the flow of water. Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-211840204697504882015-11-18T10:56:37.662-08:002015-11-18T10:56:37.662-08:00The Whitehead quote is just astonishing because I ...The Whitehead quote is just astonishing because I want to reject it, but the more I think about it, the more I know it has to be true.mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-43124685982698363472015-11-18T10:50:42.351-08:002015-11-18T10:50:42.351-08:00I have no choice but believe in free will.I have no choice but believe in free will.mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-25402627779429335372015-11-18T09:19:52.246-08:002015-11-18T09:19:52.246-08:00"Some people believe it is possible to think ..."Some people believe it is possible to think coherently without metaphysics, <b>but they are asses.</b> They are so naive and lacking in self-awareness that there is no reason to waste a moment arguing with them. For in fact, any statement about reality betrays any number of hidden assumptions. Thus, to deny metaphysics is to affirm it."<br /><br />Nothing to add, just wanted to see it again. <br /><br />And maybe mfassize part of it. Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-3919721996707184862015-11-18T08:55:56.381-08:002015-11-18T08:55:56.381-08:00"There is still a notion that the agnostic ca..."There is still a notion that the agnostic can remain secure of this world, so long as he does not wish to be what is called 'other-worldly.'...It is not true. The questions of the sceptic strike direct at the heart of this our human life...There could not be a better example than...the determinist as a demagogue; shouting to a mob of millions that no man ought to be blamed for anything he did, because it was all heredity and environment. Logically, it would stop a man in the act of saying “Thank you” to somebody for passing the mustard. For how could he be praised for passing the mustard, if he could not be blamed for not passing the mustard?"<br /><br />The Autobiography of G.K.Chesterton. p.180.<br />wildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14437167510102273197noreply@blogger.com